| Pos | Horse | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11 | 33/1 | Daryl Jacob | Paul Nicholls | John Hales |
| 2 | Sunnyhillboy | 9 | 16/1 | Richie McLernon | Jonjo O’Neill | J. P. McManus |
| 3 | Seabass | 9 | 8/1 | Katie Walsh | Ted Walsh | Gunners Syndicate |
| 4 | Cappa Bleu | 10 | 16/1 | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams | William & Angela Rucker |
| 5 | In Compliance | 12 | 100/1 | Niall Madden | Dessie Hughes | John P. McManus |
| 6 | Ballabriggs | 11 | 14/1 | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain | Trevor Hemmings |
| 7 | According To Pete | 11 | 100/1 | Harry Haynes | Malcolm Jefferson | Peter Nelson & partners |
| 8 | Killyglen | 10 | 66/1 | Denis O’Regan | Stuart Crawford | James Nelson |
| 9 | Weird Al | 9 | 28/1 | Timmy Murphy | Donald McCain | Paul & Clare Rooney |
| 10 | Tharawaat | 7 | 100/1 | David Casey | Gordon Elliott | Gigginstown House Stud |
| 11 | Shakalakaboomboom | 8 | 8/1 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson | Simon Munir |
| 12 | Swing Bill | 11 | 66/1 | Conor O’Farrell | David Pipe | Halewood International |
| 13 | Postmaster | 10 | 100/1 | Tom Scudamore | Evan Williams | Hywell Jones |
| 14 | Neptune Equester | 10 | 100/1 | Brian Hughes | Brian Ellison | Julie Martin |
| 15 | Planet Of Sound | 10 | 66/1 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | Christopher & Mrs. M. Hanbury |
2012 Grand National Results
In the wake of the 2011 Grand National, in which two horses were fatally injured, Aintree Racecourse and the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) implemented further changes – to the fences, topography and race conditions – to improve the safety and welfare of participants. However, the changes failed to have the desired effect. Two more horses, Synchronised, who was well fancied to become the first horse since the legendary Golden Miller to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same season, and According To Pete both suffered leg fractures and were subsequently humanely euthanised. Jockeys Noel Fehily and Brian Hughes also broke bones in falls.
Nevertheless, the 2012 Grand National was memorable for several much brighter reasons. The eventual winner, Neptune Collonges, trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Daryl Jacob, fought a ding-dong battle with the runner-up, Sunnyhillboy, trained by Jonjo O’Neill and ridden by Richie McLernon, in the closing stages, eventually winning by a nose in the closest finish ever seen in the National. In defence of the Grand National, Nicholls said afterwards, “If people are going to continue to participate in sport, there is going to be both a human and animal risk.”
Five lengths further behind came the joint-favourite, Seabass, trained by Ted Walsh and ridden by his daughter, Katie, who was making her debut in the Grand National. Thus, at the first time of asking, Katie Walsh achieved what was, at the time, the highest placing by a female jockey in the history of the Grand National.