1982 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race May 2014 May 2014 1982 Grand National Grand National Aintree Racecourse 3 April 1982 Grittar 7/1 F Mr. Dick Saunders Frank H Gilman Frank H Gilman Good 1981 1983 right 275px 1982 Grand National in full BBC Sport/YouTube 1982 Grand National in full BBC Sport/YouTube And it's 48 year old Dick Saunders on Grittar from Hard Outlook. Grittar strides into the final furlong and is already being acclaimed as the National Hero of 1982. Frank Gilman's Grittar strides up to the line to win it in fantastic style, ear's pricked, he's a fresh horse, Grittar wins the National! BBC Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1982 National 25% 1 right The 1982 Grand National (officially known as The Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 136th running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 3 April 1982. The race was won by 7/1 favourite Grittar, ridden by amateur Dick Saunders, who at the age of 48 became, and remains, the oldest jockey to have won the Grand National.http://www.grandnational.org.uk/ Grand National 2014 Grandnational.org.uk 2014-08-16 Saunders retired after the race and became chairman of the Aintree stewards. Grittar finished fifth in the next year's National and 10th in 1984. The horse retired to his owner's Rutland base and died aged 25.http://www.grand-national.me.uk/grittar.php Grittar 1982 Grand National Grand-national.me.uk 2010-03-11 2014-08-16 The race was also notable for being the first in which a female jockey, Geraldine Rees, completed the course. She rode Cheers to be the eighth and last of the finishers.http://www.carolinebaileyracing.co.uk/html/dick_saunders_and_grittar.html carlinebaileyracing.co.uk History of Dick Saunders and Gritter https://web.archive.org/web/20110911194609/http://www.carolinebaileyracing.co.uk/html/dick_saunders_and_grittar.html 11 September 2011 Leading contenders Grittar was installed as a 7/1 favourite on the day of the race, due mostly to the Cheltenham and Liverpool Foxhunter Chase double in 1981 http://www.grand-national.me.uk/2005/grittar/ Grittar 1982 Grand National 11 March 2010 The victory at Liverpool was enough for him to get the support of BBC Radio 2 commentator, Peter BromleyBelfast Telegraph, April 2nd 1982, page 26, "Catch the post with Royal Mail. {Grittar is a big danger}" though several newspaper pundits expressed concern at the horse's being a hunter chaser. Forty-eight-year-old amateur rider Dick Saunders told trainer Frank Gilman to employ the services of a professional rider, Peter Scudamore for the big race, but Gilman insisted Saunders take the ride if fit. His age and amateur status did little to deter the betting public although leading professional gambler, Alex Bird exclaimed "I immediately pencilled him in for the '82 National, but I'm not happy about the jockey - I'll be keeping my money in my pocket."Liverpool Echo, April 2nd 1982, Page 3, "Grittar gets the bird for big one." In preparation for the National, he won at a canter at Leicester before finishing a creditable sixth in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeWeightSPDistance01GrittarMr Dick Saunders911-57/1 FFifteen lengths02Hard OutlookAnthony Webber1110-150/103Loving WordsRichard Hoare910-1116/104DelmossBill Smith1210-350/105Current GoldNeale Doughty1110-825/106TragusPeter Scudamore1011-414/107Three Of DiamondsMr Pat O'Connor1010-7100/108CheersMrs Geraldine Rees1010-066/1Last to finish Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeWeightSPFate01AldanitiBob Champion1211-912/1Fell01Artistic PrinceColin Brown1110-050/1Fell01Cold SpellSteve Jobar1010-040/1Brought Down01Jimmy MiffMr Michael Williams1010-150/1Fell01Man AliveAndy Turnell1111-033/1Fell01MullacurryMr Tom Taaffe1010-1216/1Fell01Rambling JackGeordie Dun1111-116/1Fell01RathlekMr John Carden1210-12100/1Fell01Three To OneRidley Lamb1110-312/1Fell01Deep GaleTommy Ryan911-222/1Fell03CoolishallRon Barry1310-333/1Fell03DeermountJP Byrne810-0100/1Fell03MartinstownMiss Charlotte Brew1010-3100/1Unseated Rider03Sun LionSteve Smith-Eccles1210-350/1Fell06Choral FestivalMr Marcus Low1110-4100/1Unseated Rider06Peter ScotPaul Barton1111-516/1Fell06Royal MailBob Davies1211-1017/2Fell06The VintnerMr Dermot Browne1110-750/1Unseated Rider08Again The SameJonjo O'Neill911-816/1Pulled Up08This WayClive Candy1110-2100/1Fell11Old SocietyP Walsh810-833/1Fell11Senator MaclacuryPat Kiely810-020/1Fell17Good ProspectRichard Linley1310-1250/1Refused19Royal StuartMr Dennis Gray1110-440/1Brought Down22Gandy VINiall Madden1310-850/1Fell22Rough And TumbleJohn Francome1210-816/1Refused22Monty PythonBen De Haan1010-066/1Refused22Rolls RamblerMr Jim Wilson1110-1220/1Refused22TiepolinoHywel Davies1010-450/1Refused27Carrow BoyGerry Newman1011-740/1Fell27Saint FillansPhil Tuck810-1133/1Fell 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 BBC Grandstand covered the race with David Coleman fronting the coverage live from Aintree. References External links Grand-national-world.co.uk 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 27 March 2003 news.bbc.co.uk 2014-08-27 1982 1982 Grand National Grand National Category:April 1982 sports events in the United Kingdom