1982 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 April 1982 |
| Winning horse | Grittar |
| Starting price | 7/1 favourite |
| Jockey | Mr. Dick Saunders |
| Trainer | Frank H Gilman |
| Owner | Frank H Gilman |
| Conditions | Good |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 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 |
References
- ^ "Grand National 2014". Grandnational.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Grittar 1982 Grand National". Grand-national.me.uk. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "History of Dick Saunders and Gritter". carlinebaileyracing.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011.
- ^ The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
- ^ "Grand National Anorak |". Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
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External links
- Grand-national-world.co.uk
- "BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Grand National 2003 | National finishes year-by-year". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2014.