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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">1986 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_Peter_Luff.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Owner_Peter_Luff.svg/220px-Owner_Peter_Luff.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="335" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Owner_Peter_Luff.svg/330px-Owner_Peter_Luff.svg.png 1.5x, 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class="infobox-below"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1985_Grand_National" title="1985 Grand National">1985</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1987_Grand_National" title="1987 Grand National">1987</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=tfkydDGbfYg">1986 Grand National in full</a> <a href="/wiki/BBC_Sport" title="BBC Sport">BBC Sport</a>/<a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1986 Grand National</b> (officially known as the <b><a href="/wiki/Seagram" title="Seagram">Seagram</a> Grand National</b> for sponsorship reasons) was the 140th running of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_National" title="Grand National">Grand National</a> horse race that took place at <a href="/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse" title="Aintree Racecourse">Aintree Racecourse</a> near <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, England, on 5 April 1986. </p><p>The race was won by nine-year-old 15/2 second favourite <a href="/wiki/West_Tip" title="West Tip">West Tip</a>, ridden by jockey <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dunwoody" title="Richard Dunwoody">Richard Dunwoody</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> in a time of 9 minutes, 33 seconds for a prize of £57,254. The winner was owned by Mr Peter Luff and trained in Droitwich, Worcestershire by Michael Oliver.<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> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Build-up,_leading_contenders_and_the_race"><span id="Build-up.2C_leading_contenders_and_the_race"></span>Build-up, leading contenders and the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Grand_National&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Build-up, leading contenders and the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One hundred and nine horses were entered the 1986 Grand National of which fifty six stood their ground and declared to run<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For health and safety reasons only a maximum field of forty could take part so the sixteen entrants given the lowest handicap mark by handicapper, Captain Christopher Mordaunt<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were balloted out. These included former competitors, <i>King Spruce</i>, <i>Onapromise</i> and <i>Colonel Christy</i><sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/1985_Grand_National" title="1985 Grand National">The previous year's</a> runner up, <i>Mr Snugfit</i> was installed as the 13/2 favourite<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> despite having been injured for a time during the season and having run unimpressively in his last four starts. Phil Tuck took the mount, as he had done last year.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with last year's favourite, <i>West Tip</i> was again heavily supported at 15/2 with many of his supporters feeling that he had been unlucky when falling at Becher's Brook while disputing the lead last year. His jockey on that occasion, Richard Dunwoody was released from his retainer on <i>Port Askaig</i> to take the mount on the second favourite.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four months before the National, West Tip had been defeated by the impressive chaser, <i>Door Latch</i>, considered by the racing press as owner, Jim Joel's best chance of winning the race in his almost thirty years of trying. Richard Rowe took the mount on the 9/1 chance trained by former champion jockey <a href="/wiki/Josh_Gifford" title="Josh Gifford">Josh Gifford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining public support was placed in former winners, <a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a> and <i>Last Suspect</i> who would both set off at 14/1 in company of their riders in victory, Ben de Haan and Hywell Davies.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aside from these main contenders the majority of the remainder of public support was placed with <i>The Tsarevich</i>, former twice runner up, <i>Greasepaint</i> and <a href="/wiki/1984_Grand_National" title="1984 Grand National">1984 winner</a> <i>Hallo Dandy</i> at 16/1. Mark Dwyer was considered to have the best chance of the seven riders taking part in their debut National on board 18/1 shot <i>Knock Hill</i>. Among the other six debut riders was future winner Steve Knight, riding <i>Tracy's Special</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unusually there were no riders taking part with experience of more than six previous rides in the race with Steve Smith Eccles, on board <i>Classified</i> and Paul Barton, on <i>Fethard Friend</i> both taking their seventh mounts<sup id="cite_ref-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Race_Apart_1987,_page_369-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starter, Michael Sayers was starting his third National and had some difficulty communicating instructions to Czech rider, Vaclav Chalupka, on board the top weight, <i>Essex</i> who did not speak English<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but still managed to dispatch the forty competitors at the first attempt. </p><p>Richard Rowe's race ended early when <i>Door Latch</i> exited at the first fence while <i>Corbiere</i> fell at the fourth. <i>Last Suspect</i> was always well to the rear before being pulled up at the eighteenth fence but both <i>West Tip</i> and <i>Mr Snugfit</i> were well in contention in a leading group of eight crossing the Melling Road towards the second last fence. <i>West Tip</i> had cruised up into second place at that point behind the 66/1 outsider, <i>Young Driver</i> with <i>Classified</i>, <i>The Tsarevich</i> and <i>Sommelier</i> the other challengers with <i>Mr Snugfit</i> having dropped back to eighth. <i>West Tip</i> moved upsides <i>Young Driver</i> after jumping the final fence and always looked comfortable on the run in despite only defeating the outsider by two lengths.