1967 Grand National did make up considerable ground, especially Josh Gifford on 15/2 favourite Honey End, none had time to catch Foinavon before he passed the finishing post 15 lengths clear. His success paid out a record 444/1 on the Tote. After the race, commentator Michael O'Hehir suggested that with obstacles like Becher's Brook and Valentine's, the 23rd might one day be named after Foinavon. In 1984, the Aintree executive officially named the fence (the smallest on the course at 4 ft 6 in) the "Foinavon fence". As part of the BBC's coverage of the 2010 Grand National, jockey John Buckingham described some
Tom O'Brien (jockey) professional race meeting. In 2005, O'Brien had his first big race win on Captain Corelli in the Tommy Whittle Chase at Haydock Park. In 2007 and 2008, O'Brien rode McKelvey in the Grand National, coming second to Silver Birch in 2007. At the 2009 Cheltenham Festival, O'Brien rode Silk Affair to a win in the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle. O'Brien is a regular jockey for Philip Hobbs and Peter Bowen and is based in the South West of England. Great Britain Tom O'Brien (jockey) Tom O'Brien (born 1986) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing.