Summary
The 1969 Grand National was the 123rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1969. Twelve-year-old Highland Wedding, running in his third Grand National, was the winner by 12 lengths. He was ridden by jockey Eddie Harty Sr. for trainer Toby Balding. The favourite was Red Alligator who fell at the 19th fence (open ditch).
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 March 1969 |
| Winning horse | Highland Wedding |
| Starting price | 100/9 |
| Jockey | Eddie P. Harty Sr. |
| Trainer | Toby Balding |
| Owner | Thomas H. McCoy Jr. & Charles Burns |
| Conditions | Firm |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 The 1969 Grand National in full (BBC) | |
| Full coverage of the 1969 Grand National (British Pathé) |
Finishing order edit
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Highland Wedding | Eddie Harty | 12 | 10-4 | 100/9 | |
| 02 | Steel Bridge | Richard Pitman | 11 | 10-0 | 50/1 | |
| 03 | Rondetto | Jeff King | 13 | 10-6 | 25/1 | |
| 04 | The Beeches | Bill Rees | 9 | 10-1 | 100/6 | |
| 05 | Bassnet | Josh Gifford | 10 | 10-12 | 100/8 | |
| 06 | Arcturus | Pat Buckley | 8 | 11-4 | 100/6 | |
| 07 | Fort Sun | John Crowley | 8 | 10-4 | 28/1 | |
| 08 | Kellsboro' Wood | Andy Turnell | 9 | 10-10 | 66/1 | |
| 09 | Furore II | Macer Gifford | 8 | 10-0 | 20/1 | |
| 10 | Miss Hunter | Frank Shortt | 8 | 10-0 | 50/1 | |
| 11 | The Fossa | Andrew Parker Bowles | 12 | 10-9 | 33/1 | |
| 12 | Limeburner | John Buckingham | 8 | 10-0 | 66/1 | |
| 13 | Castle Falls | Stan Hayhurst | 12 | 10-0 | 66/1 | |
| 14 | Limetra | Paddy Broderick | 11 | 10-9 | 50/1 | Last to finish |
Non-finishers edit
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | Starting price | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Tudor Fort | John Haldane | 9 | 10-4 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Fearless Fred | Terry Biddlecombe | 7 | 11-3 | 15/2 | Fell |
| 06 | Peccard | George Sloan | 8 | 10-4 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 10 | Ballinabointra | Paul Kelleway | 10 | 10-1 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 10 | Terossian | Paul Sloan | 9 | 11-3 | 50/1 | Refused |
| 12 | Rosinver Bay | Pat Taaffe | 9 | 10-5 | 50/1 | Refused |
| 17 | Juan | Mr PJH Willis | 13 | 10-9 | 100/1 | Refused |
| 19 | Hove | David Nicholson | 8 | 10-9 | 100/6 | Fell |
| 19 | Red Alligator | Brian Fletcher | 10 | 10-13 | 13/2 | Fell |
| 20 | Flosuebarb | Joe Guest | 9 | 10-0 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 20 | Game Purston | Stan Mellor | 11 | 10-0 | 33/1 | Pulled Up |
| 21 | Moidore's Token | Barry Brogan | 12 | 10-9 | 100/6 | Pulled Up |
| 22 | Kilburn | Tommy Carberry | 11 | 10-9 | 22/1 | Fell |
| 22 | Tam Kiss | Jeremy Hindley | 10 | 10-13 | 50/1 | Brought Down |
| 27 | The Inventor | Tim Hyde | 8 | 10-0 | 33/1 | Fell |
| 30 | Villay | Derek Scott | 11 | 10-3 | 100/1 | Pulled Up |
Media coverage edit
David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand: this would be the first National televised in colour. Peter O'Sullevan, Julian Wilson (first National commentary), Michael O'Hehir and Michael Seth-Smith provided the commentary. This would be the final television commentary on the National for both O'Hehir and Seth-Smith; however, both would continue as Grand National commentators for BBC radio until the mid-1980s. O'Hehir wrongly called Highland Wedding a faller at the second Becher's Brook (fence 22), this mistake cruelly cutting short his televised National commentaries.
References edit
Sources edit
- "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s2EhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bIcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4177%2C5966920