1966 Grand National

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1966 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date26 March 1966
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg Anglo
Starting price 50/1
Jockey Flag of England.svg Tim Norman
Trainer Flag of England.svg Fred Winter
Owner Flag of England.svg Stuart Levy
Conditions Soft
  1965
1967  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg BBC
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg British Pathe Highlights

The 1966 Grand National was the 120th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1966.

Contents

The winner was Anglo by 20 lengths, giving Freddie second place for a second consecutive year. Forty-seven horses ran.

The winning jockey Tim Norman had been injured in a car crash two days earlier.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Anglo Tim Norman810-050/1Won by 20 lengths
02FreddiePat McCarron911-711/4 F
03Forest PrinceGerry Scott810-8100/7
04The Fossa Terry Biddlecombe 910-820/1
05Jim's TavernNick Gaselee910-0100/1
06Quintin BayJackie Cullen1010-0100/1
07NortherPeter Jones910-0100/1
08Highland WeddingOwen McNally910-015/2
09Vulcano Josh Gifford 810-125/1
10Gale Force XBobby Coonan910-050/1
11Big GeorgeJames Morrissey1110-033/1
12Loving RecordBen Hannon1210-050/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate
22What A MythPaul Kelleway911-411/2Fell
03Rough TweedPat Buckley1210-722/1Fell
22KapenoDavid Mould910-6100/7Fell
06Packed Home Tommy Carberry 1110-333/1Fell
22Greek Scholar Michael Scudamore 710-450/1Fell
26Brown DiamondFrancis Shortt1110-0100/1Fell
06Popham Down Willie Robinson 910-022/1Fell
17Pontin-GoBuck Jones1410-0100/1Fell
15Game PurstonPaddy Cowley810-0100/1Fell
22SupersweetDavid Crossley-Cooke910-6100/1Fell
20Major Hitch Paddy Broderick 810-150/1Fell
15Irish DayJimmy Magee1010-040/1Fell
19Scottish FinalJohnny Gamble910-0100/1Fell
21FlamecapFrankie Carroll910-0100/1Unseated Rider
15Black SpotJeremy Speid-Soote910-0100/1Fell
28Harry BlackRoy Court910-0100/1Baulked
27Flying Wild Pat Taaffe 1011-020/1Pulled Up
22Stirling Bobby Beasley 1010-1128/1Pulled Up
27Vultrix Stan Mellor 810-7100/7Pulled Up
20Solimyth John Lawrence 1010-1100/1Pulled Up
27April Rose Major Piers Bengough 1110-7100/1Pulled Up
27L'Empereur Duke of Alburquerque 1210-2100/1Refused
14Willow KingLiam McLoughlin1110-0100/1Pulled Up
27Royal RuseTim Hyde810-0100/1Pulled Up
18Mac's FlareRobin Langley1010-0100/1Pulled Up
20King PinTim Durant1010-11100/1Pulled Up
19In HasteJohnny Leech810-3100/1Pulled Up
27My GiftTony Redmond1010-0100/1Pulled Up
15Bold BiriJohnny Lehane1010-0100/1Baulked
22ValouisEamon Prendergast710-050/1Brought Down
22LeslieMichael Opperman1010-5100/1Brought Down
25DorimontWilliam Shand-Kydd1210-050/1Unseated Rider
15Fujino-OJeff King712-0100/1Refused
15Monarch's ThoughtGordon Cramp1210-0100/1Refused
06GroomsmanMr S Roberts1111-0100/1Refused

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Media coverage

David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand on the BBC. The seventh successive year the race was broadcast live and the sixth time Coleman fronted the coverage. Peter O'Sullevan, Bob Haynes and Tony Preston were the commentators.

References

  1. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN   0-7524-3547-7
  2. "1966/67 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969". Sixtiesnationals.webs.com. 12 October 1968. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. "Past Winners of The Grand National". Grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. "The Miami News - Google News Archive Search". Google News. Retrieved 27 August 2014.