The 1976 Grand National (officially known as the News of the World Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 130th renewal of the Grand Nationalhorse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 3 April 1976. The race was won by Rag Trade, who was the fourth winner trained by Fred Rimell and the second winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone. Red Rum finished second for the second year in a row. Rimell's fourth winner gave him the outright record for training most National winners which he had previously shared with six other trainers. His record was equalled by Ginger McCain in 2004.
And it's Rag Trade, gonna win a 4th National for Fred Rimell, John Burke is gonna win the National. It's Rag Trade from Red Rum. Red Rum is fighting back but he can't get to him. Rag Trade is running to the line from Red Rum second and Eyecatcher third, that's how they're gonna finish in the National. Rag Trade is the winner!
Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1976 National
For the 17th consecutive year the BBC broadcast the Grand National in a Grandstand special, presented by David Coleman. In an interview eleven years after the race, Red Rum's trainer, Ginger McCain, expressed that he felt jockey Tommy Stack had made a tactical error in waiting until the penultimate flight before attempting to race to the finish as is, McCain noted, the textbook way to ride a National. He instead felt that if Stack had allowed Red Rum to "kick on from the fifth last flight he would have stretched his rivals and outpaced them". McCain was also quick to point out how much easier it is to ride the Grand National in your head from the stands and praised his rider for a "marvelous effort" The tactics described by McCain turned out to be those employed by Stack in 1977 when the horse won a record breaking third Grand National.[4]
Referencesedit
^"1976 & 1977 - The Grand National & Aintree 1970-79". Seventiesnationals.webs.com. 18 October 1995. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN0-7524-3547-7
^"Grand National Anorak |". freewebs.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
^Sporting Life Souvenir Magazine, 4 April 1987, page 6
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. grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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1976, grand, national, this, article, unclear, citation, style, references, used, made, clearer, with, different, consistent, style, citation, footnoting, august, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, message, officially, known, news, world, grand, national, sponso. This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting August 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1976 Grand National officially known as the News of the World Grand National for sponsorship reasons was the 130th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool England on 3 April 1976 The race was won by Rag Trade who was the fourth winner trained by Fred Rimell and the second winner owned by Pierre Raymond Bessone Red Rum finished second for the second year in a row Rimell s fourth winner gave him the outright record for training most National winners which he had previously shared with six other trainers His record was equalled by Ginger McCain in 2004 1976 Grand NationalGrand NationalLocationAintreeDate3 April 1976Winning horseRag TradeStarting price14 1JockeyJohn BurkeTrainerFred RimellOwnerPierre RaymondConditionsGood 19751977 External videos1976 Grand National in full BBC And it s Rag Trade gonna win a 4th National for Fred Rimell John Burke is gonna win the National It s Rag Trade from Red Rum Red Rum is fighting back but he can t get to him Rag Trade is running to the line from Red Rum second and Eyecatcher third that s how they re gonna finish in the National Rag Trade is the winner Commentator Peter O Sullevan describes the climax of the 1976 National Contents 1 Finishing order 2 Non finishers 3 Media coverage and aftermath 4 References 5 SourcesFinishing order editPosition Name Jockey Age Handicap st lb SP Distance 1st Rag Trade John Burke 10 10 12 14 1 2nd Red Rum Tommy Stack 11 11 10 10 1 3rd Eyecatcher Brian Fletcher 10 10 7 28 1 4th Barona Paul Kelleway 10 10 6 7 1 5th Ceol Na Mara Jeremy Glover 7 10 6 22 1 6th The Dikler Ron Barry 13 11 7 25 1 7th Sandwilan Ron Hyett 8 10 0 100 1 8th Spittin Image Andy Turnell 10 10 0 66 1 9th Spanish Steps Jeff King 13 10 2 22 1 10th Black Tudor Graham Thorner 8 10 0 50 1 11th Churchtown Boy Taffy Salaman 9 10 6 33 1 12th Highway View Pat Black 11 10 10 33 1 13th Jolly s Clump Ian Watkinson 10 10 3 12 1 14th Money Market Bob Champion 9 11 0 12 1 15th Colondine Brian Forsey 9 10 0 60 1 16th Indian Diva Nicky Henderson 9 10 3 100 1 Last to finishNon finishers editFence Name Jockey Age Handicap st lb Starting price Fate 01 Huperade John Carden 12 10 4 100 1 Fell 01 Ormonde Tudor Keith Barnfield 7 10 0 100 1 Fell 03 Merry Maker Anthony Mildmay White 11 10 2 50 1 Fell 04 High Ken Michael Dickinson 10 10 12 33 1 Fell 04 Thomond Jim Wilson 11 10 3 100 1 Brought Down 06 Glanford Brigg Martin Blackshaw 10 11 3 28 1 Fell 06 Tregarron Colin Tinkler 9 10 1 12 1 Fell 06 Tudor View Chris Read 10 10 0 100 1 Fell 13 Meridian II Jonjo O Neill 9 10 0 33 1 Fell 13 Nereo Duke of Alburquerque 10 10 1 100 1 Fell 19 Roman Bar Gerry Newman 7 10 10 33 1 Fell 20 Perpol Ken White 10 10 6 66 1 Pulled Up 22 Ballybright Sam Morshead 9 10 0 80 1 Fell 22 Boom Docker John Williams 9 10 0 50 1 Brought Down 22 Golden Rapper John Francome 10 10 8 28 1 Fell 22 Prolan Mouse Morris 7 10 3 13 1 Brought Down 1 2 3 Media coverage and aftermath editFor the 17th consecutive year the BBC broadcast the Grand National in a Grandstand special presented by David Coleman In an interview eleven years after the race Red Rum s trainer Ginger McCain expressed that he felt jockey Tommy Stack had made a tactical error in waiting until the penultimate flight before attempting to race to the finish as is McCain noted the textbook way to ride a National He instead felt that if Stack had allowed Red Rum to kick on from the fifth last flight he would have stretched his rivals and outpaced them McCain was also quick to point out how much easier it is to ride the Grand National in your head from the stands and praised his rider for a marvelous effort The tactics described by McCain turned out to be those employed by Stack in 1977 when the horse won a record breaking third Grand National 4 References edit 1976 amp 1977 The Grand National amp Aintree 1970 79 Seventiesnationals webs com 18 October 1995 Retrieved 18 August 2014 The Grand National the history of the Aintree spectacular by Stewart Peters amp Bernard Parkin ISBN 0 7524 3547 7 Grand National Anorak freewebs com Retrieved 27 August 2014 Sporting Life Souvenir Magazine 4 April 1987 page 6Sources edit Past Winners of The Grand National grand national net Archived from the original on 4 November 2011 Retrieved 27 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 Grand National amp oldid 1222008638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
