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Find out where your horse finished as Neptune Collonges wins the 165th Grand National at Aintree
Winner: Daryl Jacob celebrates after riding Neptune Collonges to a Grand National win
Winner: Daryl Jacob celebrates after riding Neptune Collonges to a Grand National win
AFP
Neptune Collonges has won the 2012 Grand National in a photo finish from Sunnyhillboy to give trainer Paul Nicholls his first National winner.
Ridden by Daryl Jacob, the 33-1 shot looked set for minor honours rounding the famous Elbow, with Jonjo O'Neill's Sunnyhillboy holding a clear lead.
But as the line approached, the grey Neptune Collonges lunged late to land the honours by a nose.
"You can't beat this," Jacob said after the race.
"I was on a tough horse and I said to Paul that one day I would ride you a National winner.
"That was two years ago and now I've done it."
Photofinish: It was the closest finish in Grand National history
GETTY
 
Neptune Collonges ridden by Daryl Jacob (C) jumps the water jump on its way to winning the Grand National
Close finish: Neptune Collonges pipped Richie McLernon's Sunnyhillboy on the line to take victory
AFP
Katie Walsh is the highest-placed woman rider in the race after finishing third on Seabass.
She said: "I had an unbelievable spin. It was a fantastic experience. It was great to get round.
"I can't believe it's all over and I can't wait to do it again.
"At the third-last I was going OK but after the second-last I didn't think I was going to win."
Cappa Bleu finished fourth and In Compliance, ridden by Niall Madden and priced at 100-1, came home in fifth.
Several horses fell in an incident-packed race. Gold Cup winner Synchronised had to be put down after his fall at the sixth fence.
Tony McCoy falls from Synchronised before the John Smith's Grand National Steeple Chase
Ominous pre-race incident: Tony McCoy falls from Synchronised before the start
PA
Winning owner John Hales had mixed emotions as One Man, probably the best horse he ever owned, was killed in a fall at this meeting in 1998.
"When he crossed the line I thought he might have got it. My first thought was if he has got it Paul has won the trainers' championship. And then I thought thank you Aintree - you know why - many years ago.
"It split the family coming here. My wife was 50-50, my daughter couldn't face it. She has gone show jumping and is overcome with emotion.
"We've nothing against Aintree. We love coming here and this year we've come up trumps."
Jockey Daryl Jacob celebrates after winning the Grand National
Winners are grinners: Jockey Daryl Jacob celebrates after winning the Grand National
AP
He said Neptune Collonges, the first grey to win the National since Nicolaus Silver in 1961, would be retired immediately: "He'll never race again, that's it."

How they finished:

1st - Neptune Collonges (33-1)
2nd - Sunnyhillboy (16-1)
3rd - Seabass (8-1 joint-favourite)
4th - Cappa Bleu (16-1)
5th - In Compliance
6th - Ballabriggs
7th - Hello Bud
8th - Tharawaat
9th - Shakalakaboomboom
10th - Swing Bill
11th - The Midnight Club
12th - Planet Of Sound
13th - Neptune Equester
14th - Calgary Bay
15th - Midnight Haze

And where the rest pulled up:

Fence 1: Viking Blond (fell)
Fence 2: West End Rocker (fell), Junior (fell)
Fence 5: State Of Play (unseated), Rare Bob (brought down), Chicago Grey (brought down)
Fence 6: Synchronised (fell)
Fence 7: Alfa Beat (fell)
Fence 8: Black Apalachi (fell), Organisedconfusion (unseated), Becauseicouldntsee (unseated), Tatenen (unseated), Killyglen (unseated)
Fence 10: Treacle (fell), Arbor Supreme (unseated)
Fence 11: Giles Cross (pulled up)
Fence 15: Always Right (unseated)
Fence 17: Quiscover Fontaine (fell)
Fence 19: Deep Purple (pulled up), Vic Venturi (refused)
Fence 22: On His Own (fell), According To Pete (brought down), Mon Mome (pulled up), Postmaster (pulled up)
Fence 27: Weird Al (fell)
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