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
Bill Dutton (trainer) Bill Dutton (trainer) William Parker "Bill" Dutton (19011958) was a British jockey and Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born into a Cheshire farming family, Dutton graduated from Cambridge University and studied to become a solicitor before opting to pursue a career in horse racing. In the 1920s he rode as an amateur jockey in National Hunt races. In 1928 he recorded his most notable success when winning the Grand National on the 100/1 outsider Tipperary Tim. Dutton began training racehorses in 1932, setting up a stable at Hednesford in Staffordshire. His training career was suspended during World War II, when he served