I think Grittar and Dick Saunders are my favourite national winners,superb jumping by a plucky horse, and a brilliant ride by his jockey. What the grand national is all about !
@@lycangypsypriest3190 I agree, Lucan gypsy priest , a really great race, but poor Crisp, heartbreaking as he slowly ran out of steam on the run in to be overtaken by the gallant Rummy, Crisp gave his all, bless him 🏇
Shelley Moore thanks for reply..bless ya.i remember has a kid crisp collapsing after finish??.is that a child's eyes??or did crisp collapse after finishing??
Shelley Moore shelley moore.this race was wat the great grand national was all about.age magic.guts .drive.passion love wanting.a huge sprinkle of magic dust.the fairytale race.the grand national.
Dick Saunders (sadly no longer with us) was an absolute gentleman. Used to bump into him at point to points and met him in Northampton one day when he was on his way to a function. Still found time to shake my hand and ask how I was. Proper man.
Grittar came from my old village.. such a brave underrated horse took Beaches at its steepest.. never fell around the big old fences at Aintree either!
I rode Grittar up on the gallops at South Luffenham. What a rabbit! I was 11 and he kept me alive and I gave him a baby bath . He was very hairy and yes, I did scream! But we came 1st. Aww lovely man. Stubble field not fun. I❤u Grits xx
This was the first Grand National I remember, Man Alive was my first ever fave horse, I always wanted to see a grey National winner ever since this race, never thought it would be 30 years exactly. I love these old National videos.
This was one of only two Grand Nationals that I attended. We parked ourselves early at Bechers and having backed Man Alive I was disappointed to see him come past me riderless.
Probably passed it by then at 11 given his best years were 1979-81. He was entered in 1980 but withdrawn in the morning after his trainer walked the course.
My dad trained hard outlook he was private trainer called tom Reid hardoutlook used to be called paddy at home he was an amazing horse on first circuit two horses fell in front of him on the landing side and he landed and jumped this two horses my father had a photo of it he said to this day if he had kept paddy a bit closer to geittar he would beat him idk Antony gave him a great ride and grittar had some engine on him I will never forget that day I was 8 at the time ♥️
I came here to ask a question about Hard Outlook as I predicted the 1-2 straight forecast of the race 2 days before. Always fancied Grittar and picked Hard Outlook with a pin. My question is please name some other races Hard Outlook ran in as I cant recall anything televised?
@@teenoso4069 I was 6 lol but he won prep race maybe month b4 national think it was at Newbury or Haydock I'm sure it was Haydock mum and dad have passed so can't ask
The first ever national that i can remember watching and fell in love with the race. I just found it spectacular with 40 horses, the distance, the names of the jumps etc etc. Beechers brook was the highlight. Horse racing would have been down my list of favourite sports but the grand national(the ONLY grand national in my opinion) was one of the highlights of the year.
the horse that almost carried out delmoss is f1 faller mullacury who got bd by deep gale who i think was j p mcmanus first of 100s of runners hes had in the grand national
I remember that race as a keen 13 yr old for the National, having backed Current Gold who had a reputation as a late or fast finisher I was gutted to not be able to see the 3rd & 4th places on the Beeb so wasn't aware if I'd picked up a place or not until the next day's Paper :P
just to let you know that grittar the winner was found abandoned in a field in a shocking state, I believe he was rescued by a charity, I my book the owners should be shot for not taking care of him.
That was Hello Dandy. Disgusting from the owners and not what our sport is about. Unfortunately it strengthened the cliche that the owners only care about money which is not true in 99% of the cases
10 horses fell at the 1st not quite beating the 12 in 1951 but equaĺling the 10 in the 1952 race other races with high fallers at the first are 1922 1938 1950 1971 1977 and 2002
The last time u see cheers is jumping f 20 and 21 the horse has dropped to joint last and looks exhausted a professional jockey wud have pulled him up around the canal turn
Geraldine Rees must have been determined to be the first woman jockey to complete the National. When Cheers finished about 2 hours after the winner, its head was reeling all over the place. It's a wonder it didn't collapse and die like what happened to Many Clouds at Cheltenham.
