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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="border-top: none;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size:120%; background:#77DD77">1985 Grand National</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-weight:bold; font-size:120%;"><a href="/wiki/Grand_National" title="Grand National">Grand National</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Owner_Anne,_Duchess_of_Westminster.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Owner_Anne%2C_Duchess_of_Westminster.svg/220px-Owner_Anne%2C_Duchess_of_Westminster.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="335" class="mw-file-element" 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class="infobox-data">50/1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Jockey" title="Jockey">Jockey</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hywel_Davies_(jockey)" title="Hywel Davies (jockey)">Hywel Davies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Horse_trainer" title="Horse trainer">Trainer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Capt. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Forster" title="Tim Forster">Tim Forster</a>, OBE</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland"><img alt="Republic of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ireland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png" decoding="async" 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href="/wiki/1986_Grand_National" title="1986 Grand National">1986</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox" style="width: 275px; clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdyyvgsBQg">1985 Grand National in full</a> BBC Sport</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qofpiH7Nybo">Highlights of the 1985 Grand National in German</a> YouTube</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1985 Grand National</b> (officially known as the <b><a href="/wiki/Seagram" title="Seagram">Seagram</a> Grand National</b> for sponsorship reasons) was the 139th renewal of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_National" title="Grand National">Grand National</a> <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse race</a> that took place at <a href="/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse" title="Aintree Racecourse">Aintree Racecourse</a> near <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, on 30 March 1985. </p><p>The race was won by eleven-year-old, 50/1 outsider, <a href="/wiki/Last_Suspect" title="Last Suspect">Last Suspect</a>, ridden by <a href="/wiki/Hywel_Davies_(jockey)" title="Hywel Davies (jockey)">Hywel Davies</a> in a time of 9 minutes 42.7 seconds for a prize of £54,314. The winner was owned by <a href="/wiki/Anne_Grosvenor,_Duchess_of_Westminster" title="Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster">Anne, Duchess of Westminster</a> and trained by Captain <a href="/wiki/Tim_Forster" title="Tim Forster">Tim Forster</a> in <a href="/wiki/Letcombe_Bassett" title="Letcombe Bassett">Letcombe Bassett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Build_up,_leading_contenders_and_race"><span id="Build_up.2C_leading_contenders_and_race"></span>Build up, leading contenders and race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Grand_National&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Build up, leading contenders and race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aintree chose this year to honour all of the surviving winning jockeys in National history. Almost all of those still alive attended the event which took place in front of the Grandstand two hours before the race was due to take place. Each rider was introduced to the crowd before being presented with an Aynsley China Trophy by <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Princess Anne</a>. The oldest of those to take part was eighty-two-year-old Tim Hamey who had been victorious aboard Forbra in <a href="/wiki/1932_Grand_National" title="1932 Grand National">1932</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As for its introduction last year, the maximum field safety limit of forty runners was filled with no entrants being withdrawn on the day of the race. The public however were undecided on where they believed the title would fall this year with joint favourites, Greasepaint and <a href="/wiki/West_Tip" title="West Tip">West Tip</a> at 13/2. The former had joined an elite group of competitors to have been runner up in the race twice, having done so in each of the last two years and at ten years old was thought to have now reached the prime age at which to go one better and win the race. He was partnered, as in defeat last year by Tommy Carmody. The other co favourite had no Grand National experience for neither horse nor rider but still attracted heavy public attention. The horse, West Tip had been fortunate to survive being hit by a lorry in 1982, which left a huge scar in his hind quarters. Having recovered, he went on to show impressive form by winning four races in the buildup to the National, including The Ritz Club National Hunt Handicap at Cheltenham a few weeks before Aintree. His partner was <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dunwoody" title="Richard Dunwoody">Richard Dunwoody</a>, the youngest rider in the contest and among thirteen riders making their National debut. Such was the interest in the pair in the days leading to the race that he was asked to appear on the <a href="/wiki/Wogan" title="Wogan">Wogan</a> show on <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those who questioned the ability of the two favourites turned instead to champion jockey <a href="/wiki/John_Francome" title="John Francome">John Francome</a> who would partner 8/1 chance Drumlargen. The horse had been third in the previous year's <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_Gold_Cup" title="Cheltenham Gold Cup">Cheltenham Gold Cup</a> while speculation was rife that this would be Francome's last attempt at the National, having so far never won the race.