Irish bookmaker Paddypower are offering an excellent £200 in Free Bets for the Aintree Grand National Bet
The age of the Grand National winner is a key factor when studying the trends to try and identify the potential winner of the race. Younger horses tend to struggle in the race with the last horse aged under 8 to win the race coming back in 1980 and only two 13 year olds winning in the race's 120 year history. However, if finding the winner seems a daunting task and you'd prefer to have several horses running for you in the race then betting on the age of the winning horse is a good market to bet on.
For example, four of the last ten Grand National winners have been aged nine and if you were to back a 9 year old to win the race in 2011, you'd have nine of the forty runners running for you.
KEY TREND: Over the past 25 years, the average age of the Grand National winner has been 10 years old.
Under 10 1/1
Between 10 and 11 years old 4/5
Over 11 20/1
Odds courtesy of Bet365
| Year | Age of Winner |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 1999 | 9 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1993 | No Race |
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1985 | 11 |