10 horses fell at the first fence, and the commentators only mentioned three of them. A few fences later, the commentator told us that Aldaniti had fallen at the first. So that was six horses that weren't even mentioned.
Loving Words was going great 'til brought down three from home - remounted and went on to finish a valiant third - never heard anything of either the horse or its rider (Richard Roundtree? I might be wrong) before or since...
Loving Words would have gone very close. Was entered in 1983 and 1984, but didnt start - so he must have been on the scene but I just dont remember him running again
It's a dopey game I play with the National. To imagine the race if the winner fell at the first. Wow but wouldn't Hard Outlook have gone down in history as one of the most convincing Grand National winners ever. He would have been out on his own from three out. Not bad at 50/1. What might have been Anthony Webber.
Poor Carrow Boy, impeded by a loose horse causing him to fall when leading in 1981, put off by a horse falling in front of him and falling at the 4th last here.
exactly half the field eliminated after fence 8, bechers second time the horses at the back are almost a fence behind, they went too fast grittar 9 15 winning time 2nd fastest
very unusual to see them spread out on ground better than good. In 1983 there was a market around 5/1 that half the field would be out by Bechers first time
Interesting chap but live his final 17 years as a tetraplegic. Earlier raced cars against Jackie Stewart. Ranked in the army, Oxbridge blue, played snooker against Alex Higgins - seemed to have a varied life.
...I always thought it strange that Peter O' Sullivan didnt hand over to John Hanmer until after the field had jumped the first fence.......unusual....
yeah the reason was the buses hanmer view was hampered, they missed an awful lot of action between them, aldaniti falling, three to one well fancied falling martinstown and charlotte brew exiting at f3,also royal mail favourite at f6, there were more fallers at f1 in 82 than there have been in the last 5 nationals altogether lol
Duncan Jackson the modern position is high on the bank next to the 3rd fence however before its current location it was somewhere in the centre of the track.
Just happened by chance to see a film of BBC crew setting up at Aintree prior to the 1982 National. In those days they first went on site approx 2 weeks before as all the broadcast and camera points had to be built from scratch due to the poor facilities at Aintree (even the photo finish was on scaffolding on the inner of the course). From a long angle view you can see a camera position and commentary box in the middle of the course near the 3rd fence presumably for John Hanmer as it would also have a good of fences 10, 11 and 12. As said elsewhere Aintree put coaches in between Hanmer and the 1st blocking his view.
And these are proper fences not like how they’ve depleted them in size now!
Delmoss often forgotten about got round a couple of times and raced in about 5 nationals
I think Grittar and Dick Saunders are my favourite national winners,superb jumping by a plucky horse, and a brilliant ride by his jockey. What the grand national is all about !
Shelley Moore i gotta go wth red rum and crisp!!!
@@lycangypsypriest3190 I agree, Lucan gypsy priest , a really great race, but poor Crisp, heartbreaking as he slowly ran out of steam on the run in to be overtaken by the gallant Rummy, Crisp gave his all, bless him 🏇
Shelley Moore thanks for reply..bless ya.i remember has a kid crisp collapsing after finish??.is that a child's eyes??or did crisp collapse after finishing??
Shelley Moore wat crisp did wth weight was supernatural.frm my childhood fav.red rum will b remembrd wth great respect.crisp!!!!
Shelley Moore shelley moore.this race was wat the great grand national was all about.age magic.guts .drive.passion love wanting.a huge sprinkle of magic dust.the fairytale race.the grand national.
Dick Saunders (sadly no longer with us) was an absolute gentleman. Used to bump into him at point to points and met him in Northampton one day when he was on his way to a function. Still found time to shake my hand and ask how I was. Proper man.
Grittar came from my old village.. such a brave underrated horse took Beaches at its steepest.. never fell around the big old fences at Aintree either!
MrDominic152 nice!!