<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite being given top weight of 11 stones 10 lbs, <a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a> was by now something of a housewives' favourite at 9/1, having followed victory in the race in <a href="/wiki/1983_Grand_National" title="1983 Grand National">1983</a> by finishing third in <a href="/wiki/1984_Grand_National" title="1984 Grand National">1984</a>. This year he would be deprived of his partner in victory, Ben de Haan, through injury and was instead partnered by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Scudamore" title="Peter Scudamore">Peter Scudamore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-grand-national_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand-national-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lucky Vane had finished just behind Corbiere last year and followed that by winning the four-mile Happy New Year Chase at Cheltenham in January. His proven ability over long distance saw him backed to 10/1 on the day in partnership with the most experienced rider in the race, John Burke who had won the race in <a href="/wiki/1976_Grand_National" title="1976 Grand National">1976</a> and had already announced his retirement before what would be his eleventh and final ride in the National.<sup id="cite_ref-independent_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those with a more keen eye to study form looked to the bottom of the handicap for a horse that had slipped under the radar of the handicapper and found him in Mr Snugfit, a horse that had only just scraped into the final forty and had won five races in the last four months. They racecourse pundits considered him the eyecatcher of the field and backed him heavily at 12/1 with Phil Tuck taking the ride. His detractors noted however that the handicapper had allotted the horse only 9 stones and that he would have to carry a stone more to meet minimum weight in this race.<sup id="cite_ref-mirror_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mirror-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of the betting public put their faith in last year's champion Hallo Dandy at 14/1, Fethard Friend at 16/1, and Classified at 20/1 with Hill of Slain, Kumbi, Scot Lane, Broomy Bank, Rupertino, Tacroy and Talon considered the only others in the field capable of winning the race. Last Suspect was among those largely unconsidered at 50/1. In the company of Welsh jockey Hywel Davies he had developed a reputation as a stubborn horse and had pulled himself up in his last race. His owner, Anne, Duchess of Westminster, instantly decided to scratch her horse from the race, having never really wanted to run him in the first place, and when her decision was supported by trainer, Captain Tim Forster it took all of Davies' persuasive powers to convince them to give the horse his chance. The jockey was convinced that Aintree would suit the horse whose jumping and stamina were unquestioned.<sup id="cite_ref-grand-national2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand-national2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The runners were sent off at the first time of asking but a huge groan came from the stands when it was seen that Hallo Dandy was among four horses to fall at the first fence.<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the other main contenders remained in contention at the end of the first circuit with the exception of Lucky Vane who had been pulled up after breaking down jumping Valentine's Brook.<sup id="cite_ref-grandnationalrecords_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grandnationalrecords-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Corbiere had been the most prominent of the favourites on the first circuit but West Tip seemed to be cantering and moved up to dispute the lead as the field came to Becher's Brook for the second time only to crumple on landing and fall.<sup id="cite_ref-grand-national3_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand-national3-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rupertino, Corbiere and Last Suspect led Greasepaint over the Canal Turn with Mr Snugfit and Classified both still in contention while Drumlargen had stopped at the fence before Becher's<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Fethard Friend was tailed off.<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the third last fence Corbiere held a two length lead over Greasepaint, Last Suspect, Mr Snugfit, Rupertino and Classified with Scot Lane and Glenfox still in contention but by the penultimate flight Mr Snugfit had moved up to take the lead and looked assured of victory at the final fence with Corbiere, Greasepaint, Last Suspect and Classified all labouring behind him. However, Mr Snugfit appeared to tire as they reached the elbow, with both Corbiere and Last Suspect making renewed efforts. The latter finished particularly strongly over the final 100 yards to win.<sup id="cite_ref-grand-national2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grand-national2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race was won in a time of 9 minutes 42.7 seconds, 40.8 seconds outside the race record set twelve years earlier. