Grand National heroes

2001 - Red Marauder

Richard Guest rides Red Marauder - one of four finishers - to a hard-earned victory

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2000 - Papillon

Papillon, the subject of a big gamble on the day, was the second Irish winner in a row

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1999 - Bobbyjo

Paul Carberry rode Bobbyjo to victory in 1999, the first Irish-trained winner for 24 years

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1998 - Earth Summit

Carl Llewellyn and Earth Summit, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, were the 1998 winners

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1997 - Lord Gyllene

Lord Gyllene leads the "bomb scare" National, which took place on a Monday after an IRA alert two days earlier

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1996 - Rough Quest

Rough Quest, ridden by Mick Fitzgerald and trained by Terry Casey, was the first favourite to win since 1982

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1995 - Royal Athlete

Royal Athlete was a 40-1 winner and gave trainer Jenny Pitman her second win in the race