This was run on Saturday 4th April 1981 and 39 ran. The winner was trained by Josh Gifford at Findon.

GRAND NATIONAL 1981

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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 9 minute 58 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfeveHOqUMI&feature=related

Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 ALDANITI Bob Champion S.N.Embiricos
2 SPARTAN MISSILE John Thorne Mr M.J.Thorne
3 ROYAL MAIL Philip Blacker Mr & Mrs John Murray Begg
4 THREE TO ONE Mr T.G.Dun Mr J.C.Manners & Mrs J.K.M.Oliver
Also

CARROW BOY

G.Newman Mr W.Durkan
Also CHUMSON Mr A.O'Connell Mr J.E.Beirne
Also ZONGALERO S.Smith Eccles Right Hon. David Montagu & Mr James Goldsmith
Also BARNEY MACLYVIE M.Lynch Mr M.Malone
Also THE VINTNER C.Grant Westwood Garages Ltd
Also MARTINSTOWN Mr M.Batters Mrs M.Easton
Also RUBSTIC M.Barnes Mr John Douglas
Also CASAMAYOR Mr P.Webber Mr Raymond R.Guest
Also KILKILWELL N.Madden Mr Paul Hamilford
Also SO J.Francome Mr R.De Vere Hunt
Also ANOTHER PROSPECT Mr A.J.Wilson Mr H.M.Thursfield & Mr P.J.Corbett
Also ROYAL STUART H.Davies Mr & Mrs John Murray Begg
Also DELMOSS F Berry Mrs Frank Vessels
Also SEBASTIAN V R.Lamb Mr R.M.C.Jeffreys
Also DRUMROAN Mr M.Graffe Mrs G.St John Nolan
Also KYLOGUE LADY T.Quinn Mr Daniel English
Also ROYAL EXILE B.de Haan Mr W.C.Rigg
Also CHEERS P.Scudamore Mr J.W.Evans & Mr M.R.Evans
Also COOLISHALL W.Smith Mr Broderick Munro-Wilson
Also LORD GULLIVER C.Brown Mr P.R.Callander
Also MIGHT BE A.Webber Mr H.J.Knott
Also BRYAN BORU Mr J.Carden Mr J.Carden
Also PACIFY S.Jobar Mr C.R.Glynn & Mr B.G.Norman
Also SENATOR MACLACURY J.Burke Mr F.D.Cullen
Also ANOTHER CAPTAIN C.Hawkins Mr A.Scott
Also TENECOON C.Mann Mr F.A.Smith
Also MY FRIENDLY COUSIN A.Brown Mr Ron Scott
Also SON AND HEIR S.Morshead Mr R.J.Scandrett
Also DROMORE Mr P.Duggan Mr Peter Duggan
Also CHORAL FESTIVAL Mr M.Low Mr M.J.Low
Also NO GYPSY J.Suthern Mr Edward Treacy & Mr J.J.Bridger
Also RATHLEK P.Barton Mr D.R.Greig
Also THREE OF DIAMONDS P.Leach Mr Chester Barnes
Also KININVIE P.Hobbs Lady Dunn
Also DEIOPEA Mrs L.Sheedy Mr William R.Sheedy
8/1 fav SPARTAN MISSILE
10/1 ALDANITI
16/1 ROYAL MAIL
33/1 THREE TO ONE
   
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Philip Blacker stating you don’t know what a horse looks like in the 1981 Grand National. These are the titles of chapters from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341