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finishing_order">Finishing order</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Grand_National&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Finishing order"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Position </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Jockey" title="Jockey">Jockey</a> </th> <th>Age </th> <th>Weight </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Starting_price" title="Starting price">SP</a> </th> <th>Distance </th></tr> <tr> <td>01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Last_Suspect" title="Last Suspect">Last Suspect</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hywel_Davies_(jockey)" title="Hywel Davies (jockey)">Hywel Davies</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-5 [3 lbs ow] </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Won by 1½ lengths </td></tr> <tr> <td>02 </td> <td>Mr. Snugfit </td> <td>Phil Tuck </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>12/1 </td> <td>3 lengths </td></tr> <tr> <td>03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Scudamore" title="Peter Scudamore">Peter Scudamore</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>11-10 </td> <td>9/1 </td> <td>7 lengths </td></tr> <tr> <td>04 </td> <td>Greasepaint </td> <td>Tommy Carmody </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-13 </td> <td>13/2 JF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>05 </td> <td>Classified </td> <td>John White </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>20/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>06 </td> <td>Imperial Black </td> <td>Colin Hawkins </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>07 </td> <td>Rupertino </td> <td>Robert Stronge </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>33/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>08 </td> <td>Scot Lane </td> <td>Craig Smith </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>28/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>09 </td> <td>Glenfox </td> <td>Mr Denis Gray </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Blackrath Prince </td> <td>Brian Reilly </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td>Captain Parkhill </td> <td>Chris Grant </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Last to complete </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Non-finishers">Non-finishers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Grand_National&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Non-finishers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fence </th> <th>Name </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Jockey" title="Jockey">Jockey</a> </th> <th>Age </th> <th>Weight </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Starting_price" title="Starting price">SP</a> </th> <th>Fate </th></tr> <tr> <td>01 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hallo_Dandy" title="Hallo Dandy">Hallo Dandy</a> </td> <td>Graham Bradley </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-12 </td> <td>14/1 </td> <td>Unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Tip" title="West Tip">West Tip</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dunwoody" title="Richard Dunwoody">Richard Dunwoody</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>13/2 JF </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>06 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>)</small> </td> <td>Tacroy </td> <td>Andrew Stringer </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>33/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>05 </td> <td>Kumbi </td> <td>Kevin Doolan </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>25/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Dudie </td> <td>Tony Mullins </td> <td>7 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>05 </td> <td>Shady Deal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Rowe_(horse_racing)" title="Richard Rowe (horse racing)">Richard Rowe</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Fell (3) rem, pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>01 </td> <td>Talon </td> <td>Anthony Webber </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>33/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>03 </td> <td>Knockawad </td> <td>Kevin O'Brien </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>06 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>)</small> </td> <td>Hill of Slane </td> <td>Steve Smith-Eccles </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-2 </td> <td>25/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>Royal Appointment </td> <td>Padge Gill </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td>Unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>01 </td> <td>Solihull Sport </td> <td>Sam Morshead </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Canal_Turn" title="Canal Turn">Canal Turn</a>)</small> </td> <td>Fauloon </td> <td>Kevin Mooney </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-2 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>01 </td> <td>Bashful Lad </td> <td>Graham McCourt </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>03 </td> <td>Crosa </td> <td>Stan Moore </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Leney Dual </td> <td>Mr David Pitcher </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-8 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>)</small> </td> <td>Immigrate </td> <td>John Hansen </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>02 </td> <td>Northern Bay </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hobbs" title="Philip Hobbs">Philip Hobbs</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td>Drumlargan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Francome" title="John Francome">John Francome</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>11-8 </td> <td>8/1 </td> <td>Refused/pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Lucky Vane </td> <td>John Burke </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-13 </td> <td>10/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td>Fethard Friend </td> <td>Paul Barton </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>16/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Musso </td> <td>Mr Simon Sherwood </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Onapromis </td> <td>Alan Brown </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-5 </td> <td>100/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Canal_Turn" title="Canal Turn">Canal Turn</a>)</small> </td> <td>Clonthturtin </td> <td>Mr Tim Thomson Jones </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-5 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Never Tamper </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Brown_(jockey)" title="Colin