1961 Grand National
Appearance
Grand National | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse |
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Date | 25 March 1961 |
Winning horse | ![]() |
Starting price | 28/1 |
Jockey | ![]() |
Trainer | ![]() |
Owner | Charles Vaughan |
Conditions | Good to firm |
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The 1961 Grand National was the 115th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1961.
The winner was 28/1 shot
grey winner for 90 years. He was ridden by jockey Bobby Beasley and trained by Fred Rimell
. In second place was last year's winner Merryman II. O'Malley Point finished third, whilst Scottish Flight was fourth. The favourite, Jonjo, finished 7th.
Finishing order
Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap ( st-lb )
|
SP | Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Nicolaus Silver | Bobby Beasley | 9 | 10-1 | 28/1 | 5 Lengths |
02 | Merryman II | Derek Ancil | 10 | 11-12 | 8/1 | |
03 | O'Malley Point | Paddy Farrell | 10 | 11-4 | 100/6 | |
04 | Scottish Flight II | Bill Rees | 9 | 10-6 | 100/6 | |
05 | Kilmore | Fred Winter | 11 | 11-0 | 33/1 | |
06 | Wyndburgh | Tim Brookshaw | 11 | 11-5 | 33/1 | |
07 | Jonjo | Pat Taaffe | 11 | 10-7 | 7/1 | |
08 | Badanloch | Stan Mellor | 10 | 10-11 | 20/1 | |
09 | Team Spirit | Willie Robinson | 9 | 10-13 | 20/1 | |
10 | Siracusa | Jumbo Wilkinson | 8 | 10-1 | 100/7 | |
11 | Mr. What | David Dick
|
11 | 11-9 | 20/1 | |
12 | Ernest | Johnny East | 9 | 10-1 | 33/1 | |
13 | Sabaria | Mick Roberts | 10 | 10-2 | 100/1 | |
14 | Irish Coffee | Jimmy Magee | 11 | 10-6 | 50/1 |
Non-finishers
Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap ( st-lb )
|
SP | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
06 | Taxidermist | John Lawrence | 9 | 11-4 | 40/1 | Fell |
17 | Hunter's Breeze | Francis Carroll | 10 | 10-13 | 100/7 | Fell |
01 | Floater | Eddie Harty | 8 | 10-11 | 50/1 | Fell |
19 | Fresh Winds | Roy Edwards | 10 | 10-10 | 66/1 | Unseated Rider |
06 | Brian Ogue | Joe Guest | 10 | 10-10 | 100/1 | Unseated Rider |
15 | Bantry Bay | William Pigott-Brown | 10 | 10-7 | 40/1 | Unseated Rider |
08 | Wily Oriental | Gerry Madden | 9 | 10-6 | 40/1 | Pulled Up |
10 | Oscar Wilde | Taffy Jenkins | 11 | 10-4 | 45/1 | Fell |
09 | Jimuru | John Leigh | 10 | 10-4 | 33/1 | Fell |
06 | Carrasco | Peter Pickford | 9 | 10-3 | 40/1 | Fell |
06 | Kingstel | George Slack | 9 | 10-0 | 50/1 | Fell |
15 | Vivant | David Nicholson | 8 | 10-6 | 50/1 | Unseated Rider |
01 | Tea Fiend | Ron Harrison | 12 | 10-0 | 40/1 | Unseated Rider |
01 | April Queen | Anthony Biddlecombe | 10 | 10-2 | 100/1 | Fell |
19 | Grifel | Vladimir Prakhov | 8 | 12-0 | 100/1 | Refused |
22 | Oxo | Michael Scudamore | 10 | 11-8 | 20/1 | Pulled Up |
22 | Imposant | Mr R Couetil | 9 | 10-13 | 100/1 | Pulled Up |
19 | Penny Feather | Johnny Lehane | 8 | 10-1 | 66/1 | Refused |
01 | Clover Bud | David Mould | 11 | 10-10 | 50/1 | Brought Down |
09 | Reljef | Boris Pomonarenko | 7 | 12-0 | 100/1 | Unseated Rider |
22 | Double Crest | Angus Irvine | 9 | 10-7 | 50/1 | Refused |
Media coverage
Grandstand on the BBC with commentators, Peter O'Sullevan and Peter Montague-Evans guiding them over the 30 fences. Peter Bromley
had now moved over to BBC radio after featuring in the first televised National the year before.
References
- ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
- ^ 1960/61 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969
- ^ "Past Winners of The Grand National". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.