| Pos | Horse | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bindaree | 8 | 20/1 | Jim Culloty | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Raymond (H. R.) Mould |
| 2 | What’s Up Boys | 8 | 10/1 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | R J B Partners |
| 3 | Blowing Wind | 9 | 8/1 F | A. P. McCoy | Martin Pipe | P. A. Deal |
| 4 | Kingsmark | 9 | 16/1 | Ruby Walsh | Martin Todhunter | Sir Robert Ogden |
| 5 | Supreme Charm | 10 | 28/1 | Robert Thornton | Kim Bailey | P. J. Vogt |
| 6 | Celibate | 11 | 66/1 | Noel Fehily | Charlie Mann | Stamford Bridge Partnership |
| 7 | You’re Agoodun | 10 | 50/1 | Johnny Kavanagh | Martin Pipe | Mr J. S. Lammiman |
| 8 | Royal Predica | 8 | 80/1 | Jimmy McCarthy | Martin Pipe | P. A. & J. S. Dale |
| 9 | Streamstown | 8 | 40/1 | John McNamara | Ferdy Murphy | Haydock Park NH Partnership |
| 10 | Birkdale | 11 | 50/1 | Jason Maguire | Ferdy Murphy | Mr Duncan Norbury |
| 11 | Mely Moss | 11 | 25/1 | Norman Williamson | Charles Egerton | Darren Mercer & Miss L. Boden |
Grand National 2002 results
After the spectacle, some may say absurdity, of the 2001 renewal, the 2002 Grand National, run on good going on April 6, 2002, was a relatively sedate affair. A maximum 40 horses went to post, 11 completed the course and the race was won by 20/1 chance Bindaree, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by Jim Culloty.
Indeed, the eight-year-old proved to be a fortunate ‘spare’ ride for Culloty, who was deputising for the injured Jamie Goldstein. The Kerryman had never before finished, never mind won, the Grand National but, having won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Best Mate the previous month, completed a memorable double.
Having led from Becher’s Brook on the second circuit, Bindaree was headed at the final fence and looked booked for second place when What’s Up Boys, the 10/1 co-third favourite, ridden by Richard Johnson, took a three-length lead halfway up the run-in. However, Bindaree was not to be denied and, switched to the inside, regained the lead close home to win by a length and three-quarters in a driving finish. The 8/1 favourite Blowing Wind, who had been remounted to finish a distant third in 2001, was third again, 27 lengths behind the front pair.
At the time of his death, aged 30, in September 2024, Twiston-Davies said of his Grand National hero, “It’s not just me who owes Bindaree so much. We were on the verge of quitting.If we had done, there’s a real chance that my sons Sam and Willy wouldn’t have had the opportunities to achieve what they have done.”