As recently as 2009 a 100/1 shot won the Grand National (Mon Mome) but it was the manner that Foinavon won in 1967 which makes his victory such an iconic sporting moment.
After the 22nd fence (Becher's Brook) 28 of the 44 horses were still running and Foinavon was way back from the front runners with seemingly no chance of winning.
However, a loose horse named Popham Down veered unexpectedly to his right at the 23rd fence and slammed into another horse called Rutherfords which led to a massive pile-up.
The whole race effectively ground to a halt, except for Foinavon, who was so far back that jockey John Buckingham was able to avoid all the traffic and negotiate the fence.
17 jockeys remounted their horses and gave chase but by the time that happened Foinavon was 100 lengths in front.
15/2 favourite Honey End managed to close the gap to within 20 lengths in the end but Foinavon held on for an incredible upset.
Of course there are plenty more iconic upsets that could have made this list.
After the 22nd fence (Becher's Brook) 28 of the 44 horses were still running and Foinavon was way back from the front runners with seemingly no chance of winning.
However, a loose horse named Popham Down veered unexpectedly to his right at the 23rd fence and slammed into another horse called Rutherfords which led to a massive pile-up.
The whole race effectively ground to a halt, except for Foinavon, who was so far back that jockey John Buckingham was able to avoid all the traffic and negotiate the fence.
17 jockeys remounted their horses and gave chase but by the time that happened Foinavon was 100 lengths in front.
15/2 favourite Honey End managed to close the gap to within 20 lengths in the end but Foinavon held on for an incredible upset.
Of course there are plenty more iconic upsets that could have made this list.
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