Tag Archive for: 1980 Grand National

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The Pilgarlic

Few horses can claim to have jumped the Aintree Grand National fences as much as stalwart The Pilgarlic. In the late seventies he gave many a horse a run for his money. Trained by the late great Fred Rimmell, he started in the Topham Chase…

Ben Nevis – 1980 Grand National Winner

Ben Nevis won the National in 1980 when race was held in abysmal conditions – the course was like a bog and only four out of the thirty runners ending up finishing. Ben Nevis didn’t look like he had much hope in the National – he had been…

1980 Grand National Results

Ben Nevis won the 1980 Grand National in a time of 10 minutes and 17.4 seconds. The 12 year old was owned by Mr R C Stewart, trained by Capt. T Forster and ridden by amateur American jockey Mr C Fenwick. 30 competitors started the race but only…