Brown (jockey)">Colin Brown</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>200/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Greenhill Hall </td> <td>David Wilkinson </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>200/1 </td> <td>Pulled up </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td>Broomy Bank </td> <td>Mr Jim Wilson </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>33/1 </td> <td>Saddle slipped, unseated rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td>Tubbertelly </td> <td>Tom Taffe </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>50/1 </td> <td>Refused </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td>Roman Bistro </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Nicholls_(horse_racing)" title="Paul Nicholls (horse racing)">Paul Nicholls</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>150/1 </td> <td>Refused </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td>Our Cloud </td> <td>Mr John Queally </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>150/1 </td> <td>Refused </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Note: Sources vary on the fate of many of the competitors. In instances where sources differ, the television footage from the BBC is used as the source.</small><sup id="cite_ref-freewebs2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage_and_aftermath">Media coverage and aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Grand_National&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Media coverage and aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>64,924 spectators came through the gates on Grand National day, which marked an increase of over 10,000 spectators on the previous year.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The race was broadcast live by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> as part of its regular Saturday afternoon sports programme, <a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandstand (TV series)">Grandstand</a>, which was broadcast as a Grand National special, as it had been done every year since <a href="/wiki/1960_Grand_National" title="1960 Grand National">1960</a>. <a href="/wiki/Des_Lynam" title="Des Lynam">Des Lynam</a> became the fourth person to host the broadcast, making the first of fifteen consecutive appearances as presenter, replacing <a href="/wiki/David_Coleman" title="David Coleman">David Coleman</a> who had presented all but two of the previous twenty-five broadcasts.<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs3_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another new innovation this year was the BBC's decision to change the way it filmed the start of the race, switching from the previous shot alongside the runners from inside the course to a new shot taken from a helicopter above the runners. While the overhead shots have continued ever since in the slow motion reruns of the races, it was only used once more in the live footage before being replaced by a camera in a gantry above the banking of the course. </p><p>The commentary team remained unchanged from that which had covered every National since <a href="/wiki/1972_Grand_National" title="1972 Grand National">1972</a>. John Hanmer called the race as the runners raced away from and back towards the racecourse proper, <a href="/wiki/Julian_Wilson_(commentator)" title="Julian Wilson (commentator)">Julian Wilson</a> called the runners at the far side of the course as they jumped Becher's Brook and the Canal Turn while lead commentator, <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Sullevan" title="Peter O'Sullevan">Peter O'Sullevan</a> called the start and end of each circuit, including the finish, as he had done on first radio and then Television in all bar one year since <a href="/wiki/1946_Grand_National" title="1946 Grand National">1946</a>. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Pitman" title="Richard Pitman">Richard Pitman</a> presented a post race rerun, using camera shots not used during the original broadcast, to show viewers what fate had befallen the horse they had backed.<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs3_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs3-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Twenty-five years after jockey Hywel Davies' win, his hometown of <a href="/wiki/Cardigan,_Ceredigion" title="Cardigan, Ceredigion">Cardigan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mid_Wales" title="Mid Wales">Mid Wales</a> held a commemorative dinner to celebrate the anniversary of his Grand National victory. Champion jockey <a href="/wiki/Peter_Scudamore" title="Peter Scudamore">Peter Scudamore</a>, who finished the race third on <a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a>, and Neale Doughty, who won the race in <a href="/wiki/1984_Grand_National" title="1984 Grand National">1984</a>, were among the guests at the dinner in February 2010. Davies said of the horse "In the last race before the National, at Warwick, we went about halfway round and he just pulled up and as a result his owner nearly didn't run him at the National. He was a careful jumper and had never fallen. He got his blood up the day of the National and just went. I kept him out of traffic on the first circuit and just rode him home on the second circuit."<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Doughty had been due to ride Hallo Dandy in the race but was forced to withdraw through injury. Trainer Gordon Richards would later intimate that the horse's early exit from the race was due to rider, Graham Bradley's failure to heed his warning that the horse "Took a tremendous hold and tended to over-jump at the opening obstacles." Bradley responded that the criticisms were unfair, stating the horse merely landed too steeply at the first fence.