Super seven: Grand National winners to parade for racegoers on all three days

Racegoers at Aintree will have the chance to see no fewer than seven Grand National winners parading on all three days of the meeting. The heroes will be in the parade ring before the action starts, while racegoers can meet and greet four of the winners – Bindaree, Mon Mome, Neptune Collonges and Pineau De Re – from gates opening until half an hour before the first race in the pre-parade ring, located behind the weighing room.

Parade of Champions line-up

Bindaree
2002
Jim Culloty produced a great ride to land the famous race on this Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained gelding, who battled on to deny What's Up Boys in a thrilling finish. The 25-year-old lives at Twiston-Davies' Gloucestershire stables.

Silver Birch
2007
The first of two wins in the race for Gordon Elliott, the 33-1 shot battled on bravely after a great round of jumping with partner Robbie Power. Now 22, he still spends plenty of time at Elliott's yard, and also with owner Brian Walsh.

Mon Mome: the most recent 100-1 winner of the Grand NationalCredit: Mark Cranham

Mon Mome
2009
A shock 100-1 winner for Venetia Williams and Liam Treadwell in 2009, Mon Mome now spends his retirement hacking with Sarah McQueen in Herefordshire.

Don't Push It
2010
One of the most memorable and popular Grand National winners of the new millennium was Don't Push it, who famously gave Tony McCoy his first and only win in the race. He is now living at owner JP McManus's Martinstown Stud in Ireland.

Neptune Collonges
2012
No horse has won the National by as small a margin as Neptune Collonges, who edged out Sunnyhillboy by a nose on the line. The 18-year-old, who competed in dressage following his retirement from racing, lives with Al Ferof at Lisa Hales' yard.

Neptune Collonges: enjoyed dressage after retiring from racing

Auroras Encore
2013
Sue Smith has a live chance in this year's National with Vintage Clouds and won the race with 66-1 outsider Auroras Encore. He still lives at Smith's Yorkshire yard.

Pineau De Re
2014
Leighton Aspell landed the first of two consecutive National wins on the Richard Newland-trained horse at 25-1. At the age of 16 he is still parading and hunting with Lizzie Doolittle.

For those wishing to know the whereabouts of other former winners, Monty's Pass (2003), Numbersixvalverde (2006) and Rule The World (2016) are all enjoying retirement in Ireland, while Hedgehunter (2005) and Ballabriggs (2011) live at owner Trevor Hemmings' estate on the Isle of Man.

Monty's Pass, the oldest surviving National winner at 26, is turned out every day at trainer Jimmy Mangan's yard, Numbersixvalverde is based with his trainer Martin Brassil, and Rule The World is based at owner Michael O'Leary's Gigginstown House Stud.

Hedgehunter and Ballabriggs share a paddock with fellow Grand National meeting winners Albertas Run, Simply Supreme and Cloudy Lane.

Monty's Pass: enjoying retirement at the age of 26Credit: John Grossick

There is also a Retraining of Racehorses parade before racing, in which Pineau De Re features, along with Always Waining, Barbers Shop, Cloudy Too, El Dancer, Peddlers Cross, Saphir Du Rheu, Walkon and Wild West.

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