1972 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race October 2020 June 2013 1972 Grand National Grand National Aintree 8 April 1972 Well To Do Graham Thorner Capt Tim Forster Capt Tim Forster Good to Soft 1971 1973 right 275px The 1972 Grand National in full (BBC) Highlights of the 1972 Grand National, along with 1970 and 1971 BBC Sport The 1972 Grand National was the 126th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 1972. The winner was Well To Do, whose price went down from 33–1 to 14-1 the day before. Former winner Gay Trip was second, and there was a dead-heat for third place. The winning colours of Capt Tim Forster were - crimson, gold sleeves, hooped cap. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Well To DoGraham Thorner910-114/102Gay TripTerry Biddlecombe1011-912/103Black SecretSean Barker811-214/103General SymonsPat Kiely910-040/105AstburyJimmy Bourke910-025/106SpecifyBarry Brogan1010-1122/107Bright WillowBill Smith1110-128/108Money BoatFrank Berry810-316/109Rough SilkDavid Nicholson910-625/1Last to finish Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate01GyleburnRon Barry910-420/1Fell01Saggart's ChoiceTommy Stack910-128-1Fell03L'EscargotTommy Carberry912-017/2Knocked Over04Cardinal ErrorJohn Francome810-412/1Refused04Lime StreetRichard Pitman810-125/1Unseated06Beau ParkMr A Nicholson911-250/1Fell06LisnareeFrank Turner910-0100/1Fell06Swan ShotPat McCarron910-333/1Fell08Nom De GuerreJohnny Haine1010-033/1Fell09Country WeddingBob Champion1010-450/1Fell10Bullocks HornRichard Smith910-028/1Refused10CloudsmereDavid Mould810-418/1Fell11Gay BuccaneerTim Hyde1110-033/1Unseated11The InventorBill Shoemark1110-233/1Refused13Alaska FortBobby Beasley710-1333/1Brought Down13The PantheonKen White910-433/1Fell15Even DelightRichard Dennard710-240/1Pulled Up15VulturePeter Brogan1010-2100/1Refused16Deblin's GreenDavid Cartwright910-033/1Pulled Up17Just A GamblePat Buckley1010-1100/1Fell19Nephin BegPeter Morris1010-0100/1Pulled Up19The OtterBuck Jones1110-025/1Fell19VichysoisePhilip Blacker1010-3100/1Refused21Miss HunterArthur_Moore1110-050/1Pulled Up22Fair VulganMacer Gifford810-014/1Fell22Fortina's PalaceJeff King910-716/1Fell22Kellsboro' WoodAndy Turnell1210-0100/1Fell23LimeburnerBill Rees1110-0100/1Pulled Up23Rigton PrinceJohn Enright1110-925/1Pulled Up23TwigairyTom Davies910-928/1Pulled Up24PermitRichard Evans910-0100/1Fell24The PookaCecil Ross1010-550/1Fell26Pearl of MontrealBobby Coonan910-455/1Pulled Up http://seventiesnationals.webs.com/19711972.htm 1972 & 1973 - The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79 Seventiesnationals.webs.com 2014-08-18 The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, 0-7524-3547-7 http://www.freewebs.com/grandnationalanorak/wheretheyfell.htm Grand National Anorak | freewebs.com 2014-08-27 Media coverage David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand on the BBC for the thirteenth year (his twelfth). Peter O'Sullevan, John Hanmer (first National), and Julian Wilson formed the commentary team. The three of them would go on to cover 21 National's together. Peter Bromley remained the voice on BBC radio. References August 2014 http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm Past Winners of The Grand National grand-national.net 2014-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104085359/http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm 4 November 2011 dead https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Res9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3962%2C1518104 National Gamble comes off The Glasgow Herald 10 April 1972 1972 1972 Grand National Grand National Grand National