2000 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race May 2014 May 2014 2000 Grand National Grand National Aintree 8 April 2000 Ireland Papillon 10/1 Ireland Ruby Walsh Ireland Ted Walsh USA Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran Colours_of_Mrs_J_Maxwell_Moran.png 1999 2001 right 275px Replay of the 2000 Grand National in full Racing TV, YouTube The 2000 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 153rd official renewal of the Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse in England on 8 April 2000. The race was won in a time of 9 minutes 9.7 seconds and by a distance of 1 1 4 lengths by 10/1 shot Papillon, ridden by jockey Ruby Walsh. The winner was trained by his father Ted Walsh and ran in American Betty Moran's colours of green with ice blue piping. The field was limited to a maximum of 40 competitors of which 17 completed the course without mishap. None of the horses who failed to complete the course were injured.Full race result BBC website Saturday 8 April 2000 Racecard +NoColoursHorseAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPJockeyTrainer1center|89x89pxYoung Kenny912-0014/1Brendan Powell SnrPeter Beaumont2center|89x89pxSunny Bay (IRE)1111-1266/1Chris MaudeSimon Sherwood3center|89x89pxEscartefigue (FR)811-0950/1Jimmy McCarthyPaul Nicholls4center|89x89pxDjeddah (FR)911-0816/1Thierry DoumenFrancois Doumen5center|89x89pxBobbyjo (IRE)1011-0612/1Paul CarberryThomas Carberry6center|89x89pxListen Timmy (NZ)1011-0550/1Tony DobbinAlan King7center|89x89pxThe Last Fling (IRE)1011-0514/1Seamus DurackSue Smith8center|89x89pxStormy Passage (IRE)1011-0350/1Andrew ThorntonPhilip Hobbs9center|89x89pxRed Marauder1011-0218/1Richard GuestNorman Mason10center|89x89pxAddington Boy (IRE)1211-0233/1Adrian MaguireFerdy Murphy11center|89x89pxBuck Rodgers (IRE)1111-0050/1Ken WhelanVictor Bowens12center|89x89pxNiki Dee (IRE)1010-1325/1Robbie SupplePeter Beaumont13center|89x89pxPapillon (IRE)910-1210/1Ruby WalshTed Walsh14center|89x89pxSenor El Betrutti (IRE)1110-12100/1Carl LlewellynSusan Nock15center|89x89pxStar Traveller910-1110/1Richard JohnsonHenry Daly16center|89x89pxVillage King (IRE)710-1150/1Jim CullotyPhilip Hobbs17center|89x89pxCall It A Day (IRE)1010-1150/1Barry GeraghtyAlan King18center|89x89pxMicko's Dream (IRE)810-1014/1Jason TitleyWillie Mullins19center|89x89pxEspirit De Cotte (FR)810-0850/1Mick FitzgeraldNicky Henderson20center|89x89pxSparky Gale (IRE)1010-0833/1Brian StoreyColin Parker21center|89x89pxFeels Like Gold (IRE)1210-0728/1Brian HardingNicky Richards22center|89x89pxKendal Cavalier1010-0633/1Barry FentonToby Balding23center|89x89pxLucky Town (IRE)910-0520/1David CaseyEnda Bolger24center|89x89pxEarthmover (IRE)910-0514/1Joe TizzardPaul Nicholls25center|89x89pxHollybank Buck (IRE)1010-0433/1Peter NivenTony Martin26center|89x89pxRoyal Predica (FR)610-0450/1Glenn TormeyMartin Pipe27center|89x89pxKingdom Of Shades (USA)1010-0450/1Tom JenksVenetia Williams28center|89x89pxTrinitro910-03100/1Robert BellamyRune Haugen29center|89x89pxTorduff Express (IRE)910-0350/1Robert ThorntonPaul Nicholls30center|89x89pxThe Gopher (IRE)1110-0366/1Warren MarstonDavid Wintle31center|89x89pxMely Moss (FR)910-0125/1Norman WilliamsonCharles Egerton32center|89x89pxDark Stranger (FR)910-019/1 FTony McCoyMartin Pipe33center|89x89pxChoisty (IRE)1010-0050/1Robert WidgerAndrew Haynes34center|89x89pxFlaked Oats (IRE)1110-0050/1Timmy MurphyPaul Nicholls35center|89x89pxArt Prince (IRE)1010-00100/1Dean GallagherMartin Pipe36center|89x89pxMerry People (IRE)1210-0040/1Garrett CotterJohn Queally37center|89x89pxDruid's Brook1110-0066/1Rupert WakleyKim Bailey38center|89x89pxBrave Highlander (IRE)1210-0050/1Philip HideJosh Gifford39center|89x89pxCamelot Knight1410-00150/1Ollie McPhailNigel Twiston-Davies40center|89x89pxCeltic Giant1010-00100/1Bruce GibsonLen Lungo Leading contenders Dark Stranger was sent off as the 9/1 favourite, largely due to his being the mount of champion jockey Tony McCoy. The pairing had won the Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase at the recent