The 1965 Grand National was the 119th running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1965.
It was won by Jay Trump, trained by Fred Winter and ridden by American amateur jockey Tommy Smith. Forty-seven horses ran; the favourite, Freddie, came a close second. The race was attended by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, whose horse Devon Loch almost won the National in 1956, and Princess Margaret.
Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance1Jay TrumpTommy Smith811-5100/62FreddiePat McCarron811-107/23Mr JonesChris Collins1011-550/14Rainbow Battle George Milburn910-1350/15VultrixDavid Nicholson711-1100/66L'EmpereurJohn Ciechanowski1110-13100/17The RipBill Rees1011-59/18Loving RecordBen Hannon1111-033/19Tant PisJohn Alder1010-1340/110Brown DiamondBill McLernon1010-1350/111April RosePiers Bengough1010-13100/112CulleenhouseTerry Biddlecombe1110-1325/113PeacetownPeter Pickford1111-025/114MoyrathBasil Richmond1210-13100/1Last to complete
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate26RondettoJeff King911-6100/8Fell6Forgotten DreamsBobby Coonan1111-022/1Fell22KapenoDavid Dick811-6100/8Fell1AyalaStan Mellor1110-1350/1Fell19TimeBrough Scott1010-1340/1Fell10Dark VenetianJim Renfree1010-13100/1Fell4Red TideJohnny Haine810-1333/1Fell24Pontin-GoJohnny Lehane1310-1350/1Fell18LeedsyWillie Robinson710-1318/1Fell3Ronald's BoyGay Kindersley811-1100/1Fell17Bold BiriMichael Scudamore910-13100/1Fell9GroomsmanDuke of Alburquerque1010-13100/1Fell28Blonde WarriorDavid Crossley-Cooke1310-13100/1Baulked6NedsmarJohn Hudson1110-13100/1Fell25Black SpotJohnny Gamble810-13100/1Pulled up28LizawakeGeorge Hartigan1210-13100/1Pulled up30ReproductionRobin Langley1210-1340/1Pulled up23LesliePeter Jones910-1333/1Baulked16Sword FlashTim Ryan1210-13100/1Pulled up22VulcanoTommy Carberry710-1350/1Pulled up28Quintin BayPat Taaffe910-1325/1Pulled up8SolonaceRoy Jones1310-13100/1Refused4CutletteMick Roberts810-1350/1Pulled up16Mr McTaffyTommy Jackson1310-13100/1Pulled up6BarleycroftPhil Harvey1010-13100/1Brought down13PhebuJames Morrissey810-1333/1Brought down6Ruby GlenSteve Davenport1010-1333/1Brought down6Sizzle-OnPat Hurley910/13100/1Brought down6CrobegMacer Gifford1210-13100/1Brought down8Coleen StarJohnny Leech1110-13100/1Refused22BallygowanTony Redmond1110-1366/1Refused4Fearless CavalierRay West1410-13100/1Refused12French CottageBill Tellwright1310-13100/1Refused Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, - -
Media coverage
David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand on the BBC. Peter O'Sullevan, Bob Haynes and Peter Montague-Evans were the commentators - Montague-Evans doing his final National commentary.
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