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=1986_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>1st </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>9 </td> <td>10-11 </td> <td>15/2 </td> <td>Won by 2 lengths </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd </td> <td>Young Driver </td> <td>Chris Grant </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66/1 </td> <td>20 lengths </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd </td> <td>Classified </td> <td>Steve Smith-Eccles </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>22/1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th </td> <td>Mr Snugfit </td> <td>Phil Tuck </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>13/2 F </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th </td> <td>Sommelier </td> <td>Tom Taaffe </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>50-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th </td> <td>Broomy Bank </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Scudamore" title="Peter Scudamore">Peter Scudamore</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>20-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th </td> <td>The Tsarevich </td> <td>John White </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>16-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th </td> <td>Monanore </td> <td>Tom Morgan </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>22-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Polveir" title="Little Polveir">Little Polveir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Brown_(jockey)" title="Colin Brown (jockey)">Colin Brown</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-3 </td> <td>66-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10th </td> <td>Greasepaint </td> <td>Tommy Carmody </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-9 </td> <td>16-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11th </td> <td>Northern Bay </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philip_Hobbs" title="Philip Hobbs">Philip Hobbs</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>33-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hallo_Dandy" title="Hallo Dandy">Hallo Dandy</a> </td> <td>Neale Doughty </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-8 </td> <td>16-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th </td> <td>Kilkilowen </td> <td>Ken Morgan </td> <td>10 </td> <td>11-3 </td> <td>25-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th </td> <td>Imperial Black </td> <td>Reg Crank </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th </td> <td>Rupertino </td> <td>Gareth Charles-Jones </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th </td> <td>Why Forget </td> <td>Ridley Lamb </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>35-1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th </td> <td>Gayle Warning </td> <td>Mr Sandy Dudgeon </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-9 </td> <td>50-1 </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=1986_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>Rider </th> <th>Age </th> <th>Weight </th> <th>Starting price </th> <th>Fate </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Door Latch </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Rowe_(horse_racing)" title="Richard Rowe (horse racing)">Richard Rowe</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>11-0 </td> <td>9-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>Port Askaig </td> <td>Graham McCourt </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-5 </td> <td>35-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Lantern Lodge </td> <td>Tony Mullins </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>100-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a> </td> <td>Ben De Haan </td> <td>11 </td> <td>11-7 </td> <td>14-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a>)</small> </td> <td>Dudie </td> <td>Kevin Doolan </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>100-1 </td> <td>Unseated Rider (3) remounted & Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 <small>(<a href="/wiki/Canal_Turn" title="Canal Turn">Canal Turn</a>)</small> </td> <td>Plundering </td> <td>Simon Sherwood </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>25-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 <small>(Valentine's Brook)</small> </td> <td>Mount Oliver </td> <td>John Bryan </td> <td>8 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>500-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 <small>(Valentine's Brook)</small> </td> <td>Tracys Special </td> <td>Steve Knight </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-6 </td> <td>150-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Acarine </td> <td>Robert Stronge </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-13 </td> <td>33-1 </td> <td>Brought Down </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Another Duke </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Nicholls_(horse_racing)" title="Paul Nicholls (horse racing)">Paul Nicholls</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>10-4 </td> <td>200-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Master Tercel </td> <td>Dermot Browne </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-7 </td> <td>150-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td>Ten Cherries </td> <td>Adrian Sharpe </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>66-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 <small>(<a href="/wiki/The_Chair_(Aintree_Racecourse)" title="The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)">The Chair</a>)</small> </td> <td>Drumlargan </td> <td>Tommy Ryan </td> <td>12 </td> <td>11-6 </td> <td>40-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 <small>(<a href="/wiki/The_Chair_(Aintree_Racecourse)" title="The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)">The Chair</a>)</small> </td> <td>Essex </td> <td>Vaclav Chaloupka </td> <td>8 </td> <td>12-0 </td> <td>100-1 </td> <td>Pulled Up </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Doubleuagain </td> <td>Charlie Mann </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>500-1 </td> <td>Knocked Over </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td>Late Night Extra </td> <td>Mr Tim Thomson-Jones </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-2 </td> <td>500-1 </td> <td>Pulled Up </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </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>12 </td> <td>11-2 </td> <td>14-1 </td> <td>Pulled Up </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 <small>(open ditch)</small> </td> <td>Ballymilan </td> <td>Colin Hawkins </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-0 </td> <td>50-1 </td> <td>Unseated Rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 <small>(open ditch)</small> </td> <td>Tacroy </td> <td>Andrew Stringer </td> <td>12 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>200-1 </td> <td>Unseated Rider </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 <small>(Foinavon)</small> </td> <td>Knock Hill </td> <td>Mark Dwyer </td> <td>10 </td> <td>10-1 </td> <td>18-1 </td> <td>Pulled Up </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 <small>(Foinavon)</small> </td> <td>St Alezan </td> <td>Craig Smith </td> <td>9 </td> <td>10-2 </td> <td>150-1 </td> <td>Brought Down </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td>Ballinacurra Lad </td> <td>Graham Bradley </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-8 </td> <td>22-1 </td> <td>Fell </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 <small>(open ditch)</small> </td> <td>Fethard Friend </td> <td>Paul Barton </td> <td>11 </td> <td>10-2 </td> <td>35-1 </td> <td>Pulled Up </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-youtube1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-freewebs_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<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=1986_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>The official attendance of 75,637 was an increase of over 10,000 on the previous year and 20,000 on the year prior to that. While the Aintree Executive pointed to this as a mark of the recent success in saving the racecourse from being closed, some elements of the press stated that these figures were still some way short of those estimated in the 1920s-50s. In doing so however the press failed to point out that spectators had been able to watch the race for free if they took position on the country side of the Melling Road in those days while they were now charged admission in the modern era.