2022 Grand National
{{Short description|174th Grand National horse race }}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox horse race
|name =
|horse race = Grand National
|location = Aintree
|date = 9 April 2022
|winning horse = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Noble Yeats
|starting price = 50/1
|winning jockey = {{flagicon|England}} Sam Waley-Cohen
|winning trainer = {{flagicon|Ireland}} Emmet Mullins
|winning owner = {{flagicon|England}} Robert Waley-Cohen
|conditions = Good to soft
|previous = 2021
|next = 2023
}}
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The 2022 Grand National (officially known as the 2022 Randox Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 174th annual running of the Grand National horse race. It took place on Saturday, 9 April 2022, at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England.{{Cite web |title=Grand National 2022 | 7–9 April | Randox Grand National |url=https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree/events-tickets/grand-national/ |website=www.thejockeyclub.co.uk}} The event was sponsored by Randox Health.{{Cite web |title=Randox Health Grand National 2022 |date=13 April 2021 |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/randox-health-grand-national-2022-20376480.amp |publisher=Liverpool Echo}}
The race was won by Noble Yeats, trained by Emmet Mullins and ridden by Sam Waley-Cohen, with final odds at 50/1.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/apr/09/amateur-sam-waley-cohen-wins-grand-national-on-noble-yeats-on-his-final-ride-horse-racing|title=Grand National 2022: Amateur Sam Waley-Cohen wins with 50-1 Noble Yeats on his final ride|date=9 April 2022|work=Guardian|access-date=11 April 2022}} Waley-Cohen became the first amateur jockey to win the Grand National since Marcus Armytage on Mr Frisk in 1990,{{Cite news |title=‘A fantasy’ - the story behind amateur jockey’s Grand National fairytale |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/61050673 |access-date=2022-04-14}} while Noble Yeats became the first seven year old to win the race since Bogskar in 1940.{{Cite news |title=Waley-Cohen wins Grand National in last ever ride |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/61050667 |date=9 April 2022|access-date=14 April 2022}} The race was Waley-Cohen's last race before retirement.{{Cite web |title='It's the right moment' - Gold Cup winner Waley-Cohen to retire after National |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/its-the-right-moment-gold-cup-winner-waley-cohen-to-retire-after-national/548589 |date=8 April 2022 |publisher=racingpost.com |access-date=9 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/horse-racing/61050667|title=Grand National: Noble Yeats wins in Sam Waley-Cohen's final ride|date=9 April 2022|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 April 2022}}
Race card
