1980 Grand National

1980 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	29 March 1980
Winning horse	Ben Nevis
SP	40/1
Jockey	Charlie Fenwick
Trainer	Tim Forster
Owner	R.C. Stewart Jnr
Conditions	Heavy
← 1979 1981 →

External video
1980 Grand National in full BBC Sport

The 1980 Grand National was the 134th renewal of a steeplechase horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1980. The race, which carried the title, the World's greatest steeplechase, was won by Ben Nevis, ridden by the American amateur rider Charlie Fenwick. Only 4 horses finished the race out of 27 starters (runners).

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Weight	SP	Distance
01	Ben Nevis	Charlie Fenwick	12	10-12	40/1	20 lengths
02	Rough and Tumble	John Francome	10	10-11	11/1
03	The Pilgarlic	Ron Hyett	12	10-4	33/1
04	Royal Stuart	Philip Blacker	9	10-10	20/1	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Horse	Jockey	Age	Weight (st-lb)	SP	Fate
01	Mannyboy	Richard Rowe	10	10-2	33/1	Unseated rider
01	Salkeld	Colin Hawkins	8	10-0	20/1	Fell
03	Coolishall	Broderick Munro-Wilson	11	10-10	40/1	Unseated rider
03	Jer	Phil Tuck	9	10-4	10/1	Fell
03	Churchtown Boy	Andy Turnell	13	10-0	50/1	Fell
06	Another Dolly	Jonjo O'Neill	10	10-10	12/1	Fell
06	So and So	Richard Linley	11	10-10	28/1	Fell
15	Rubstic	Maurice Barnes	11	10-11	8/1	Fell
17	The Vintner	Bob Davies	9	10-8	16/1	Pulled Up
18	Even Up	Anthony Webber	13	10-6	50/1	Refused
19	Casamayor	Jeff King	10	10-12	50/1	Unseated rider
19	Drumroan	Tommy McGivern	12	10-5	22/1	Unseated rider
19	Godfrey Secundus	Sam Morshead	10	10-0	20/1	Pulled up
19	Kinivie	John Williams	11	10-0	100/1	Unseated rider
19	Levanka	Frank Berry	11	10-4	100/1	Pulled up
19	Prince Rock	Tommy Carmody	12	11-0	12/1	Unseated rider
19	Sandwillan	Jenny Hembrow	12	10-0	100/1	Refused
20	Zongalero	Steve Smith-Eccles	10	10-13	11/1	Refused
22	Delmoss	Gerry Newman	10	10-2	25/1	Fell
22	Jimmy Miff	Alan Brown	8	10-5	50/1	Fell
22	Three To One	Geordie Dun	9	10-2	25/1	Fell
23	Our Greenwood	Aiden O'Connell	12	11-6	100/1	Fell
24	Flash Boy	Chris Grant	12	10-8	50/1	Fell
27	Dromore	Peter Duggan	12	10-8	100/1	Refused
27	Rathlek	Paul Barton	10	10-0	35/1	Refused
27	Royal Frolic	John Burke	11	11-4	16/1	Refused

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References

↑ "Ben Nevis & the 1980 Grand National". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
↑ "Grand National Anorak |". Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-16.

External links

"Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
"Ben Nevis: 1980 Grand National Winner - Sportsbook Guardian". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
"BBC SPORT | Other Sport | Horse Racing | Grand National 2003 | National finishes year-by-year". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

Grand National

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Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair

Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Peter Simple Red Rum West Tip

Famous jockeys	Jack Anthony Martin Becher 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 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

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