<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> </p><p>The race was broadcast live by the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> as part of its regular Saturday afternoon <a href="/wiki/Grandstand_(BBC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grandstand (BBC)">Grandstand</a> programme in a Grand National special, as it had done every year since 1960. The commentary team for the fifteenth consecutive year was John Hanmer, <a href="/wiki/Julian_Wilson_(commentator)" title="Julian Wilson (commentator)">Julian Wilson</a> and lead commentator <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Sullevan" title="Peter O'Sullevan">Peter O'Sullevan</a> who was calling his forty-first Grand National on Radio or Television.<sup id="cite_ref-freewebs2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-freewebs2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The programme itself was presented by <a href="/wiki/Des_Lynam" title="Des Lynam">Des Lynam</a> who also leased the horse <i>Another Duke</i> to run in his colours. This situation presented Lynam with the prospect of having to interview himself if the 200/1 outsider were to win, until they departed the contest at the tenth fence. Jockey Paul Nicholls later commented that "He cleared Becher's like a dream then fell at a little one. We [He and Des Lynam] still have a laugh about it"<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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>In addition to its Television coverage, The BBC also broadcast the race live on Radio Two as part of its regular Saturday Sports Programme, having broadcast every National since 1927 with <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bromley" title="Peter Bromley">Peter Bromley</a> calling home the winner. </p><p>In the post race interview with Lynam, Richard Dunwoody explained how the horse had almost been killed years before in a road accident. "He needed 90-100 stitches and lost an awful lot of blood...It's a miracle he's here today, never mind winning the race."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<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>West Tip over on the far side, has the advantage from Young Driver. West Tip by 2 lengths from Young driver. West Tip by 3 lengths from Young Driver. Young Driver is striding back, but West Tip is going to hold him and win the National, and as they come to the line, West Tip has won the National!</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 1986 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=1986_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"><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.grandnational.org.uk/previous-winners.php">"Previous Grand National Winners"</a>. 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National">1839</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1840_Grand_National" title="1840 Grand National">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_Grand_National" title="1841 Grand National">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Grand_National" title="1842 Grand National">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_Grand_National" title="1843 Grand National">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_Grand_National" title="1844 Grand National">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_Grand_National" title="1845 Grand National">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Grand_National" title="1846 Grand National">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_Grand_National" title="1847 Grand National">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Grand_National" title="1848 Grand National">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_Grand_National" title="1849 Grand National">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Grand_National" title="1850 Grand National">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Grand_National" title="1851 Grand National">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Grand_National" title="1852 Grand National">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_Grand_National" title="1853 Grand National">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Grand_National" title="1854 Grand National">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_Grand_National" title="1855 Grand National">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Grand_National" title="1856 Grand National">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Grand_National" title="1857 Grand National">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_Grand_National" title="1858 Grand National">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Grand_National" title="1859 Grand National">1859</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1860_Grand_National" title="1860 Grand National">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_Grand_National" title="1861 Grand National">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_Grand_National" title="1862 Grand National">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Grand_National" title="1863 Grand National">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Grand_National" title="1864 Grand National">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Grand_National" title="1865 Grand National">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Grand_National" title="1866 Grand National">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_Grand_National" title="1867 Grand National">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Grand_National" title="1868 Grand National">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Grand_National" title="1869 Grand National">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_Grand_National" title="1870 Grand National">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_Grand_National" title="1871 Grand National">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Grand_National" title="1872 Grand National">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_Grand_National" title="1873 Grand National">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Grand_National" title="1874 Grand National">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Grand_National" title="1875 Grand National">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Grand_National" title="1876 Grand National">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Grand_National" title="1877 Grand National">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Grand_National" title="1878 Grand National">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Grand_National" title="1879 Grand National">1879</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1880_Grand_National" title="1880 Grand National">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Grand_National" title="1881 Grand National">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Grand_National" title="1882 Grand National">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_Grand_National" title="1883 Grand National">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Grand_National" title="1884 Grand National">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Grand_National" title="1885 Grand