Cheltenham meeting but had yet to win a race over three miles.Independent online Wednesday 5 April 2000 'McCoy's National mount is Stranger' August 2021 medicmedic The favourite backers' hopes were dashed early in the race when McCoy took a heavy fall at the third fence. Star Traveller was a regular winner of good three mile chases prior to finishing third in a three-mile chase at the Cheltenham festival. The mount of Richard Johnson was sent off at 10/1 and led for much of the race before being pulled up after going lame when hitting the 25th fence.http://www.thejoyofhorses.com/apr00/grand-national-preview.htm Preview feature on Star Traveller 12 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717005107/http://www.thejoyofhorses.com/apr00/grand-national-preview.htm 17 July 2011 dead Papillon was the subject of a huge public gamble from 33/1 to 10/1 on the day of the race. The Irish trained runner had undergone an unusual preparation of hurdles but had previously been second in the Irish Grand National and Irish Hennessey Cognac Gold Cup. Ruby Walsh kept his mount in the leading group throughout before taking the lead four fences from home, going on to win by 1 1 4 lengths. Bobbyjo was popular with the public having won the previous year's National and was sent off at 12/1. He was again partnered by Paul Carberry and featured prominently in the early stages of the race until making a bad mistake at the seventh fence. The pair were always struggling to stay in touch after that and finished 11th. Earthmover was a top hunter chaser who had run steadily in three-mile chases, including the Welsh National where he finished third, leading many to view him as an ideal Aintree type. Full race runner preview He was sent off at 14/1 and ridden by Joe Tizzard but the pair parted company at the fourth fence. Micko's Dream was considered the form horse going into the race after winning two three-mile chases in January and February but was sent off at 14/1 due to concerns that the ground was not soft enough for him. His partnership with Jason Titley ended in a first-fence fall. The Last Fling was also sent off at 14/1 after a string of encouraging performances over three miles during the season, although he was largely outpaced in the recent Cheltenham Gold Cup. Ridden by Seamus Durack, The Last Fling was always working hard to stay on the tail of the leading half-dozen before finishing seventh. Young Kenny was regarded as a perfect Grand National horse after winning the Midlands Grand National, Scottish Grand National and Singer & Friedlander Grand National trial but was also faced with the task of trying to be the first horse to carry the 12 stone top weight to victory for over 20 years. He started at 14/1 with Brendan Powell in the saddle but the pair came to grief at the tenth fence. The retirement of both Richard Dunwoody and Graham Bradley after the 1999 running left two-time former winner Carl Llewellyn as the most senior rider in the weighing room, weighing out for a National for the tenth time. Eventual winner Ruby Walsh was among five riders making their debut in the race with all the other debut riders acquitting themselves well. Future winner Barry Geraghty finished fifth with Ollie McPhail and Bruce Gibson also completing the course, while Jimmy McCarthy fell at the final fence. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeWeight (st, lb)Starting priceDistance1stPapillonRuby Walsh910-1210/1Won by 1 1 4 lengths2ndMely MossNorman Williamson910-0125/112 lengths3rdNiki DeeRobbie Supple1010-1325/17 lengths4thBrave HighlanderPhilip Hide1210-0550/1A neck5thAddington BoyAdrian Maguire1211-0233/13 lengths6thCall It A DayBarry Geraghty1010-1150/14 lengths7thThe Last FlingSeamus Durack1011-0514/19 lengths8thLucky TownDavid Casey910-0520/12 lengths9thDjeddahThiery Doumen911-0816/127 lengths10thHollybank BuckPeter Niven1010-0433/17 lengths11thBobbyjoPaul Carberry1011-0612/14 lengths12thKendal CavalierBarry Fenton1010-0633/11 1 2 lengths13thSuny BayChris Maude1111-1266/111 lengths14thFeels Like GoldBrian Harding1210-0728/13 