1982 Grand National

1982 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date 3 April 1982
Winning horse Grittar
SP 7/1 favourite
Jockey Mr. Dick Saunders
Trainer Frank H Gilman
Owner Frank H Gilman
Conditions Good
1981
1983
External video
1982 Grand National in full BBC Sport

And it's 48 year old Dick Saunders on Grittar from Hard Outlook. Grittar strides into the final furlong and is already being acclaimed as the National Hero of 1982. Frank Gilman's Grittar strides up to the line to win it in fantastic style, he's a fresh horse. Grittar wins the National!

BBC Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1982 National

The 1982 Grand National was the 136th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 3 April 1982.

The race was won by 7/1 favourite Grittar, ridden by amateur Dick Saunders, who at the age of 48 became, and remains, the oldest jockey to have won the Grand National.[1]

Saunders retired after the race and became chairman of the Aintree stewards. Grittar finished fifth in the next year's National and 10th in 1984. The horse retired to his owner's Leicestershire base and died aged 25.[2]

The race was also notable for being the first in which a female jockey, Geraldine Rees, completed the course. She rode Cheers to be the eighth and last of the finishers.[3]

Finishing order

Position Name Jockey Age Weight SP Distance
01 Grittar Mr Dick Saunders 9 11-5 7/1 Fav Fifteen lengths
02 Hard Outlook Anthony Webber 11 10-1 50/1
03 Loving Words Richard Hoare 9 10-11 16/1
04 Delmoss Bill Smith 12 10-3 50/1
05 Current Gold Neale Doughty 11 10-8 25/1
06 Tragus Peter Scudamore 10 11-4 14/1
07 Three Of Diamonds Mr Pat O'Connor 10 10-7 100/1
08 Cheers Mrs Geraldine Rees 10 10-0 66/1 Last to finish
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Non-finishers

Fence Name Jockey Age Weight SP Fate
01 Aldaniti Bob Champion 12 11-9 12/1 Fell
01 Artistic Prince Colin Brown 11 10-0 50/1 Fell
01 Cold Spell Steve Jobar 10 10-0 40/1 Brought Down
01 Jimmy Miff Mr Michael Williams 10 10-1 50/1 Fell
01 Man Alive Andy Turnell 11 11-0 33/1 Fell
01 Mallacurry Mr Tom Taaffe 10 10-12 16/1 Fell
01 Rambling Jack Geordie Dun 11 11-1 16/1 Fell
01 Rathlek Mr John Carden 12 10-12 100/1 Fell
01 Three To One Ridley Lamb 11 10-3 12/1 Fell
01 Deep Gale Tommy Ryan 9 11-2 22/1 Fell
03 Coolishall Ron Barry 13 10-3 33/1 Fell
03 Deermount JP Byrne 8 10-0 100/1 Fell
03 Martinstown Miss Charlotte Brew 10 10-3 100/1 Unseated Rider
03 Sun Lion Steve Smith-Eccles 12 10-3 50/1 Fell
06 Choral Festival Mr Marcus Low 11 10-4 100/1 Unseated Rider
06 Peter Scot Paul Barton 11 11-5 16/1 Fell
06 Royal Mail Bob Davies 12 11-10 17/2 Fell
06 The Vintner Mr Dermot Browne 11 10-7 50/1 Unseated Rider
08 Again The Same Jonjo O'Neill 9 11-8 16/1 Pulled Up
08 This Way Clive Candy 11 10-2 100/1 Fell
11 Old Society P Walsh 8 10-8 33/1 Fell
11 Senator Maclacury Pat Kiely 8 10-0 20/1 Fell
17 Good Prospect Richard Linley 13 10-12 50/1 Refused
19 Royal Stuart Mr Dennis Gray 11 10-4 40/1 Brought Down
22 Gandy VI Niall Madden 13 10-8 50/1 Fell
22 Rough And Tumble John Francome 12 10-8 16/1 Refused
22 Monty Python Ben De Haan 10 10-0 66/1 Refused
22 Rolls Rambler Mr Jim Wilson 11 10-12 20/1 Refused
22 Tiepolino Hywel Davies 10 10-4 50/1 Refused
27 Carrow Boy Gerry Newman 10 11-7 40/1 Fell
27 Saint Fillans Phil Tuck 8 10-11 33/1 Fell

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References

  1. "Grand National 2014". Grandnational.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  2. "Grittar 1982 Grand National". Grand-national.me.uk. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  3. "History of Dick Saunders and Gritter". carlinebaileyracing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
  4. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
  5. "Grand National Anorak |". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.

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