1970 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race October 2020 June 2013 1970 Grand National Grand National Aintree 4 April 1970 Gay Trip 15/1 Pat Taaffe Fred Rimell Tony Chambers Good 1969 1971 right 275px The 1970 Grand National in full (BBC) Highlights of the 1970 Grand National, followed by 1971 and 1972 BBC Sport The 1970 Grand National was the 124th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1970. Gay Trip won the race by 20 lengths, giving jockey Pat Taaffe his second winner.https://www.freewebs.com/grandnationalanorak/wheretheyfell.htm Grand National Anorak www.freewebs.com 2019-01-22 Only seven horses finished the race and Racoon was a fatalityhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QoIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2690,1542475 Luck of Irish says Taafe after Grand National win The Montreal Gazette 6 April 1970 at the 3rd fence.https://seventiesnationals.webs.com/19701971.htm 1970 & 1971 The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79 2019-01-22 Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Gay TripPat Taaffe811-515/102VultureSean Barker810-015/103Miss HunterFrank Shortt910-033/104DozoEddie Harty910-4100/805Ginger NutJimmy Bourke810-028/106Pride of KentuckyJohn Buckingham810-013/107AssadJosh Gifford1010-128/1Last to finish Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate01Perry HillPaul Kelleway1110-028/1Fell03BattledoreStan Murphy910-525/1Brought Down03Game PurstonMichael Lloyd1211-5100/1Unseated Rider03On The MoveGerald Dartnall810-1100/1Fell03PermitPat Buckley710-335/1Brought Down03RacoonDavid Mould810/333/1Fell03RondettoJeff King1410-522/1Unseated Rider03The BeechesStan Mellor1010-022/1Fell03Two SpringsRoy Edwards810-713/2Fell04Persian HelenDessie Hughes710-035/1Refused04Queen's GuideMr G Wade910-040/1Brought Down08French ExcuseKen White810-2100/8Fell10BowgeenoJohnny Haine1010-1322/1Fell10Fort OrdAndy Turnell1010-550/1Fell11Red AlligatorBrian Fletcher1110-1213/1Fell19All GloryArthur Moore910-050/1Fell22No JusticeJoe Guest910-050/1Refused22SpecifyJohn Cook810-7100/7Brought Down22The FossaWillie Robinson1310-050/1Refused22The OtterBuck Jones910-120/1Fell27VillayDerek Scott1210-0100/1Unseated Rider1970 & 1971 - The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79http://www.freewebs.com/grandnationalanorak/wheretheyfell.htm Grand National Anorak | freewebs.com 2014-08-27 Media coverage David Coleman presented the eleventh Grand National Grandstand (his tenth) on the BBC. Peter O'Sullevan and Julian Wilson were the two commentators - Wilson commentating from the first fence to the Anchor Bridge crossing. References 1970 1970 Grand National Grand National Grand National