| Pos | Horse | Age | SP | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comply Or Die | 9 | 7/1 JF | Timmy Murphy | David Pipe | David Johnson |
| 2 | King Johns Castle | 9 | 20/1 | Paul Carberry | Arthur Moore | J. P. McManus |
| 3 | Snowy Morning | 8 | 16/1 | David Casey | Willie Mullins | Andrea & Graham Wylie |
| 4 | Slim Pickings | 9 | 10/1 | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe | Brian Walsh |
| 5 | Bewleys Berry | 11 | 33/1 | Denis O’Regan | Jonjo O’Neill | Trevor Hemmings |
| 6 | Cloudy Lane | 8 | 7/1 JF | Jason Maguire | Donald McCain Jr | Trevor Hemmings |
| 7 | Naunton Brook | 10 | 100/1 | Andrew Thornton | Nigel Twiston-Davies | Paul Beck |
| 8 | Philson Run | 12 | 100/1 | Daryl Jacob | Nick Williams | E. A. Brook |
| 9 | Simon | 9 | 28/1 | Andrew Thornton | John Spearing | J. May |
| 10 | McKelvey | 9 | 20/1 | Tom O’Brien | Peter Bowen | Mrs B. Halewood |
| 11 | L’Ami | 9 | 10/1 | A. P. McCoy | François Doumen | J. P. McManus |
| 12 | Point Barrow | 10 | 33/1 | Philip Carberry | Pat Hughes | Pat Hughes |
| 13 | Joacci | 9 | 100/1 | Jamie Moore | Gary Moore | Gary Moore |
| 14 | Chelsea Harbour | 8 | 25/1 | Davy Russell | Tom Mullins | John Breslin |
| 15 | Mon Mome | 8 | 100/1 | Aidan Coleman | Venetia Williams | Vida Bingham |
Grand National 2008 Result
The result of the 2008 Grand National, run on good going on April 5, 2008, was overshadowed by the death of Mckelvey, who had finished a close second in 2007, but unseated his rider early on the second circuit and was humanely euthanised after fracturing his back in a freak accident while running loose. The betting market for the race was dominated by the eventual winner, Comply Or Die, trained by David Pipe and Cloudy Lane, trained by Donald McCain Jnr., who had beaten him 2 ½ lengths, in receipt of 2lb, in the Tommy Whittle Chase at Haydock Park the previous December.
With a 4lb turnaround in the weights at Aintree, Comply Or Die was backed into joint-favouritism, at 7/1, just before the ‘off’. The market support proved justified, as the nine-year-old led, going well, at the second-last fence and forged clear on the run-in to beat King John’s Castle by four lengths. In so doing, he provided a first National winner for jockey Timmy Murphy after 10 previous attempts.
Another Irish-trained horse, Snowy Morning, finished a close third, some way ahead of yet another, Slim Pickings. Cloudy Lane, on the other, weakened gradually after a mistake at the third-last fence and eventually finished sixth, beaten 32½ lengths. The 2005 winner, Hedgehunter, contested the Grand National for the fourth year running and was, once again, well fancied, despite top weight of 11st 12lb. However, in what turned out to be his last race, the 12-year-old weakened from the second-last fence to finish thirteenth of the 15 finishers, 75¼ lengths behind the winner.