1964 Grand National

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1964 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date21 March 1964
Winning horseTeam Spirit
Starting price 18/1
Jockey Flag of Ireland.svg Willie Robinson
Trainer Flag of England.svg Fulke Walwyn
OwnerJohn Goodman
Conditions Good to soft
  1963
1965  
External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg BBC
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg British Pathe Highlights

The 1964 Grand National was the 118th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 21 March 1964. Thirty-three horses ran and the race was won narrowly by American-owned 12-year-old Team Spirit, at odds of 18/1. He was ridden by jockey Willie Robinson and trained by Fulke Walwyn.

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The journalist and broadcaster Nancy Spain and her partner, the magazine editor Joan Werner Laurie, were among five people killed when their light aircraft crashed near the racecourse on the day of the race, which they were travelling to attend. [1]

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Team SpiritWillie Robinson1210-318/1
02Purple SilkJohn Kenneally910-4100/6
03PeacetownRoy Edwards1010-140/1
04EternalSteve Davenport1310-266/1
05Pontin-GoPeter Jones1210-066/1
06SpringbokGerry Scott1010-11100/6
07April RoseEddie Harty910-022/1
08BaxierWilliam McLernon810-040/1
09Crobeg John Lawrence 1110-450/1
10Pappageno's Cottage Pat Taaffe 911-10100/7
11John O'GroatsPaul Kelleway1010-322/1
12Supersweet Paddy Broderick 710-140/1
13ClaymoreColin Davies1110-050/1
14Out And AboutBruce Gregory910-133/1
15Sea KnightPaul Nicholson911-1066/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate
12Pas Seul David Dick 1112-022/1Fell
01Flying WildDavid Mould811-3100/7Fell
04LaffyBill Rees810-8100/7Fell
15Ayala David Nicholson 1010-733/1Fell
21Kilmore Fred Winter 1410-7100/6Fell
15Border FlightPaddy Farrell910-3100/6Fell
15Lizawake Bobby Beasley 1110-418/1Fell
28Dancing RainOwen McNally910-066/1Refused
09Centre CircleJohn Haine910-040/1Fell
22Time Michael Scudamore 910-4100/7Fell
23ReproductionRobin Langley1110-066/1Fell
27MerganserJohnny Lehane1110-066/1Pulled Up
27Gale Force XBobby Coonan710-050/1Unseated Rider
23GroomsmanFrancis Shortt910-066/1Fell
27Red Thorn Terry Biddlecombe 810-333/1Pulled Up
27ReprievedPhil Harvey1110-066/1Pulled Up
12Beau NormandJeff King810-10100/6Refused
25L'EmpereurJean Daumas1010-540/1Pulled Up

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Media coverage

Grand National Grandstand on the BBC again provided the television coverage. For the third year running the commentary team remained unchanged with Peter O'Sullevan leading them off and finishing the race, Bob Haynes calling them over the first four fences before Peter Montague-Evans took them over the signature fences out in the country, Becher's Brook, Canal Turn and Valentine's Brook before handing back to O'Sullevan in the grandstand once they reached the Anchor Bridge crossing.

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References

  1. Rose Collis, ‘Spain, Nancy Brooker (1917–1964)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 26 March 2013
  2. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN   0-7524-3547-7
  3. "1964/65 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969". sixtiesnationals.webs.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.