| 1985 Grand National | |
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| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
| Date | April 1985 |
| Winning horse | Last Suspect |
| SP | 50/1 |
| Jockey | Hywel Davies |
| Trainer | Capt. Tim A Forster, OBE |
| Owner | Anne, Duchess of Westminster |
| Conditions | |
| External videos | |
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| Replay of the 1985 Grand National in full
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The 1985 Grand National (known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 139th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, in April 1985.
Favourite for the race was the year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner West Tip, ridden by Richard Dunwoody. However, West Tip fell at the 22nd fence, Becher's Brook, while leading the field.[2] Also on the race card was last year's National winner Hallo Dandy and the twice runner-up Greasepaint. Hallo Dandy fell at the first.[3]
The race was won by Last Suspect, a 50/1 outside-chance who was owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster, and ridden by Hywel Davies.[4] At the final fence, the brown gelding began to close the gap on leader Mr. Snugfit, and a late surge on the run-in saw him snatch victory.[3]
25 years after jockey Hywel Davies' win, his hometown of Cardigan in Mid Wales held a commemorative dinner to celebrate the anniversary of his Grand National win. Champion jockey Peter Scudamore, who finished the 1985 National third on Corbiere, and Neale Doughty who won the 1984 National, were among the guests at the dinner in February 2010.[5]
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Weight | SP | Distance |
| 1st | Last Suspect | Hywel Davies | 11 | 10-05 | 50/1 | One & a half lengths |
| 2nd | Mr Snugfit | |||||
| 3rd | Corbiere | |||||
| 4th | Greasepaint | |||||
| 5th | Classified | |||||
| 6th | Imperial Black |
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Weight | SP | Fate |
| 1st | Hallo Dandy | 11 | ||||
| 22nd | West Tip | Richard Dunwoody | 8 | Fell |
http://www.grand-national-world.co.uk/gnw/the_race/past_winners_index.html