The 1985 Grand National was won by 11 year old Last Suspect in a time of 9 minutes and 42.7 seconds. His owner, Anne, Duchess of Westminster, instantly decided to scratch her horse from the race, having never really wanted to run him in the first place, and when her decision was supported by trainer, Captain Tim Forster it took all of Davies' persuasive powers to convince them to give the horse his chance. reset filters to show … Hywel Davies. [1], Aintree chose this year to honour all of the surviving winning jockeys in National history. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. His partner was Richard Dunwoody, the youngest rider in the contest and among thirteen riders making their National debut. 120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.0 miles) Time of race: 1:54:33. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 1985: Last Suspect: 11 10-05 Hywel Davies: Tim Forster: Anne, Duchess of Westminster: 50/1 9m 42.7s 1986: West Tip: 9 10-11 Richard Dunwoody: Michael Oliver Peter Luff 15/2 9m 33.0s 1987: Maori Venture: 11 10-13 Steve Knight Andrew Turnell Jim Joel 28/1 9m 19.3s 1988: Rhyme 'n' Reason: 9 11-00 Brendan Powell David Elsworth: Juliet Reed 10/1 9m 53.5s 1987 Buick Regal Grand National. Hallo … Hidden label . But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. A shock winner at a price of 50/1 he beat Mr Snugfit into second place by one and a half lengths. Hidden label . The commentary team remained unchanged from that which had covered every National since 1972. 6th | Imperial Black. It was the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1984 at Daytona; 32 races ago, Brett Bodine(5th) and Butch Miller(16th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts, L.D. Des Lynam became the fourth person to host the broadcast, making the first of fifteen consecutive appearances as presenter, replacing David Coleman who had presented all but two of the previous twenty-five broadcasts. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. [3], Those who questioned the ability of the two favourites turned instead to champion jockey John Francome who would partner 8/1 chance Drumlargen. The car presented is a 1986 Grand National with... More. Tweet. Having recovered, he went on to show impressive form by winning four races in the buildup to the National, including The Ritz Club National Hunt Handicap at Cheltenham a few weeks before Aintree. 64,924 spectators came through the gates on Grand National day, which marked an increase of over 10,000 spectators on the previous year. WINNERS OF INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING 1985. The Grand National debuted as a tough and seriously fast machine in an era when American muscle appeared to be on the demise. [19], BBC Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1985 National, Grand Nationals of the 1980s, Chris Simpson, page 33. The other … Ottinger, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Ronnie Silver by 4 points 1.17-Darrell Waltrip (94 laps led) X Choose a Make. Saturday, February 16, 1985 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL. Local Pickup. Foinavon, whose owner Cyril Watkins had such little hope of his horse winning that he wasn’t even at the course, defied odds of 100/1 to land the grandest prize of all. The 1986-87 intercooled models have always received most of the attention, but what many don't realize is that the Grand National package actually dates back to 1982 (in the Regal line). Need help choosing the right products for your vehicle? Glossary View expanded 1985 driver standings Tweet
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