The 40 runners were finalised at 1pm on Friday 8 April. Three horses declared to run at Thursday's 48-hour declaration stage (Easysland, Lord Du Mesnil and Phoenix Way) were withdrawn before the Friday confirmation, with reserves Commodore, Romain De Seman and School Boy Hours taking their places and racecard numbers.{{cite web |last1=Stevens |first1=James |title=2022 Grand National: confirmed runners and riders for Saturday's big race |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/2022-grand-national-confirmed-runners-and-riders-for-saturdays-big-race/547752 |publisher=Racing Post |date=7 April 2022|access-date=8 April 2022}} Horses trained in Ireland made up 21 of the 40 runners, the first time more than half the Grand National field were Irish-trained.{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Greg |title=Grand National: Irish horses to dominate field for second year running |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/21/irish-horses-set-to-form-majority-at-grand-national-for-second-year-running |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=21 February 2023}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" |No ! scope="col" |Horse ! scope="col" |Age ! scope="col" |Handicap ! scope="col" |SP ! scope="col" |Jockey ! scope="col" |Trainer |
| scope="row" |1
|9 |11-10 |9/1 |
|---|
| scope="row" |2
|Delta Work |9 |11-9 |11/1 |
| scope="row" |3
|School Boy Hours |9 |10-5 |33/1 |Sean Flanagan |
| scope="row" |4
|Any Second Now |10 |11-8 |15/2 F |
| scope="row" |5
|Run Wild Fred |8 |11-7 |11/1 |
| scope="row" |6
|Lostintranslation |10 |11-6 |50/1 |
| scope="row" |7
|Brahma Bull |10 |11-6 |80/1 |Brian Hayes |
| scope="row" |8
|Burrows Saint |9 |11-5 |33/1 |
| scope="row" |9
|Mount Ida |8 |11-5 |66/1 |
| scope="row" |10
|Longhouse Poet |8 |11-4 |12/1 |Darragh O'Keefe |Martin Brassil |
| scope="row" |11
|Fiddlerontheroof |8 |11-3 |12/1 |Brendan Powell |
| scope="row" |12
|Two for Gold |9 |11-3 |33/1 |David Bass |Kim Bailey |
| scope="row" |13
|Santini |10 |11-1 |33/1 |Nick Scholfield |Polly Gundry |
| scope="row" |14
|Samcro |10 |11-1 |80/1 |
| scope="row" |15
|Escaria Ten |8 |11-1 |25/1 |Adrian Heskin |
| scope="row" |16
|Good Boy Bobby |9 |10-13 |22/1 |
| scope="row" |17
|Romain De Senam |10 |10-5 |100/1 |Philip Armson |
| scope="row" |18
|Coko Beach |7 |10-13 |50/1 |Jonjo O'Neill jr |
| scope="row" |19
|De Rasher Counter |10 |10-12 |66/1 |Adam Wedge |Emma Lavelle |
| scope="row" |20
|Kildisart |10 |10-11 |50/1 |James Bowen |Ben Pauling |
| scope="row" |21
|Discorama* |10 |10-11 |33/1 |Paul Nolan |
| scope="row" |22
|Top Ville Ben |10 |10-11 |80/1 |Thomas Dowson |Philip Kirby |
| scope="row" |23
|Enjoy D'allen |8 |10-11 |18/1 |Conor Orr |Ciaran Murphy |
| scope="row" |24
|Anibale Fly |12 |10-11 |80/1 |Luke Dempsey |Tony Martin |
| scope="row" |25
|Dingo Dollar |10 |10-11 |28/1 |Sandy Thomson |
| scope="row" |26
|Freewheelin Dylan |10 |10-10 |40/1 |Ricky Doyle |Dermot A McLoughlin |
| scope="row" |27
|Class Conti |10 |10-10 |100/1 |
| scope="row" |28
|7 |10-10 |50/1 |Emmet Mullins |
| scope="row" |29
|Mighty Thunder |9 |10-10 |40/1 |
| scope="row" |30
|Cloth Cap |10 |10-10 |33/1 |
| scope="row" |31
|Snow Leopardess |10 |10-9 |10/1 |Charlie Longsdon |
| scope="row" |32
|Agusta Gold |9 |10-9 |66/1 |Danny Mullins |
| scope="row" |33
|Commodore |9 |10-5 |33/1 |
| scope="row" |34
|Deise Aba |9 |10-8 |80/1 |
| scope="row" |35
|13 |10-8 |50/1 |
| scope="row" |36
|Poker Party |10 |10-8 |66/1 |
| scope="row" |37
|Death Duty |11 |10-7 |33/1 |Jordan Gainford |
| scope="row" |38
|Domaine De L'Isle |9 |10-7 |125/1 |Harry Bannister |Sean Curran |
| scope="row" |39
|Eclair Surf* |8 |10-6 |14/1 |Tom Bellamy |Emma Lavelle |
| scope="row" |40
|Fortescue |8 |10-6 |28/1 |Hugh Nugent |Henry Daly |
- Died due to injuries sustained during the race.
