1980 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race May 2014 May 2014 1980 Grand National Grand National Aintree 29 March 1980 England Ben Nevis 40/1 USA Charlie Fenwick England Tim Forster England R.C. Stewart Jnr Heavy 1979 1981 right 275px 1980 Grand National in full BBC Sport/YouTube And it's Ben Nevis getting tremendous American cheers here, here's a historic triumph here, the second American amateur to win the National since the war. He's coming up to the line the comfortable winner, Ben Nevis, trained by Tim Foster, who trained the winner with Well To Do, and he's won the National, Ben Nevis Wins the National. BBC commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the race 25% 1 right The 1980 Grand National (officially known as The Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 134th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1980. The race, which carried the title, the World's greatest steeplechase, was won by Ben Nevis, ridden by the American amateur rider Charlie Fenwick.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1990/apr/09/grandnational2005.grandnational Mr Frisk and Mr Armytage strike another blow for amateurs riders in record time 9 April 1990 The Guardian 16 April 2018 London Richard Baerlein Only 4 horses finished the race out of 30 starters. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeWeightSPDistance01Ben NevisMr. Charlie Fenwick1210-1240/120 lengths02Rough and TumbleJohn Francome1010-1111/110 lengths 03The PilgarlicRon Hyett1210-433/115 lengths 04Royal StuartPhilip Blacker910-1020/1Last to complete Non-finishers FenceHorseJockeyAgeWeight (st-lb)SPFate01MannyboyRichard Rowe1010-233/1Unseated rider01SalkeldColin Hawkins810-020/1Fell03CoolishallBroderick Munro-Wilson1110-1040/1Unseated rider03JerPhil Tuck910-410/1Fell03Churchtown BoyAndy Turnell1310-050/1Fell06Another DollyJonjo O'Neill1010-1012/1Fell06So and SoRichard Linley1110-1028/1Fell15RubsticMaurice Barnes1110-118/1Fell17The VintnerBob Davies910-816/1Pulled Up18Even UpAnthony Webber1310-650/1Refused19CasamayorJeff King1010-1250/1Unseated rider19DrumroanTommy McGivern1210-522/1Unseated rider19Godfrey SecundusSam Morshead1010-020/1Pulled up19KinivieJohn Williams1110-0100/1Unseated rider19LevankaFrank Berry1110-4100/1Pulled up19Prince RockTommy Carmody1211-012/1Unseated rider19SandwillanJenny Hembrow1210-0100/1Refused20ZongaleroSteve Smith-Eccles1010-1311/1Refused22DelmossGerry Newman1010-225/1Fell22Jimmy MiffAlan Brown810-550/1Fell22Three To OneGeordie Dun910-225/1Fell23Our GreenwoodAiden O'Connell1211-6100/1Fell24Flashy BoyChris Grant1210-850/1Fell27DromorePeter Duggan1210-8100/1Refused27RathlekPaul Barton1010-035/1Refused27Royal FrolicJohn Burke1111-416/1Refused http://bennevis80.webs.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130517115723/http://bennevis80.webs.com/ 17 May 2013 dead Ben Nevis & the 1980 Grand National 2014-08-27 The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, 0-7524-3547-7 Grand National Anorak | http://www.freewebs.com/grandnationalanorak/wheretheyfell.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120405072402/http://www.freewebs.com/grandnationalanorak/wheretheyfell.htm 5 April 2012 live 2013-06-16 dmy Media coverage The twenty-first Grand National covered live on the BBC in a Grandstand special presented by David Coleman. References External links http://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners https://web.archive.org/web/20111112212740/http://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners 12 November 2011 dead Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian 2014-08-27 http://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners/ben-nevis-1980 https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233338/http://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners/ben-nevis-1980 2012-04-25 dead Ben Nevis: 1980 Grand National Winner - Sportsbook Guardian 2014-08-27 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/grand_national_2003/2861529.stm BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Grand National 2003 | National finishes year-by-year news.bbc.co.uk 2014-08-27 1980 1980 Grand National Grand National Grand national