Comply or Die is a British trained thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse, owned by David Johnson

David Johnson (racehorse owner)

David Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk who rose to become a multi-millionaire in the finance industry, is a hugely successful British thoroughbred racehorse owner whose Comply or Die ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe was the winner of the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at...

. Ridden by Timmy Murphy

Timmy Murphy

Timothy James Murphy , commonly known as Timmy Murphy, is a National Hunt jockey who overcame difficult personal problems to win the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on the horse Comply or Die. He recorded his 1,000th winner at Taunton on 21 January 2010.- References :...

 and trained by David Pipe

David Pipe (racehorse trainer)

The son of the prolific horseracing trainer Martin Pipe David Pipe is the trainer of the David Johnson owned Comply or Die, who ridden by Timmy Murphy won the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree racecourse....

 he was the winner of the £450,640 2008 John Smith's

John Smith's Brewery

John Smith's is a brewery founded in 1758 by Backhouse & Hartley at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England. John Smith bought the brewery in 1847. John Smith's is the sixth highest selling beer brand in the United Kingdom, and the highest selling ale brand. The brewery is currently owned by...

 Grand National

2008 Grand National

The 2008 Grand National was the 161st official annual running of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 2008 and attracted the maximum allowed field of 40 competitors, for total prize money of £450,640.Joint-favourite...

 at Aintree Racecourse

Aintree Racecourse

Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.It was served by Aintree Racecourse railway station until the station closed in the 1960s....

, run on Saturday 5 April 2008. It pushed ahead at the last fence to win from the grey King John's Castle .

Bookmakers William Hill conceded that his victory had cost the chain 7 million GBP.

His fabulous success story continued in the John Smith's Grand National on the 4th of April 2009

2009 Grand National

The 2009 Grand National was the 162nd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 2009...

, when he tried to defend his crown, he raced valiantly and came in 2nd place. The final odds were 14-1. This was surprising for many, as, he had approximately one extra stone of weight than his previous Grand National. Generally throughout the race he remained at the centre of the "pack", but by the final fence he had picked up rather well. However, it was almost certain that he would not win, as Mon Mome

Mon Mome

Mon Mome is an AQPS racehorse, which won the 2009 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on April 4, 2009. It was ridden by Liam Treadwell and trained by Venetia Williams...

was considerably further on than Comply Or Die.