The 1970 Grand National was the 124th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1970. Gay Trip won the race by 20 lengths, giving jockey Pat Taaffe his second winner. Only seven horses finished the race and Racoon was a fatality at the 3rd fence.
Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Gay TripPat Taaffe811-515/102VultureSean Barker810-015/103Miss HunterFrank Shortt910-033/104DozoEddie Harty910-4100/805Ginger NutJimmy Bourke810-028/106Pride of KentuckyJohn Buckingham810-013/107AssadJosh Gifford1010-128/1Last to finish
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate01Perry HillPaul Kelleway1110-028/1Fell03BattledoreStan Murphy910-525/1Brought Down03Game PurstonMichael Lloyd1211-5100/1Unseated Rider03On The MoveGerald Dartnall810-1100/1Fell03PermitPat Buckley710-335/1Brought Down03RacoonDavid Mould810/333/1Fell03RondettoJeff King1410-522/1Unseated Rider03The BeechesStan Mellor1010-022/1Fell03Two SpringsRoy Edwards810-713/2Fell04Persian HelenDessie Hughes710-035/1Refused04Queen's GuideMr G Wade910-040/1Brought Down08French ExcuseKen White810-2100/8Fell10BowgeenoJohnny Haine1010-1322/1Fell10Fort OrdAndy Turnell1010-550/1Fell11Red AlligatorBrian Fletcher1110-1213/1Fell19All GloryArthur Moore910-050/1Fell22No JusticeJoe Guest910-050/1Refused22SpecifyJohn Cook810-7100/7Brought Down22The FossaWillie Robinson1310-050/1Refused22The OtterBuck Jones910-120/1Fell27VillayDerek Scott1210-0100/1Unseated Rider1970 & 1971 - The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79
Media coverage
David Coleman presented the eleventh Grand National Grandstand (his tenth) on the BBC. Peter O'Sullevan and Julian Wilson were the two commentators - Wilson commentating from the first fence to the Anchor Bridge crossing.
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