1985 Grand National 1985 Grand National The 1985 Grand National (known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 139th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1985. The race was won by eleven-year-old, 50/1 outsider, Last Suspect, ridden by Hywel Davies in a time of 9 minutes 42.7 seconds for a prize of £54,314. The winner was owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster and trained by Captain Tim Forster in Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire. Aintree chose this year to honour all of the surviving winning jockeys in National history.
2012 Grand National completed the course in eighth place. His jockey Brian O'Connell said: "The ground was just a little bit too quick for him. It was my first ride and a thrill a minute." Sam Twiston-Davies, the youngest jockey in the race, who rode the oldest horse Hello Bud, called his mount "a legend". The 14-year-old horse gave his trainer's son a "great ride", he said. Tom Scudamore, whose mount Junior fell at the second fence, said: "It was brief, unfortunately." As the Grand National is accorded the status of an event of national interest in the United Kingdom and is listed