National">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_Grand_National" title="1886 Grand National">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Grand_National" title="1887 Grand National">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Grand_National" title="1888 Grand National">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Grand_National" title="1889 Grand National">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Grand_National" title="1890 Grand National">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Grand_National" title="1891 Grand National">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Grand_National" title="1892 Grand National">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Grand_National" title="1893 Grand National">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Grand_National" title="1894 Grand National">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Grand_National" title="1895 Grand National">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Grand_National" title="1896 Grand National">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Grand_National" title="1897 Grand National">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Grand_National" title="1898 Grand National">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Grand_National" title="1899 Grand National">1899</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1900_Grand_National" title="1900 Grand National">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Grand_National" title="1901 Grand National">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Grand_National" title="1902 Grand National">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Grand_National" title="1903 Grand National">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Grand_National" title="1904 Grand National">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Grand_National" title="1905 Grand National">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Grand_National" title="1906 Grand National">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Grand_National" title="1907 Grand National">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Grand_National" title="1908 Grand National">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Grand_National" title="1909 Grand National">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Grand_National" title="1910 Grand National">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Grand_National" title="1911 Grand National">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Grand_National" title="1912 Grand National">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Grand_National" title="1913 Grand National">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Grand_National" title="1914 Grand National">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Grand_National" title="1915 Grand National">1915</a></li> <li><i>(<a href="/wiki/Racecourse_Association_Steeple_Chase" title="Racecourse Association Steeple Chase">1916</a>)</i></li> <li><i>(<a href="/wiki/1917_War_Steeplechase" title="1917 War Steeplechase">1917</a>)</i></li> <li><i>(<a href="/wiki/1918_War_Steeplechase" title="1918 War Steeplechase">1918</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Grand_National" title="1919 Grand National">1919</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Grand_National" title="1920 Grand National">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Grand_National" title="1921 Grand National">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Grand_National" title="1922 Grand 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 National">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Grand_National" title="1935 Grand National">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Grand_National" title="1936 Grand National">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Grand_National" title="1937 Grand National">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Grand_National" title="1938 Grand National">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Grand_National" title="1939 Grand National">1939</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Grand_National" title="1940 Grand National">1940</a></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s>1941</s></span></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s>1942</s></span></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s>1943</s></span></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s>1944</s></span></li> <li><span style="color:gray"><s>1945</s></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Grand_National" title="1946 Grand National">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Grand_National" title="1947 Grand National">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Grand_National" 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 Grand National">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Grand_National" title="1973 Grand National">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Grand_National" title="1974 Grand National">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Grand_National" title="1975 Grand National">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Grand_National" title="1976 Grand National">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Grand_National" title="1977 Grand National">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Grand_National" title="1978 Grand National">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Grand_National" title="1979 Grand National">1979</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Grand_National" title="1980 Grand National">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Grand_National" title="1981 Grand National">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Grand_National" title="1982 Grand National">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Grand_National" title="1983 Grand National">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Grand_National" title="1984 Grand National">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Grand_National" title="1985 Grand National">1985</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">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 National">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Grand_National" title="1997 Grand National">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Grand_National" title="1998 Grand National">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Grand_National" title="1999 Grand National">1999</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Grand_National" title="2000 Grand National">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Grand_National" title="2001 Grand National">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Grand_National" title="2002 Grand National">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Grand_National" title="2003 Grand National">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Grand_National" title="2004 Grand National">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Grand_National" title="2005 Grand National">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Grand_National" title="2006 Grand National">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Grand_National" title="2007 Grand National">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Grand_National" title="2008 Grand National">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Grand_National" title="2009 