Grey horses stand out in the crowd of 40 runners every time the Grand National rolls around, not only due to their bold coats but because of the rarity to see one triumph in the toughest of steeple chases.
Only three have ever stormed to victory in front of the Aintree grandstand since the first ever race was run in 1839 - The Lamb (1868, 1871), Nicolaus Silver (1961) and Neptune Collonges (2012).
This has a simple explanation - the population of grey racehorses comes at a fraction to the rest. In 2022 only three of the field were greys, with that number increased by one for this year's race.
