1964 Grand National

1964 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date 21 March 1964
Winning horse Team Spirit
Jockey Willie Robinson
Trainer Fulke Walwyn
Owner John Goodman
Conditions Good to Soft
← 1963
1965 →
External video
Replay of the 1960s Grand Nationals in full Racing UK, BBC Sport, YouTube
Highlights of the 1964 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1964 Grand National was the 118th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 21 March 1964.

Thirty-three horses ran and the race was won narrowly by American-owned 12-year-old Team Spirit, at odds of 18/1. He was ridden by jockey Willie Robinson and trained by Fulke Walwyn.

The journalist and broadcaster Nancy Spain and her partner, the magazine editor Joan Werner Laurie, were among five people killed when their light aircraft crashed near the racecourse on the day of the race, which they were travelling to attend.[1]

Finishing order

Position Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Team Spirit Willie Robinson 12 10-3 18/1
02 Purple Silk Johnny Kenneally 9 10-4 100/6
03 Peacetown Roy Edwards 10 10-1 40/1
04 Eternal Mr Steve Davenport 13 10-2 66/1
05 Pontin-Go P Jones 12 10-0 66/1
06 Springbok Gerry Scott 10 10-11 100/6
07 April Rose Eddie Harty 9 10-0 22/1
08 Baxier Mr W McLernon 8 10-0 40/1
09 Crobeg Mr John Lawrence 11 10-4 50/1
10 Pappageno's Cottage Pat Taaffe 9 11-10 100/7
11 John O'Groats P Kellaway 10 10-3 22/1
12 Supersweet Paddy Broderick 7 10-1 40/1
13 Claymore Mr C Davies 11 10-0 50/1
14 Out And About B Gregory 9 10-1 33/1
15 Sea Knight Mr P Nicholson 9 11-10 66/1 Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) Starting price Fate
12 Pas Seul David Dick 11 12-0 22/1 Fell
01 Flying Wild David Mould 8 11-3 100/7 Fell
04 Laffy Bill Rees 8 10-8 100/7 Fell
15 Ayala David Nicholson 10 10-7 33/1 Fell
21 Kilmore Fred Winter 14 10-7 100/6 Fell
15 Border Flight Paddy Farrell 9 10-3 100/6 Fell
15 Lizawake Bobby Beasley 11 10-4 18/1 Fell
28 Dancing Rain Owen McNally 9 10-0 66/1 Refused
09 Centre Circle Johnny Haine 9 10-0 40/1 Fell
22 Time Michael Scudamore 9 10-4 100/7 Fell
23 Reproduction R Langley 11 10-0 66/1 Fell
27 Merganser Johnny Lehane 11 10-0 66/1 Pulled Up
24 Gale Force X Bobby Coonan 7 10-0 50/1 Unseated Rider
23 Groomsman Frank Shortt 9 10-0 66/1 Fell
27 Red Thorn Terry Biddlecombe 8 10-3 33/1 Pulled Up
27 Reprieved Phil Harvey 11 10-0 66/1 Pulled Up
12 Beau Normand Jeff King 8 10-10 100/6 Refused
25 L'Empereur J Daumas 10 10-5 40/1 Pulled Up

[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Rose Collis, ‘Spain, Nancy Brooker (1917–1964)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2011 accessed 26 March 2013
  2. ↑ The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
  3. ↑ "1964/65 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969". sixtiesnationals.webs.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
  4. ↑ "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Retrieved 2014-08-08.