Grand National">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Grand_National" title="2010 Grand National">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Grand_National" title="2011 Grand National">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Grand_National" title="2012 Grand National">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Grand_National" title="2013 Grand National">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Grand_National" title="2014 Grand National">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Grand_National" title="2015 Grand National">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Grand_National" title="2016 Grand National">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Grand_National" title="2017 Grand National">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Grand_National" title="2018 Grand National">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Grand_National" title="2019 Grand National">2019</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="color:gray"><s><a href="/wiki/2020_Grand_National" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Grand National">2020</a></s></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Grand_National" title="2021 Grand National">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Grand_National" title="2022 Grand National">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Grand_National" title="2023 Grand National">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Grand_National" title="2024 Grand National">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Grand_National" title="2025 Grand National">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#77dd77;;width:1%;background:#ddeedd;">Course</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aintree_Racecourse" title="Aintree Racecourse">Aintree Racecourse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becher%27s_Brook" title="Becher's Brook">Becher's Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canal_Turn" title="Canal Turn">Canal Turn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Chair_(Aintree_Racecourse)" title="The Chair (Aintree Racecourse)">The Chair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valentine%27s_Brook" title="Valentine's Brook">Valentine's Brook</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#77dd77;;width:1%;background:#ddeedd;">Famous horses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aldaniti" title="Aldaniti">Aldaniti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battleship_(horse)" title="Battleship (horse)">Battleship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corbiere_(horse)" title="Corbiere (horse)">Corbiere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crisp_(horse)" title="Crisp (horse)">Crisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Loch" title="Devon Loch">Devon Loch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Duke_(horse)" title="The Duke (horse)">The Duke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E.S.B._(horse)" title="E.S.B. (horse)">E.S.B.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foinavon" title="Foinavon">Foinavon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Miller" title="Golden Miller">Golden Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L%27Escargot_(horse)" title="L'Escargot (horse)">L'Escargot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Gyllene" title="Lord Gyllene">Lord Gyllene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lottery_(horse)" title="Lottery (horse)">Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr_Frisk" title="Mr Frisk">Mr Frisk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_Politics_(horse)" title="Party Politics (horse)">Party Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Simple_(horse)" title="Peter Simple (horse)">Peter Simple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Rum" title="Red Rum">Red Rum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Roll" title="Tiger Roll">Tiger Roll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Tip" title="West Tip">West Tip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#77dd77;;width:1%;background:#ddeedd;">Famous jockeys</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beltr%C3%A1n_Alfonso_Osorio,_18th_Duke_of_Alburquerque" title="Beltrán Alfonso Osorio, 18th Duke of Alburquerque">Duke of Alburquerque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Anthony_(jockey)" title="Jack Anthony (jockey)">Jack Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Becher" title="Martin Becher">Martin Becher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachael_Blackmore" title="Rachael Blackmore">Rachael Blackmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Carberry" title="Tommy Carberry">Tommy Carberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Champion" title="Bob Champion">Bob Champion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Dunwoody" title="Richard Dunwoody">Richard Dunwoody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Fletcher" title="Brian Fletcher">Brian Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Francis" title="Dick Francis">Dick Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Gifford" title="Josh Gifford">Josh Gifford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hobbs" title="Bruce Hobbs">Bruce Hobbs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl,_8th_Prince_Kinsky_of_Wchinitz_and_Tettau" title="Karl, 8th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau">Count Karl Kinsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jem_Mason" title="Jem Mason">Jem Mason</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McCoy" title="Tony McCoy">Tony McCoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Olliver" title="Tom Olliver">Tom Olliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Piggott" title="Ernest Piggott">Ernest Piggott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pitman" title="Richard Pitman">Richard Pitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davy_Russell" title="Davy Russell">Davy Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruby_Walsh" title="Ruby Walsh">Ruby Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Winter" title="Fred Winter">Fred Winter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#77dd77;;width:1%;background:#ddeedd;">Other people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Bromley" title="Peter Bromley">Peter Bromley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginger_McCain" title="Ginger McCain">Ginger McCain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_O%27Brien" title="Vincent O'Brien">Vincent O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Hehir" title="Michael O'Hehir">Michael O'Hehir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Sullevan" title="Peter O'Sullevan">Peter O'Sullevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Pitman" title="Jenny Pitman">Jenny Pitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Rimell" title="Fred Rimell">Fred Rimell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother" title="Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother">Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Oaksey" title="John Oaksey">Lord Oaksey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Molyneux,_2nd_Earl_of_Sefton" title="William Molyneux, 2nd Earl of 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