Finishing order
{{multiple image | width = 75 | header = Placed horses{{cite news |title=Grand National 2022: Pinstickers' guide to Aintree runners & riders|author=Frank Keogh |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/60958490 |access-date=12 April 2022|date=8 April 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingpost.com/grand-national/results/|title=GRAND NATIONAL RESULTS|work=Racing Post|accessdate=22 February 2023}}| direction = vertical| caption_align = center
|image1=Owner_Mr_Robert_Waley-Cohen.svg |caption1=1: Noble Yeats
|image2=Owner Mr John P McManus.svg|caption2=2: Any Second Now
|image3=Owner_Gigginstown_House_Stud.svg|caption3=3: Delta Work
|image4=Owner Mr R Kelvin-Hughes.svg|caption4=4: Santini
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| class="wikitable sortable"
!Position !Name !Age !Handicap !SP !Distance !Prize money |
| 1
|7 |10–10 |50/1 | |£561,300 |
|---|
| 2
|Any Second Now |10 |11–8 |15/2 F ||{{frac|2|1|4}} lengths |£211,100 |
| 3
|Delta Work |9 |11–9 |10/1 |20 lengths |£100,000 |
| 4
|Santini |10 |11–2 |33/1 ||{{frac|1|1|4}} lengths |Nick Scholfield |Polly Gundry |£65,000 |
| 5
|Fiddlerontheroof |8 |11–4 |12/1 |8 lengths |Brendan Powell |£40,000 |
| 6
|Longhouse Poet |8 |11–4 |12/1 ||{{frac|2|1|4}} lengths |Darragh O'Keefe |Martin Brassil |£30,000 |
| 7
|Freewheelin Dylan |10 |10–10 |50/1 |19 lengths |Ricky Doyle |Dermot A McLoughlin |£20,000 |
| 8
|Coko Beach |7 |10–13 |50/1 |13 lengths |Jonjo O'Neill jr |Gordon Elliott |£15,000 |
| 9
|Escaria Ten |8 |11–1 |25/1 ||{{frac|9|1|2}} lengths |Adrian Heskin |Gordon Elliott |£10,000 |
| 10
|Romain De Senam |10 |10–5 |125/1 |18 lengths |Philip Armson |£5,000 |
| 11
|Samcro |10 |11–1 |80/1 ||{{frac|8|1|2}} lengths |Gordon Elliott | |
| 12
|Commodore |10 |10–5 |33/1 |18 lengths |Charlie Deutsch | |
| 13
|Class Conti |10 |10–10 |100/1 |12 lengths | |
| 14
|13 |10–8 |50/1 |33 lengths | |
| 15
|Lostintranslation |10 |11–6 |50/1 |99 lengths |Colin Tizzard | |
Non-finishers
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| class="wikitable sortable"
!Fence !Name !SP !Fate |
| 1
|Enjoy D'allen |Conor Orr |18/1 |Unseated rider |
| 1
|Mount Ida |66/1 |Unseated rider |
| 3
|Anibale Fly |Luke Dempsey |80/1 |Brought down |
| 3
|Eclair Surf |Tom Bellamy |14/1 |Fell |
| 8 (Canal Turn)
|De Rasher Counter |Adam Wedge |66/1 |Unseated rider |
| 8 (Canal Turn)
|Death Duty |Jordan Gainford |33/1 |Fell |
| 8 (Canal Turn)
|Run Wild Fred |11/1 |Fell |
| 9 (Valentine's Brook)
|School Boy Hours |Sean Flanagan |33/1 |Pulled up |
| 9 (Valentine's Brook)
|9/1 |Fell |
| 9 (Valentine's Brook)
|Agusta Gold |Danny Mullins |66/1 |Fell |
| 9 (Valentine's Brook)
|Deise Aba |80/1 |Pulled up |
| 13
|Discorama |33/1 |Pulled up |
| 15 (The Chair)
|Domaine De L'Isle |Harry Bannister |125/1 |Unseated rider |
| 15 (The Chair)
|Burrows Saint |33/1 |Unseated rider |
| 15 (The Chair)
|Kildisart |James Bowen |50/1 |Fell |
| 17
|Snow Leopardess |10/1 |Pulled up |
| 22 (Becher's Brook)
|Cloth Cap |33/1 |Pulled up |
| 24 (Canal Turn)
|Dingo Dollar |28/1 |Unseated rider |
| 25 (Valentine's Brook)
|Mighty Thunder |40/1 |Pulled up |
| 26
|Fortescue |Hugh Nugent |28/1 |Unseated rider |
| 26
|Poker Party |66/1 |Pulled up |
| 27
|Brahma Bull |Brian Hayes |80/1 |Pulled up |
| 27
|Good Boy Bobby |22/1 |Pulled up |
| 28
|Top Ville Ben |Thomas Dowson |80/1 |Pulled up |
| 28
|Two For Gold |David Bass |33/1 |Pulled up |
Only 29 fences were jumped; what would normally have been fence 19 was bypassed, as medical staff were tending to a horse that had fallen on the first circuit.
