1969 Grand National

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1969 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date29 March 1969
Winning horseHighland Wedding
Starting price 100/9
Jockey Eddie P. Harty Sr.
Trainer Toby Balding
OwnerThomas H. McCoy Jr. & Charles Burns
Conditions Firm
  1968
1970  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg The 1969 Grand National in full (BBC)
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Full coverage of the 1969 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1969 Grand National was the 123rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1969. Twelve-year-old Highland Wedding, running in his third Grand National, was the winner by 12 lengths. He was ridden by jockey Eddie Harty Sr. for trainer Toby Balding. The favourite was Red Alligator who fell at the 19th fence (open ditch).

Contents

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Highland WeddingEddie Harty1210-4100/9
02Steel Bridge Richard Pitman 1110-050/1
03RondettoJeff King1310-625/1
04The BeechesBill Rees910-1100/6
05Bassnet Josh Gifford 1010-12100/8
06ArcturusPat Buckley811-4100/6
07Fort SunJohn Crowley810-428/1
08Kellsboro' WoodAndy Turnell910-1066/1
09Furore IIMacer Gifford810-020/1
10Miss HunterFrank Shortt810-050/1
11The Fossa Andrew Parker Bowles 1210-933/1
12Limeburner John Buckingham 810-066/1
13Castle FallsStan Hayhurst1210-066/1
14Limetra Paddy Broderick 1110-950/1Last to finish

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate
03Tudor FortJohn Haldane910-450/1Fell
04Fearless Fred Terry Biddlecombe 711-315/2Fell
06PeccardGeorge Sloan810-450/1Fell
10BallinabointraPaul Kelleway1010-1100/1Fell
10TerossianPaul Sloan911-350/1Refused
12Rosinver Bay Pat Taaffe 910-550/1Refused
17JuanMr PJH Willis1310-9100/1Refused
19Hove David Nicholson 810-9100/6Fell
19 Red Alligator Brian Fletcher 1010-1313/2Fell
20FlosuebarbJoe Guest910-0100/1Fell
20Game Purston Stan Mellor 1110-033/1Pulled Up
21Moidore's TokenBarry Brogan1210-9100/6Pulled Up
22Kilburn Tommy Carberry 1110-922/1Fell
22Tam Kiss Jeremy Hindley 1010-1350/1Brought Down
27The InventorTim Hyde810-033/1Fell
30VillayDerek Scott1110-3100/1Pulled Up

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Media coverage

David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand: this would be the first National televised in colour. Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson (first National commentary), Michael O'Hehir and Michael Seth-Smith provided the commentary. This would be the final television commentary on the National for both O'Hehir and Seth-Smith; however, both would continue as Grand National commentators for BBC radio until the mid-1980s. O'Hehir wrongly called Highland Wedding a faller at the second Becher's Brook (fence 22), this mistake cruelly cutting short his televised National commentaries.

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