When was the english grand national first run?

Question

When was the english grand national first run?

Answer 1

There's actually a bit of debate about this.Some say 1936

and won by a horse called Duke.I only heard about this the other day and can't remember where but Wikipedia also has info on this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Natio...

Answer 2

The first Grand National was run in 1839 and it was won by a horse called Lottery.