Broadcasting and media
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|quote = "Any Second Now and Noble Yeats land over the last in the National. Noble Yeats on the far side for Sam Waley-Cohen, Any Second Now for Mark Walsh. The two of them race towards the elbow., Delta Work and Santini for the places. As they race inside the final 150 yards, Noble Yeats, Sam Waley-Cohen on his last ride, trying to repel Any Second Now, and he eked out a length advantage! Noble Yeats on the run to the line for the Waley-Cohen's, Any Second Now, Delta Work and Santini, but up towards the line. What a way to go out! Sam Waley-Cohen and Noble Yeats for Emmet Mullins won the National!"
|source = ITV lead commentator Richard Hoiles describes the climax of the race.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62qF4xN4-0|title=His Final Race Before Retirement Sam Waley Cohen's Fairytale Win at The Grand National|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}
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As the Grand National is accorded the status of an event of national interest in the United Kingdom and is listed on the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events, it must be shown on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK. The race was broadcast live on TV by ITV for the fifth time, and the second year in its current three year deal with the British Horseracing Authority.{{cite web |title=Racing will remain on ITV for another three years after new contract is agreed |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/racing-will-remain-on-itv-for-another-three-years-after-new-contract-is-agreed/445126 |publisher=Racing Post |date=3 August 2022|access-date=31 July 2022}}
The ITV coverage was presented by Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani. Analysis was provided by former Grand National-winning jockeys Sir Anthony McCoy, Mick Fitzgerald and Ruby Walsh.{{cite web|URL=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week15/itv-racing-grand-national-festival#:~:text=Commentary%20comes%20from%20Stewart%20Machin.&text=Ed%20Chamberlin%20and%20Francesca%20Cumani,Grand%20National%20live%20from%20Aintree.|title=ITV Racing: Grand National Festival|access-date=30 July 2022|publisher=ITV}} Reports were provided by Alice Plunkett, Luke Harvey and Matt Chapman, and betting updates were provided by Brian Gleeson. Oli Bell and Chris Hughes covered viewers' comments on social media. The commentary team was Mark Johnson, Ian Bartlett and Richard Hoiles, who called the finish for the fifth time. Following the race, Bell and Walsh guided viewers on a fence-by-fence re-run of the race.
Equine fatalities
Discorama and Eclair Surf were euthanised following injuries sustained in the race. Discorama was euthanised after being pulled up with an injury before the 13th fence; the horse was reported as lame and on Saturday evening trainer Paul Nolan confirmed the horse had been euthanised. Eclair Surf suffered a "traumatic head injury" after falling at the third fence; it was treated on track and at Liverpool University before dying the following morning.{{Cite web|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/what-horses-died-grand-national-23650553|title=Heartbreak as two more horses die in the Grand National|first=Megan|last=Banner|date=10 April 2022|publisher=YorkshireLive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/racing/news/12040/12587108/grand-national-eclair-surf-and-discorama-die-from-injuries-suffered-at-aintree-elle-est-belle-suffered-suspected-heart-attack|title=Grand National: Eclair Surf and Discorama die from injuries suffered at Aintree, Elle Est Belle suffered suspected heart attack|website=Sky Sports|date=10 April 2022|access-date=31 July 2022}}{{cite web |title=Grand National: Eclair Surf becomes second equine fatality after Discorama |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/61058278 |publisher=BBC |date=10 April 2022|access-date=11 April 2022}}
Two other horses had died earlier at the meeting. Solwara One, who ran in the 1.45pm race on 8 April, was the first to be put down following an injury{{cite web |last1=Sealy |first1=Susanna |title=Which horses died after Grand National 2022? |url=https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/which-horses-died-at-grand-national-2022-how-many-died-aintree-3649307 |website=National World |date= 11 April 2022|access-date=15 April 2022}} before Elle Est Belle suffered a suspected heart attack, when finishing fourth in the Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle on 9 April, before the main race.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/fourth-horse-dies-after-grand-23650746|title=Fourth horse dies after Grand National|author=Neil Shaw|date=10 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022|website=www.walesonline.co.uk}}