| Pos | Horse | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auroras Encore | 11 | 66/1 | Ryan Mania | Sue Smith | Douglas Pryde, Jim Beaumont & David van der Hoeven |
| 2 | Cappa Bleu | 11 | 12/1 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams | William & Angela Rucker |
| 3 | Teaforthree | 9 | 10/1 | Nick Scholfield | Rebecca Curtis | Conyers, O’Reilly & Roddis |
| 4 | Oscar Time | 12 | 66/1 | Sam Waley-Cohen | Martin Lynch | Robert Waley-Cohen |
| 5 | Rare Bob | 11 | 16/1 | Bryan Cooper | Dessie Hughes | Chris Jones |
| 6 | Swing Bill | 12 | 100/1 | Conor O’Farrell | David Pipe | Halewood International Ltd |
| 7 | Soll | 8 | 33/1 | Mark Grant | Jo Hughes | Derrick Mossop |
| 8 | Tarquinius | 10 | 100/1 | Conor O’Farrell | Gordon Elliott | Gigginstown House Stud |
| 9 | Becauseicouldntsee | 11 | 50/1 | Denis O’Regan | Noel Glynn | Noel Glynn |
| 10 | Harry The Viking | 8 | 66/1 | Harry Derham | Paul Nicholls | Sir Alex Ferguson & Ged Mason |
| 11 | Sea Bass | 10 | 11/2F | Katie Walsh | Ted Walsh | Gunners Syndicate |
| 12 | Join Together | 8 | 25/1 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | John Hales |
| 13 | Colbert Station | 9 | 12/1 | A. P. McCoy | Ted Walsh | J. P. McManus |
| 14 | Sunnyhillboy | 10 | 16/1 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O’Neill | J. P. McManus |
| 15 | Weird Al | 10 | 100/1 | Timmy Murphy | Donald McCain Jr | Rooneys (Paul & Clare) |
| 16 | Major Malarkey | 10 | 100/1 | Tom Scudamore | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Hywell Jones |
| 17 | Ninetieth Minute | 10 | 100/1 | Paul Carberry | Tom Taaffe | Andrew Heffernan |
Grand National 2013 Results
The 2013 Grand National run, on good to soft going, on April 6, 2013, had the distinction of being the first to be televised by Channel 4, having been broadcast on BBC between 1960 and 2012. After fatal injuries to two horses in 2011 and two more in 2012, further safety changes were implemented, including rebuilding the majority of the fences to make them more forgiving and moving the start closer to the first fence. Thankfully, there were just two out-and-out fallers, six more horses unseated rider, but there were no serious casualties and 17 completed the course
After achieving the best-ever finishing position by a female jockey in 2012, Katie Walsh was, once again, aboard Seabass, trained by her father, Ted, and the 10-year-old was sent off 11/2 favourite. No further history was to be made, though, as Seabass weakened into a tired thirteenth, beaten fully 85¾ lengths by the winner. The surprise winner was the 66/1 outsider Auroras Encore, trained by Sue Smith, who had failed to trouble the judge since just touched off in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr the previous April. However, the 11-year-old reportedly appreciate the better ground and greater distance at Aintree, having finished tailed off on his previous start, over just short of three miles on soft going, at Kelso in early March.
Ridden by Ryan Mania, Auroras Encore hit the fourth-last fence, but stayed on the lead at the last and was driven clear on the run-in to win by nine lengths. Cappa Bleu finished second, a neck ahead of Teaforthree who, in turn finished nine lengths clear of the fourth horse home, Oscar Yime.