1989 Grand National had to be destroyed. West Tip was by now a people's champion after following up his 1986 Grand National victory with fourth-placed finishes in 1987 and 1988 after falling at his first attempt in 1985. As in all his previous Nationals he was partnered by Richard Dunwoody. West Tip went into the front rank right from the off and led the field over the Chair at the half way stage. They were headed by the eventual winner on the way down to Becher's Brook for the second time and looked to a beaten horse, dropping back to fifth as the
Horse and Jockey offices used Irish language postmarks since 1922, "Baile na Páirce" was the postmark used in Horse and Jockey post office, which opened in 1923, Horse and Jockey is not served by public transport of any kind. All transport is by car. In the early 19th century, the village was on the route of a mail coach. In November 1823, it was the site of an attack on a south-bound coach. Horse and Jockey railway station, on the line between Thurles and Clonmel, opened on 1 July 1880, closed for passenger traffic on 9 September 1963 and finally closed altogether on