I rode Grittar up on the gallops at South Luffenham. What a rabbit! I was 11 and he kept me alive and I gave him a baby bath . He was very hairy and yes, I did scream! But we came 1st. Aww lovely man. Stubble field not fun. I❤u Grits xx
loving words my first ever grand national completion ....only just tho
In those days jus having a finisher gave bragging rights. Today its a forgettable race
This was the first Grand National I remember, Man Alive was my first ever fave horse, I always wanted to see a grey National winner ever since this race, never thought it would be 30 years exactly. I love these old National videos.
This was one of only two Grand Nationals that I attended. We parked ourselves early at Bechers and having backed Man Alive I was disappointed to see him come past me riderless.
Probably passed it by then at 11 given his best years were 1979-81. He was entered in 1980 but withdrawn in the morning after his trainer walked the course.
My dad trained hard outlook he was private trainer called tom Reid hardoutlook used to be called paddy at home he was an amazing horse on first circuit two horses fell in front of him on the landing side and he landed and jumped this two horses my father had a photo of it he said to this day if he had kept paddy a bit closer to geittar he would beat him idk Antony gave him a great ride and grittar had some engine on him I will never forget that day I was 8 at the time ♥️
I came here to ask a question about Hard Outlook as I predicted the 1-2 straight forecast of the race 2 days before. Always fancied Grittar and picked Hard Outlook with a pin. My question is please name some other races Hard Outlook ran in as I cant recall anything televised?
@@teenoso4069 I was 6 lol but he won prep race maybe month b4 national think it was at Newbury or Haydock I'm sure it was Haydock mum and dad have passed so can't ask
The first ever national that i can remember watching and fell in love with the race. I just found it spectacular with 40 horses, the distance, the names of the jumps etc etc. Beechers brook was the highlight. Horse racing would have been down my list of favourite sports but the grand national(the ONLY grand national in my opinion) was one of the highlights of the year.
Nice that after the final fence, Grittar came in on a hand ride - no whip. That's class.
the horse that almost carried out delmoss is f1 faller mullacury who got bd by deep gale who i think was j p mcmanus first of 100s of runners hes had in the grand national
Fantastic race, the courage and endurance of these horses is inspiring to see. Well done, Grittar -but Delmoss was a great horse also.
yea and he didn't even have to use the whip
I remember that race as a keen 13 yr old for the National, having backed Current Gold who had a reputation as a late or fast finisher I was gutted to not be able to see the 3rd & 4th places on the Beeb so wasn't aware if I'd picked up a place or not until the next day's Paper :P
just to let you know that grittar the winner was found abandoned in a field in a shocking state, I believe he was rescued by a charity, I my book the owners should be shot for not taking care of him.
Wrong. That was 1984 winner Hallo Dandy
Barbara Dyson not true.. Grittar lived out his years in Rutland.
That was Hello Dandy. Disgusting from the owners and not what our sport is about. Unfortunately it strengthened the cliche that the owners only care about money which is not true in 99% of the cases
I think it was fav.
10 horses fell at the 1st not quite beating the 12 in 1951 but equaĺling the 10 in the 1952 race other races with high fallers at the first are 1922 1938 1950 1971 1977 and 2002
....probably all on quickish ground....
@@chatham43 going too fast no other reason
The last time u see cheers is jumping f 20 and 21 the horse has dropped to joint last and looks exhausted a professional jockey wud have pulled him up around the canal turn
Geraldine Rees must have been determined to be the first woman jockey to complete the National. When Cheers finished about 2 hours after the winner, its head was reeling all over the place. It's a wonder it didn't collapse and die like what happened to Many Clouds at Cheltenham.
@@gary1961 i remember several jockeys criticising rees after the race
would have been flagged in the old old days
Ron Barry bob champion Andy turnell and Bob Davies final rides
Delmoss was a nightmare ride for Bill Smith but he got him around at 50's! A couple of unlucky BDs towards the end but Grittar looked a cut above.
Julian Wilson say "tragiclly Aldiniti fell at the first" hardly a tragedy even in sporting terms seeing as he won it the year before.
