Grand National Tales
Over the years the history of the Grand National has produced many tales. Some have gone down in folk lore and some have just been so remarkable that they must be true.
In this section of the site I am going to give you some of the many tales and also if possible some of the background to the tales. Because of the nature of these tales, that is to say that many will have been passed down
word of mouth the exact details often get confused. Whilst I have strived to reduce as many of the errors as possible and to try and get many facts I will not let the facts get in the way of a good tale, however I will try and give as much correction of alternative opinions of the facts as I can.
HOW FAR
The tale of Cloister - 1893
SO GALLANT IN DEFEAT
Crisp's Tale - 1973
GREY IS THE COLOUR
The Tale of "The Lamb" - 1868
ANOTHER PITMAN NEAR MISS
Garrison Savannah - Deja Vu? - 1991
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME ?
Manifesto's Tale - 1895 to 1904
NEARLY A ROYAL WIN
The Tale of Devon Loch - 1956
AGAINST ALL ODDS
The Tale of Aldaniti and Bob Champion - 1981
JUMPING'S THE NAME OF THE GAME
The Tale of Foinavon 1967
ONCE,TWICE,THREE TIMES A WINNER
The tale of Red Rum Aintree's most famous horse - 1973 to 1977
AINTREE'S FIRST LADY
The Tale of Jenny Pitman, The First Lady Winner - 1983 and 1995
SWIM 50 MILES AND THEN WIN A NATONAL
The remarkable tale of Moifaa - 1904
THE FEMALE BREAKTHROUGH
The Tales of the first women jockeys - 1977 and 1982
AWAY FROM LIVERPOOL
The Tale of the Gatwick Nationals - 1915 to 1917
THE RACE THAT NEVER WAS
The Tale the 1993 Void Race
WILD THING
The Tale of The Wild Man From Borneo - 1895
PULL A BUS AND WIN THE NATIONAL
The Tale of Rubio - 1908 |