4 length15thCamelot KnightOllie McPhail1410-06150/117 lengths16thKingdom Of ShadesTom Jenks1010-0450/122 lengths17thCeltic GiantBruce Gibson1010-07100/1Last to complete Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeWeight (st, lb)Starting priceFate30thEscartefiguerJimmy McCarthy811-0950/1Fell27th (open ditch)Star TravellerRichard Johnson910-1110/1Pulled up lame24th (Canal Turn)Buck RogersKen Whelan1111-0050/1Fell22nd (Becher's Brook)Esprit De CotteMick Fitzgerald810-0850/1Fell22nd (Becher's Brook)Stormy PassageAndrew Thornton1011-0350/1Fell20thFlaked OatsTimmy Murphy1110-0350/1Fell20thVillage KingJim Culloty710-1150/1Fell17thListen TimmyTony Dobbin1111-0550/1Pulled up14thMerry PeopleGarret Cotter1210-0540/1Unseated rider13thThe GopherWarren Marston1110-0366/1Fell13thTorduff ExpressRobert Thornton910-0350/1Fell12th Druid's BrookRupert Wakley1110-0566/1Unseated rider10thYoung KennyBrendan Powell912-0014/1Fell6th (Becher's Brook)Red MarauderRichard Guest1011-0218/1Fell4thChoistyRobert Widger1010-0050/1Fell4thEarthmoverJoe Tizzard910-0514/1Fell3rd (open ditch)Dark StrangerTony McCoy910-019/1 FUnseated rider2ndSparky GayleBrian Storey1010-0833/1Unseated rider1stMicko's DreamJason Titley810-1014/1Fell1stTrinitroRobert Bellamy910-03100/1Fell1stRoyal PredicaGlen Tormey610-0450/1Fell1stSenor El BetruttiCarl Llewellyn1110-12100/1Fell1stArt PrinceDean Gallagher1010-04100/1Fell full finishing order BBC website; Saturday 8 April 2000 Japanese television coverage of the race At The Races television broadcast Media coverage The BBC retained the rights to broadcast the race live for 41st consecutive year and it was shown as a Grandstand Grand National special. Sue Barker made her debut as the anchor presenter, making her the fifth person and first woman to host the BBC broadcast. Barker presented the programme from the unsaddling enclosure, which was situated outside where the weighing room bar is today, with interviews with celebrity racegoers, connections of the competitors, former Aintree heroes and the winning connections after the race.Sunday Independent article 'Barker kept on the back foot on Pitman's turf' by Stan Hey Sunday 9 April 2000 August 2021 medicmedic Coming towards the last in the National. Papillon led over it but here's Mely Moss on the nearside... They're racing towards the elbow and it's the plunge horse Papillon whose found a bit extra. He's sprinted two lengths in front for Ruby Walsh. Battling on in second is Mely Moss. They straighten up for home. A hundred yards left to go! Papillon on the nearside, Mely Moss the farside trying hard to wear him down. It's Papillon holding on with fifty yards left to go. And Papillon wins the Martell Grand National! Commentator Jim McGrath describes the climax of the race 35% 1 right The rest of the BBC team comprised Clare Balding as a roving reporter on the course and in the saddling boxes. Balding had also been the anchor presenter on BBC's coverage of the previous two days of the Aintree meeting. Angus Loughran brought betting news and Richard Dunwoody interviewed the riders in the weighing room. The racing commentary team for the third consecutive year was John Hanmer, Tony O'Hehir and lead commentator Jim McGrath who, for the third year, called the winner home. BBC race coverage from Youtube A post-race re-run, using slow motion and additional camera angles, including inside fences was presented by Richard Pitman. The BBC television pictures were also syndicated globally for international broadcast while independent television cameras were also on course to provide pictures and commentary for SIS, broadcast into UK bookmakers' outlets. BBC Radio also presented a live race commentary for the 59th time since its first broadcast in 1927. All of the major national daily newspapers in the UK published pullout sections of their Saturday morning editions ranging from four to sixteen pages with most including full colour guides of the competitors. References 2 2000 Grand National Grand National Grand Category:April 2000 sports events in the United Kingdom