Foinavon remounted, also at odds of 100-1. Foinavon Foinavon (1958–1971) was an Irish racehorse. He won the Grand National in 1967 at odds of 100/1 after the rest of the field fell, refused or were hampered or brought down in a mêlée at the 23rd fence. The fence was officially named after Foinavon in 1984. He was at one point owned by Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, whose colours were also carried by Arkle. Both were named after Scottish mountains. Foinavon, ridden by John Buckingham, was a rank outsider at odds of 100/1 to win the 1967 Grand National, and his
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.