The Grand National 1 - Answers

Published: Thursday 28th March 2013
  1. Which race forms the Spring Double with The Grand National? The Lincoln Handicap.
  2. What was the name of the Queen Mothers horse that fell on the run-in at the 1956 Grand National? Devon Loch.
  3. On which day of the week was the 1997 Grand National race run? Monday (Postponed due to an IRA bomb threat on the Saturday).
  4. How many fences have to be jumped in the Grand National? 30
  5. Which horse ran in SIX consecutive Grand Nationals winning once in 1986? West Tip.
  6. The 1991 Grand National winner shared its name with that of the then sponsor, what was it? Seagram.
  7. Where was the Grand National staged during World War I? Gatwick.
  8. On how many occasions have horses with the word RED in their name won the Grand National? FIVE (Red Alligator in 1968, Red Run in 1973, 1974 and 1977 & Red Marauder in 2001).
  9. Who was the youngest winning jockey in the Grand National? Bruce Hobbs (He was 17 yrs. and 3 months when he rode Battleship to victory in 1938).
  10. What is the maximum number of horses that can currently take part in the Grand National? 40
  11. What was the maximum number of horses that have taken part in a Grand National? 66 in 1929.
  12. On how many occasions has Ginger McCain trained the winner of the Grand National? Four (Red Rum in 1973, 1974 & 1977 and Amberleigh House in 2004).
  13. In which year was the first Grand National staged? 1839 (Lottery was the winner).
  14. Which the only horse to have won both the Grand National and its Scottish equivalent in the SAME year? Red Rum in 1974.
  15. Which was the first horse to win the Grand National in under nine minutes? Mr Frisk in 1990.
  16. Which is the only horse to have won the Grand National together with both its Scottish and Welsh namesakes? Earth Summit (Scottish GN - 1994, Welsh GN - 1997 and the Grand National 1998).
  17. In which year was the Grand National first broadcast live on television? 1960
  18. Which horse won both the 2005 Irish Grand National and the 2006 Grand National? Numbersixvalverde.
  19. Up to 2013, how many GREYS have won the Grand National? THREE (The Lamb [1868 &1871], Nicolas Silver [1961] and Neptune Collonges [2012].
  20. Who in 1977 became the first female jockey to ride in the Grand National? Charlotte Brew (She rode Barony Fort but did not finish).

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