Tiger Roll raced into the history books as he became the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back renewals of the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree.
It is 46 years since Red Rum claimed the first of his three victories in the world's most famous steeplechase - successfully defending his crown in 1974 before adding a third in 1977.
Trained by Gordon Elliott, Tiger Roll appeared to hold outstanding claims of claiming a second victory on Merseyside, having looked better than ever in winning his two most recent starts in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan and the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - his fourth Cheltenham Festival win.
Davy Russell had the 4-1 favourite well positioned throughout the four-and-a-quarter-mile journey and after moving to the front, he found plenty on the long run-in to claim an historic two-and-three-quarter-length victory over 66-1 chance Magic Of Light.
Rathvinden (8-1) was another two and a quarter lengths back in third, with another 11 lengths to Walk In The Mill (25-1) fourth.
2019 Randox Health Grand National - where they finished:
1st TIGER ROLL 10-1
2nd Magic Of Light 66-1 2 3/4 lengths
3rd Rathvinden 8-1 2 1/4 lengths
4th Walk In The Mill 25-1 11 lengths
5th Anibale Fly
6th One For Arthur
7th Regal Encore
8th Singlefarmpayment
9th Outlander
10th Valseur Lido
11th Livelovelaugh
12th A Toi Phil
13th Bless The Wings
14th Ultragold
15th Vieux Lion Rouge
16th Captain Redbeard
17th Folsom Blue
18th Valtor
19th Don Poli
Casualties:
Vintage Clouds, fell 1st
Up For Review, brought down 1st
Monbeg Notorious, pulled up 11th
Rock The Kasbah, fell 19th
General Principle, fell 19th
Jury Duty, fell 19th
Blow By Blow, pulled up 19th
Minella Rocco, pulled up 21st
Step Back pulled up 25th
Ballyoptic, fell 26th
Pleasant Company, unseated rider 27th
Lake View Lad, pulled up 27th
Warriors Tale, pulled up 28th
Noble Endeavor, pulled up 28th
Ramses De Teillee, pulled up 28th
Just A Par, pulled up 28th
Go Conquer, pulled up 29th
Mala Beach, pulled up 29th
Dounikos, pulled up 29th
Tea For Two, pulled up 29th
Joe Farrell, pulled up 29th
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