This was run on the 8th March 2006 and it was raining. The winner won by 6 lengths with 1 1/4 lengths to the 3rd. There were 40 runners

GRAND NATIONAL 2006
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Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer
1 NUMBERSIXVALVERDE N P Madden M Brassil (IRE)
2 HEDGEHUNTER R Walsh W P Mullins
3 CLAN ROYAL A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
4 NIL DESPERANDUM T P Treacy Ms F M Crowley
5 RISK ASSESSOR N Fehily Jonjo O'Neill
6 PUNTAL B J Geraghty M C Pipe
7 JOES EDGE D N Russell Ferdy Murphy
8 INCA TRAIL B Harding D McCain
9 FOREST GUNNER Miss N Carberry R Ford
also ROYAL AUCLAIR C Williams P F Nicholls
also CORNISH REBEL J Tizzard P F Nicholls
also THEREALBANDIT R Johnson M C Pipe
also IT TAKES TIME T J Murphy M C Pipe
also LE ROI MIGUEL L Heard P F Nicholls
also NATIVE UPMANSHIP C O'Dwyer A L T Moore
also INNOX R.Thornton F.Doumen (France)
also SLIVER BIRCH S.Thomas P.F.Nicholls
also WHISPERED SECRET R.Greene M.C.Pipe
also RINCE RI J.McNamara T.M.Walsh
also LORD OF ILLUSION J.M.Maguire T.R.George
also EBONY LIGHT S.J.Craine D.McCain
also FIRST GOLD R.McGrath F.Doumen (France)
also LE DUC J.E.Moore P.F.Nicholls
also SIR OJ P.Carberry N.Meade
also JUVEIGNEUR M.A.Fitzgerald N.J.Henderson
also AMBERLEIGH HOUSE G.Lee D.McCain
also BALLYCASSIDY L.Aspell P.Bowen
also GARVIVONNIAN G.Cotter Edward P Mitchell
also IZNOGOUD T.Scudamore M.C.Pipe
also JACK HIGH D.J.Casey T.M.Walsh
also HAUT DE GAMME K.Mercer Ferdy Murphy
also BARON WINDRUSH C.Llewellyn N.A.Twiston-Davies
also HEROES COLLOGNES J.P.McNamara P.F.Nicholls
also TYNEANDTHYNEAGAIN P.Buchanan J.Howard-Johnson
also DIRECT ACCESS A.Dobbin N.G.Richards
also COLNEL RAYBURN J.Cullen Paul Nolan
also IRIS ROYAL M.Foley N.J.Henderson
also ROSS COMM D.Elsworth Mrs S J Smith
also SHOTGUN WILLY T.McKeever R.C.Guest
also JUST IN DEBT A.Dempsey M.Todhunter
   
5/1 co/fav Hedgehunter
5/1 co/fav Clan Royal
11/1 Numbersixvalverde

Leighton Aspell discussing The Leighton Aspell Fan Club after the 2006 Grand National. These are the titles of chapters from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341