1970 Grand National

1970 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	4 April 1970
Winning horse	Gay Trip
Jockey	Pat Taaffe
Trainer	Fred Rimell
Owner	Tony Chambers
← 1969 1971 →

External video
Replay of the 1970-74 Grand Nationals in full Racing UK, BBC Sport, YouTube
Highlights of the 1970 Grand National, followed by 1971 and 1972 BBC Sport
The Grand National 1970 British Movietone

The 1970 Grand National was the 124th renewal of the world-famous 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.
Only seven horses finished the race and Racoon was a fatality at the 3rd fence.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Gay Trip	Pat Taaffe	8	11-5	15/1
02	Vulture	Sean Barker	8	10-0	15/1
03	Miss Hunter	Frank Shortt	9	10-0	33/1
04	Dozo	Eddie Harty	9	10-4	100/8
05	Ginger Nut	Jimmy Bourke	8	10-0	28/1
06	Pride Of Kentucky	John Buckingham	8	10-0	13/1
07	Assad	Josh Gifford	10	10-1	28/1	Last to finish

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	Starting price	Fate
01	Perry Hill	Paul Kelleway	11	10-0	28/1	Fell
03	Battledore	Stan Murphy	9	10-5	25/1	Brought Down
03	Game Purston	Michael Lloyd	12	11-5	100/1	Unseated Rider
03	On The Move	Gerald Dartnall	8	10-1	100/1	Fell
03	Permit	Pat Buckley	7	10-3	35/1	Brought Down
03	Racoon	David Mould	8	10/3	33/1	Fell
03	Rondetto	Jeff King	14	10-5	22/1	Unseated Rider
03	The Beeches	Stan Mellor	10	10-0	22/1	Fell
03	Two Springs	Roy Edwards	8	10-7	13/2	Fell
04	Persian Helen	Dessie Hughes	7	10-0	35/1	Refused
04	Queen's Guide	Mr G Wade	9	10-0	40/1	Brought Down
08	French Excuse	Ken White	8	10-2	100/8	Fell
10	Bowgeeno	Johnny Haine	10	10-13	22/1	Fell
10	Fort Ord	Andy Turnell	10	10-5	50/1	Fell
11	Red Alligator	Brian Fletcher	11	10-12	13/1	Fell
19	All Glory	Arthur Moore	9	10-0	50/1	Fell
22	No Justice	Joe Guest	9	10-0	50/1	Refused
22	Specify	John Cook	8	10-7	100/7	Brought Down
22	The Fossa	Willie Robinson	13	10-0	50/1	Refused
22	The Otter	Buck Jones	9	10-1	20/1	Fell
27	Villay	Derek Scott	12	10-0	100/1	Fell

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References

↑ 1970 & 1971 - The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79
↑ The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
↑ "Grand National Anorak |". freewebs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

"Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
"The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

Grand National

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Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair

Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Peter Simple Red Rum West Tip

Famous jockeys	Jack Anthony Martin Becher Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Ruby Walsh Fred Winter

Other people	Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton

Lists	List of Grand National winners List of Grand National first four placings List of equine fatalities in the Grand National

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