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GRAND NATIONAL QUIZ ANSWERS Question 1 How many times do they jump 'The Chair'? Answer: Once Question 2 Name the jockey Answer: Barry Geraghty, winner on Monty’s Pass in 2003 Question 3 It was emotional. Who am I? Answer: (Anagram) Bob Champion who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti while recovering from cancer Question 4 What happened next? Answer: In 1973, Red Rum (le) chased down long time leader Crisp (right) to win by ¾L at the line Question 5 Name the two jockeys Answer: Richard Dunwoody (top) and Leighton Aspell (bottom) GRAND NATIONAL QUIZ ANSWERS Question 6 Put the fences in the order they are jumped (1st circuit) Answer: D - Canal Turn / A - Valentines / C - The Chair / B - Water Jump Question 7 Name the horse Answer: Golden Miller, the only horse to win both the Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National in the same year (1934) Question 8 Who am I? Answer: Lester Piggott. His grandfather, Ernie, rode three Grand National winners – Jerry M in 1912 and Poethlyn in 1918 & 1919 – and his father saddled the 1963 Grand National winner, Ayala Question 9 Name the horse Answer: Hallo Dandy, winner of the 1984 Grand National Question 10 Who's kissing who? Answer: Corbiere, winner of the 1983 Grand National is kissed by his trainer Jenny Pitman GRAND NATIONAL QUIZ ANSWERS Question 11 Name the two trainers Answer: Fred Rimell (top) and Venetia Williams (bottom) Question 12 Painful. Who am I? Answer: (Anagram) Esha Ness, winner of the "the race that never was" in 1993 Question 13 Name the year Answer: 1977 - Red Rum wins the Grand National for a historic third time following earlier wins in 1973 & 1974 Question 14 Name the missing horse Answer: Pleasant Company, who finished second to Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National Question 15 Whose name is immortalised at Aintree aer making a splash? Answer: Becher’s Brook took its name from Captain Martin Becher, who fell there from his mount, Conrad, in the first official Grand National (1839) GRAND NATIONAL QUIZ ANSWERS Question 16 From 'The Chair' to the 'Dentist's Chair'. Who am I? Answer: Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 Grand National on Mon Mome and then got his teeth fixed aer an on-air jibe by Clare Balding Question 17 Name the winner Answer: Foinavon, who won the Grand National in 1967 at 100/1 following a mêlée at the fence now know as ‘Foinavon’ Question 18 What happened next? Answer: In 1956, Devon Loch (right) owned by The Queen Mother, inexplicably jumped into the air and landed on his stomach 40 yards from the winning post allowing E.S.B. to win Question 19 His connection to the Grand National? Answer: Gregory Peck owned the fav for the 1968 Grand National, Different Class, who finished 3rd (also owned Owen's Sedge, 7th in 1963) Question 20 Name the winner Answer: Hedgehunter, trained by Willie Mullins, won the 2005 Grand National under Ruby Walsh .

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