Neptune Collonges , ridden Self_motion by Daryl Jacob , won the race Competition , beating Competition Sunnyhillboy in a photo finish and the closest ever finish Process_end to a Grand National Competition .

Neptune Collonges became Becoming only the third grey horse to win Getting the 173-year-old chase , and the first since 1961 .

The operation was launched Process_start on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings ( Operation Neptune , commonly known as D-Day ) .