Silver Birch (horse)
| Silver Birch | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Clearly Bust |
| Grandsire | Busted |
| Dam | All Gone |
| Damsire | Giolla Mear |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1997 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Joe Power and Mrs Mel Power |
| Owner | Brian Walsh |
| Trainer | Paul Nicholls Gordon Elliott |
| Record | 29: 7-5-2 |
| Earnings | £545,780 |
| Major wins | |
| Becher Chase (2004) Welsh National (2004) Grand National (2007) | |
| Last updated on 16 April 2007 | |
Silver Birch (born 10 April 1997) is an Irish-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned through the first part of his career by Paul Barber and Des Nichols, then from 2006 by Brian Walsh from County Kildare, Ireland, a farmer and stud owner. Ridden by Robbie Power and trained by 29-year-old Gordon Elliott, Silver Birch was the winner of the 2007 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on Saturday 14 April 2007. He was Walsh and Elliott's first runner in the race.