<sup id="cite_ref-theguardian2_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theguardian2-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:25%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p><b>Mr Snugfit being challenged again by Corbiere. It's Mr Snugfit from Corbiere and Last Suspect putting in a tremendous run towards the stand side. It's Mr Snugfit from Last Suspect, Last Suspect is beginning to get up on the near side and Last Suspect has won it! Last Suspect the winner!</b> </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> Commentator <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Sullevan" title="Peter O'Sullevan">Peter O'Sullevan</a> describes the climax of the 1985 National</cite></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_Grand_National&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A Race Apart, Reg Green, 1987, Page 366</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A Race Apart, Reg Green, 1987, page 364</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Grand Nationals of the 1980s, Chris Simpson, page 33</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-freewebs-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-freewebs_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-freewebs_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.freewebs.com/aintreedatabase/jockeys70s80saf.htm">"Jockeys - 70s & 80s A-F - The Aintree Database"</a>. freewebs.com<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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National">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Grand_National" title="1923 Grand National">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Grand_National" title="1924 Grand National">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Grand_National" title="1925 Grand National">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Grand_National" title="1926 Grand National">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Grand_National" title="1927 Grand National">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Grand_National" title="1928 Grand National">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Grand_National" title="1929 Grand National">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Grand_National" title="1930 Grand National">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Grand_National" title="1931 Grand National">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Grand_National" title="1932 Grand National">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Grand_National" title="1933 Grand National">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Grand_National" title="1934 Grand 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title="1948 Grand National">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Grand_National" title="1949 Grand National">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Grand_National" title="1950 Grand National">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Grand_National" title="1951 Grand National">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Grand_National" title="1952 Grand National">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Grand_National" title="1953 Grand National">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Grand_National" title="1954 Grand National">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Grand_National" title="1955 Grand National">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Grand_National" title="1956 Grand National">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Grand_National" title="1957 Grand National">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Grand_National" title="1958 Grand National">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Grand_National" title="1959 Grand National">1959</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Grand_National" title="1960 Grand National">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Grand_National" title="1961 Grand National">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Grand_National" title="1962 Grand National">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Grand_National" title="1963 Grand National">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Grand_National" title="1964 Grand National">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Grand_National" title="1965 Grand National">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Grand_National" title="1966 Grand National">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Grand_National" title="1967 Grand National">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Grand_National" title="1968 Grand National">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Grand_National" title="1969 Grand National">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Grand_National" title="1970 Grand National">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Grand_National" title="1971 Grand National">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Grand_National" title="1972 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National">1984</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Grand_National" title="1986 Grand National">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Grand_National" title="1987 Grand National">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Grand_National" title="1988 Grand National">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Grand_National" title="1989 Grand National">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Grand_National" title="1990 Grand National">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Grand_National" title="1991 Grand National">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Grand_National" title="1992 Grand National">1992</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s><a href="/wiki/1993_Grand_National" title="1993 Grand National">1993</a></s></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Grand_National" title="1994 Grand National">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Grand_National" title="1995 Grand National">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Grand_National" title="1996 Grand 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