Agree sounds. Like aldanti died
That's why Wilson was crap
Great race!! Great win 4 grittar!!
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More horses fell at the 1st fence this year than some fallers on the entire races in previous years
I think 10 fell at the 1st if my memory serves me right.
Hard outlook ran a great race
....yep..his performance is often overlooked...
@@chatham43 was entered for 83 race but withdrawn injured
@@shaunspadah5790 I have the long handicap for 83 - dont see him. Maybe it was 1984?
10 horses fell at the first fence, and the commentators only mentioned three of them. A few fences later, the commentator told us that Aldaniti had fallen at the first. So that was six horses that weren't even mentioned.
Parking the coaches in front of that was scandalous
Loving Words was going great 'til brought down three from home - remounted and went on to finish a valiant third - never heard anything of either the horse or its rider (Richard Roundtree? I might be wrong) before or since...
Loving Words would have gone very close. Was entered in 1983 and 1984, but didnt start - so he must have been on the scene but I just dont remember him running again
Been three times, but this one was my favourity 'National. Probably because I lumped on Grittar lol. Not the biggest horse, but the biggest heart !
It's a dopey game I play with the National. To imagine the race if the winner fell at the first. Wow but wouldn't Hard Outlook have gone down in history as one of the most convincing Grand National winners ever. He would have been out on his own from three out. Not bad at 50/1. What might have been Anthony Webber.
Personally thought he gave him a great ride but he was a good horse grittar
Cheers the only horse to complete the 81 and 82 race
Indeed, but 1982 at what price was he got round?
Could have been a pile up at fence 7 amongst the middle order
Poor Carrow Boy, impeded by a loose horse causing him to fall when leading in 1981, put off by a horse falling in front of him and falling at the 4th last here.
Do you have it extended footage
....sorry..no...
exactly half the field eliminated after fence 8, bechers second time the horses at the back are almost a fence behind, they went too fast grittar 9 15 winning time 2nd fastest
Totally agree with the assessment. They went off like it was a 5f dash
very unusual to see them spread out on ground better than good. In 1983 there was a market around 5/1 that half the field would be out by Bechers first time
Sporting solicitar John Cardens final ride his record is f1 f1 f2 f3 pu4 and f1
Let's not be unfair, he did make it to the Canal Turn on his first go.
@@Foinavon67 he must have remounted 7 times then lol
@@Foinavon67 Was that in the pre race walking the course? ;-)
Interesting chap but live his final 17 years as a tetraplegic. Earlier raced cars against Jackie Stewart. Ranked in the army, Oxbridge blue, played snooker against Alex Higgins - seemed to have a varied life.
Aldaniti fell at the first
who put those buses there, john hanmer couldnt see fence 1, total chaos and hanmer misses it
...I always thought it strange that Peter O' Sullivan didnt hand over to John Hanmer until after the field had jumped the first fence.......unusual....
yeah the reason was the buses hanmer view was hampered, they missed an awful lot of action between them, aldaniti falling, three to one well fancied falling martinstown and charlotte brew exiting at f3,also royal mail favourite at f6, there were more fallers at f1 in 82 than there have been in the last 5 nationals altogether lol
I always thought that John Hanmers position was in front of the 3rd fence?
Duncan Jackson the modern position is high on the bank next to the 3rd fence however before its current location it was somewhere in the centre of the track.
Just happened by chance to see a film of BBC crew setting up at Aintree prior to the 1982 National. In those days they first went on site approx 2 weeks before as all the broadcast and camera points had to be built from scratch due to the poor facilities at Aintree (even the photo finish was on scaffolding on the inner of the course). From a long angle view you can see a camera position and commentary box in the middle of the course near the 3rd fence presumably for John Hanmer as it would also have a good of fences 10, 11 and 12. As said elsewhere Aintree put coaches in between Hanmer and the 1st blocking his view.
Prince Charles is riding good prospect
It's Richard Linley.
There was talk of it when the entries were announced. I think the horse came into new ownership soon after that
@@teenoso4069 Charles rode good prospect in 82 might have been the grand military must have sold the horse some time later