1975 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree |
|---|---|
| Date | 5 April 1975 |
| Winning horse |  L'Escargot |
| Starting price | 13/2 |
| Jockey | Tommy Carberry |
| Trainer | Dan Moore |
| Owner |  Raymond R. Guest |
| Conditions | Good |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 The 1975 Grand National in full (BBC) | |
| The 1975 Grand National (Part 1 of 2) BBC | |
| The 1975 Grand National (Part 2 of 2) BBC |
And L'Escargot is going to avenge last year's defeat. Tommy Carberry is gonna become the first jockey in history to win the Gold Cup, the Irish National and the English National as L'Escargot strides near 12 years old to win the National for Raymond Guest, and here he comes to the line, L'Escargot the comfortable winner of the 1975 National!
Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1975 National
The 1975 Grand National (officially known as the News of the World Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 129th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1975. The race was won by 13/2 second-favourite L'Escargot, ridden by Tommy Carberry, in a time of nine minutes and 31.1 seconds and by a distance of 15 lengths over 7/2 favourite Red Rum, who was thus denied a third consecutive win.[1]
Finishing order
[edit]| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | L'Escargot | Tommy Carberry | 12 | 11-3 | 13/2 | Won by 15 lengths |
| 02 | Red Rum | Brian Fletcher | 10 | 12-0 | 7/2 F | |
| 03 | Spanish Steps | Bill Smith | 12 | 10-3 | 20/1 | |
| 04 | Money Market | Jeff King | 8 | 10-3 | 14/1 | |
| 05 | The Dikler | Ron Barry | 12 | 11-13 | 20/1 | |
| 06 | Manicou Bay | Bob Champion | 9 | 10-7 | 40/1 | |
| 07 | Southern Quest | S Shields | 8 | 10-6 | 33/1 | |
| 08 | Glanford Brigg | Martin Blackshaw | 9 | 11-4 | 20/1 | |
| 09 | Hally Percy | Macer Gifford | 11 | 10-0 | 66/1 | |
| 10 | Rag Trade | John Francome | 9 | 10-4 | 18/1 | Last to complete[2] |
Non-finishers
[edit]| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | Starting price | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Clear Cut | Tommy Stack | 11 | 11-1 | 20/1 | Fell |
| 02 | Junior Partner | Ken White | 8 | 10-0 | 18/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Rough House | John Burke | 9 | 10-12 | 12/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Zimulator | Donald Swan | 8 | 10-0 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Castleruddery | Ted Walsh | 9 | 10-4 | 28/1 | Refused |
| 06 | April Seventh | Andy Turnell | 9 | 11-0 | 28/1 | Unseated Rider |
| 06 | Barona | Paul Kelleway | 9 | 10-8 | 40/1 | Unseated Rider |
| 06 | Spittin Image | Michael Cummins | 9 | 10-0 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 07 | Royal Relief | John Oaksey | 11 | 11-1 | 22/1 | Fell |
| 08 | Ballyrichard Again | Anthony Webber | 10 | 10-1 | 40/1 | Unseated Rider |
| 13 | Feel Free | Taffy Salaman | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 13 | Tudor View | Gerry McNally | 9 | 10-1 | 100/1 | Brought Down |
| 15 | Even Dawn | David Mould | 8 | 10-4 | 50/1 | Pulled Up |
| 15 | Land Lark | Graham Thorner | 10 | 10-1 | 14/1 | Fell |
| 15 | Shaneman | Peter Greenall | 10 | 10-8 | 100/1 | Pulled Up |
| 17 | Ballyath | Jimmy Bourke | 9 | 10-0 | 100/1 | Pulled Up |
| 19 | Rough Silk | Luis Urbano | 12 | 10-8 | 28/1 | Refused |
| 21 | High Ken | Barry Brogan | 9 | 11-1 | 28/1 | Fell |
| 22 | Beau Bob | Jeremy Glover | 12 | 10-1 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 25 | Kilmore Boy | Philip Blacker | 9 | 10-2 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 26 | Glen Owen | Dennis Atkins | 8 | 10-0 | 18/1 | Fell[2] |
Media coverage and aftermath
[edit]David Coleman presented a Grand National Grandstand special. Unfortunately, this year saw two fatalities. Land Lark suffered a heart attack whilst jumping the 15th and Beau Bob who had noticeably tired and dropped back to the rear took a heavy fall at Becher's Brook on the second circuit (22nd fence) and had to be euthanized.
References
[edit]- ^ The Grand National: the history of the Aintree Spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
- ^ a b "Grand National Anorak |". freewebs.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
Sources
[edit]- "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.