West Tip

West Tip (1977 - July 2001) was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1986, ridden by Richard Dunwoody. West Tip had a distinctive scar on his hind quarters. He fell in the 1985 race at Bechers Brook on the second circuit, and finished fourth in 1987 and 1988, second in 1989, tenth in 1990, on each occasion he was ridden by Dunwoody. He was retired after the 1990 Grand National.^[1]

In 1982, West Tip had been injured in an accident involving a lorry outside his stables (Incorrect - collided with a car driven by T>G> Elliott of Droitwich, who had come to a halt in the adjacent country lane, after which it was feared the horse would have to be put down.^[2] He went on to win the National four years later.

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References

1. ↑ Racing mourns West Tip BBC.co.uk 25 July 2001.
2. ↑ Farewell to local hero Tippy