1968 Grand National - Misplaced Pages

English steeplechase horse race

Horse race

1968 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	30 March 1968
Winning horse	Red Alligator
Starting price	100/7
Jockey	Brian Fletcher
Trainer	Denys Smith
Owner	John Manners
← 1967 1969 →

External videos
The 1968 Grand National in full (BBC)
Highlights of the 1968 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1968 Grand National was the 122nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1968.

The winner was the nine-year-old Red Alligator, by 20 lengths. He was ridden by jockey Brian Fletcher, who later rode Red Rum to victory in 1973 and 1974.

Tim Durant on Highlandie became the oldest jockey ever to complete the course at the age of 68.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Red Alligator	Brian Fletcher	9	10-0	100/7
02	Moidore's Token	Barry Brogan	11	10-8	100/6
03	Different Class	David Mould	8	11-5	17/2
04	Rutherfords	Pat Buckley	8	10-6	100/9
05	The Fossa	Roy Edwards	11	10-4	28/1
06	Valbus	Robin Langley	10	10-0	100/1
07	Highland Wedding	Owen McNally	11	11-0	18/1
08	Reynard's Heir	Tommy Kinane	8	10-4	28/1
09	Princeful	Johnny Leech	10	10-4	66/1
10	Steel Bridge	Eddie Harty	10	10-4	100/1
11	Manifest	Richard Pitman	10	10-0	66/1
12	San Angelo	Bill Rees	8	10-10	25/1
13	Some Slipper	Ron Atkins	11	10-0	66/1
14	French Kilt	Stan Mellor	8	10-0	100/7
15	Highlandie	Tim Durant	11	10-12	100/1
16	Dun Widdy	Arthur Moore	12	10-2	100/1
17	Quintin Bay	Willie Robinson	12	10-0	66/1	Last to finish

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	Starting price	Fate
06	What A Myth	Paul Kelleway	11	12-0	28/1	Fell
23	Rondetto	Jeff King	12	10-12	33/1	Fell
01	Fort Ord	Tim Norman	8	10-9	35/1	Fell
27	Vultrix	Terry Biddlecombe	10	10-8	28/1	Pulled Up
09	Quitte Ou Double L	John Ciechanowski	8	10-8	66/1	Fell
09	Master Mascus	John Lawrence	9	10-6	66/1	Fell
27	Master Of Art	Ben Hanbury	8	10-2	100/7	Refused
06	Go-Pontinental	Macer Gifford	8	10-0	25/1	Fell
06	Ross Four	Peter Jones	7	10-0	100/1	Fell
16	Fort Knight	Roddy Reid	9	10-0	40/1	Fell
08	Mixed French	Gordon Holmes	9	10-0	100/1	Fell
27	Kirtle-Lad	John Enright	9	10-0	50/1	Fell
16	Polaris Missile	Nigel Thorne	9	10-0	66/1	Pulled Up
03	Beecham	Bob Davies	9	10-0	66/1	Fell
06	Valouis	Eamon Prendergast	9	10-1	40/1	Fell
26	Phemius	Gerry Scott	10	10-8	50/1	Pulled Up
27	Forcastle	William McLernon	10	10-8	50/1	Refused
09	Game Purston	David Cartwright	10	10-0	100/1	Refused
16	Willing Slave	Mick James	8	10-2	100/1	Pulled Up
16	Bassnet	David Nicholson	9	10-12	18/1	Brought Down
16	Foinavon	Phil Harvey	10	10/5	66/1	Brought Down
16	Ronald's Boy	John Harty	11	10-0	100/1	Brought Down
16	Champion Prince	Andrew Wates	9	10-12	66/1	Brought Down
06	Chu-Teh	Nick Gaselee	9	10-0	33/1	Brought Down
27	Chamoretta	David Elsworth	8	10-1	100/1	Refused
29	Regal John	Josh Gifford	10	10-8	100/7	Refused
09	Great Lark	Tommy Carberry	9	10-6	100/6	Refused
08	Portation	Gordon Cramp	10	10-0	100/1	Refused

Media coverage

The race was shown in a special edition of Grandstand on the BBC which was presented by David Coleman. The commentary team remained the same as the previous year, Peter O'Sullevan, Bob Haynes, Michael O'Hehir and Michael Seth-Smith. This was to be the final Grand National commentary for Bob Haynes.

References

The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
"1968/69".

v t e Grand National
Races by year	(1836) (1837) (1838) 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 (1916) (1917) (1918) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 ~~1941~~ ~~1942~~ ~~1943~~ ~~1944~~ ~~1945~~ 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 ~~1993~~ 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair Valentine's Brook
Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Mr Frisk Party Politics Peter Simple Red Rum Tiger Roll West Tip
Famous jockeys	Duke of Alburquerque Jack Anthony Martin Becher Rachael Blackmore Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Davy Russell Ruby Walsh Fred Winter
Other people	Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton
Lists	List of Grand National winners List of Grand National first four placings List of equine fatalities in the Grand National List of female Grand National jockeys

This horse race article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: