1961 Grand National

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1961 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date25 March 1961
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg Nicolaus Silver
Starting price 28/1
Jockey Flag of Ireland.svg Bobby Beasley
Trainer Flag of England.svg Fred Rimell
OwnerCharles Vaughan
Conditions Good to firm
  1960
1962  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg BBC coverage in full
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1961 Grand National (British Pathé)

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.

Contents

The winner was 28/1 shot Nicolaus Silver who became the first 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

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Nicolaus Silver Bobby Beasley 910-128/15 Lengths
02 Merryman II Derek Ancil1011-128/1
03O'Malley PointPaddy Farrell1011-4100/6
04Scottish Flight IIBill Rees910-6100/6
05Kilmore Fred Winter 1111-033/1
06Wyndburgh Tim Brookshaw 1111-533/1
07Jonjo Pat Taaffe 1110-77/1
08Badanloch Stan Mellor 1010-1120/1
09Team Spirit Willie Robinson 910-1320/1
10SiracusaJumbo Wilkinson810-1100/7
11 Mr. What David Dick 1111-920/1
12ErnestJohnny East910-133/1
13SabariaMick Roberts1010-2100/1
14Irish CoffeeJimmy Magee1110-650/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
06Taxidermist John Lawrence 911-440/1Fell
17Hunter's BreezeFrancis Carroll1010-13100/7Fell
01FloaterEddie Harty810-1150/1Fell
19Fresh WindsRoy Edwards1010-1066/1Unseated Rider
06Brian OgueJoe Guest1010-10100/1Unseated Rider
15Bantry BayWilliam Pigott-Brown1010-740/1Unseated Rider
08Wily OrientalGerry Madden910-640/1Pulled Up
10Oscar WildeTaffy Jenkins1110-445/1Fell
09JimuruJohn Leigh1010-433/1Fell
06CarrascoPeter Pickford910-340/1Fell
06KingstelGeorge Slack910-050/1Fell
15Vivant David Nicholson 810-650/1Unseated Rider
01Tea FiendRon Harrison1210-040/1Unseated Rider
01April QueenAnthony Biddlecombe1010-2100/1Fell
16GrifelVladimir Prakhov812-0100/1Fell 6th, remounted, Pulled Up after 16th [1]
22 Oxo Michael Scudamore 1011-820/1Pulled Up
22ImposantMr R Couetil910-13100/1Pulled Up
19Penny FeatherJohnny Lehane810-166/1Refused
01Clover BudDavid Mould1110-1050/1Brought Down
09ReljefBoris Pomonarenko712-0100/1Unseated Rider
22Double CrestAngus Irvine910-750/1Refused


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Media coverage

David Coleman presented Grand National 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

  1. "The Chronicle of the Horse 1961-04-07: Vol 24 Iss 32". archive.org. 7 April 1961.
  2. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN   0-7524-3547-7
  3. 1960/61 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969
  4. "Past Winners of The Grand National". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.