1985 Grand National Handicap Chase Aintree

[@clarencebeeks2525]

And as they cross the Melling Road its ovet to John Hanmer. One of the ever lasting memories of my childhood. RIP John

[@patrickrose1221]

Oh my god ! I'm out my chair again lol . You make an old man very happy aye . God bless you x

[@Limekiln100]

Huge leap by Dudie at the 1st open ditch,no wonder Tony Mullins called a cab!!

[@martinsmith1538]

No one did it better than the BBC, with Peter O' Sulkevan et al

[@chatham43]

...god..I miss the Grand National..

[@kevinmunday6263]

It had to Change to Survive , and its still the Toughest Race, 40 Runners and less than half the Field Finish. Its still unique, but more Humane

[@31cify]

You miss it? Well, it hasn't gone anywhere. Oh I see, you mean back before all the controversy, the scrutiny, and the condemnation tarnished the spectacle.

[@teenoso4069]

Proper fences. Proper National - and before anyone chips in, these are not the pre 1960 fences or post 1989 ones - but a reasonable balance

[@31cify]

Oh, oh I see. Well I'me gonna chip into that right now by backing you up 100%. Proper National is right. Back before the event became tarnished by controversy, scrutiny and condemnation.

[@teenoso4069]

Unseen is the mistake by Captain Parkhill at the 15th The Chair. Chris Grant had both legs on one side before being pulled back on by another jockey. How Chris Grant got him round is nothing short of one of the best survival rides I have witnessed. At the 20th Chris Grant uses a loose horse to push himself back on before he starts to jump erratically right

[@AbCat4]

7:57 A slight glitch in the matrix, as a horse just randomly appears in the middle of the fence.

[@TheGiantKillers]

They say the past is another country. When I look back now at the world of 1985, it was another planet. As a kid you pretty much got in free as long as you didn't hurt yerself scaling a fence around the course. And if you did hurt yourself, that was your tough luck. It was so relaxed, you could almost literally go anywhere on the country side of the Melling Road. The '97 bomb scare changed everything as far as Aintree was concerned but in the 21st century we've become so officious and litigant as a society that even a non league Football match these days is marshalled more than a 20th Century world cup final.

[@snookerworldchampionship2023]

Few idiots, time after time, ruin it for everyone

[@ocn14s]

West Tip in this years race and Andy Pandy in 77 are the fallers on the second circuit that always make me wonder if they would have won - they were both going so well

[@teenoso4069]

maybe - hard to know with West Tip as it was his last run of the season, but Andy Pandy won the Whitbread a few weeks later so was in top form. You could add Uncle Merlin (1990), Strands of Gold (1988) and Golden Rapper (1976) to that list of 2

[@andycook7244]

@@teenoso4069 I think it would be fair to think that West Tip would have at least been placed given his win and placed efforts in subsequent years

[@arsepirate2132]

​@@teenoso4069west tip would have romped it if it never fell. Had smashed all the main opponents, was going really well. Won the following year.

[@julzyboy1973]

Add Specify and Alverton in 1970 & 79 too. Fallers at Bechers second time who would have probably won. As for Andy Pandy, I'm convinced he'd have beaten Rummy because of his age and weight and given that he romped home in the whitbread 2 weeks later

[@davebesag]

What can't be seen is that one of the jockeys at the Chair makes a mistake and is about to fall off to the side. A jockey next to him pulls him back across to stop him from falling off. The 1986 Grand National day on the BBC had Hywel Davies (Last Suspect) and Richard Dunwoody (West Tip) reviewing the 1985 race and a camera angle was shown that showed the incident. Either Davies or Dunwoody said that the jockey should be given a medal!

[@teenoso4069]

Chris Grant on Captain Parkhill. Indeed both legs on one side before another jockey yanks him back on countering gravity. Immense camaraderie. Both deserve a medal as Grant recovered from several bad mistakes to finish. Look at the mistake at the 20th c 9.35 when Grant uses a loose horse to push himself back into the saddle. He had 9 lives that day but you needed it back then.

[@mikerainham]

If only west tip hadn’t fallen...Love the way last suspect out stayed, and to a small extent out sprinted them all. Greasepaint and Mr Snugfit seemed to up there every year but didn’t quite make it

[@csb7376]

Michael John Faulkner This was the 3rd year on the trot that Corbiere & Greasepaint were near the head of the market. Mr. Snugfit was bought by Terry Ramsden after this and was the subject of a big gamble by him the following year. He just scraped into 4th if memory serves.

[@patrickrose1221]

I had a tenner to win on West Tip pmsl ......now. But not at the time lol

[@leehope9411]

@@patrickrose1221do you remember the horse Mr snugfit it was winning but didn't quite make the win text back Patrick Lee

[@pauldonohoe3646]

​@@patrickrose1221Did you back him the following year🙂

[@secrethousemate]

Almost the last horse you'd suspect of winning it, won it.

[@patrickrose1221]

Loving these videos , keep em coming. Back in the day my missus used to insist on on telling me how many hosses got injured. I just used to say " what about them silly boggers that play rugby league " ? Pissin me sen aye x

[@darren2514fv]

John Francome's last Grand National before retirement

[@teenoso4069]

John Burke on Lucky Vane too - he was the only previous winning jockey to line up as every one else had retired and Doughty and DeHaan were injured. Barnes didnt get another ride after 1981.

[@john131349]

Nice bit of Queen at the start

[@chatham43]

...Hall of Slane ...?

[@chatham43]

....think the horse was called Hill of Slane...

[@kevinflaherty9669]

West tip n Dunwoody surely wins

[@richardlloyd2082]

Backed the horse 5pounds each way

[@jasonemre8058]

Off course you did

[@andycook7244]

Dudie looked a bit of a hairy ride.

[@jamesvaughan7697]

My dads friend was working so asked his missus to put £20 on Greasepaint and £1ew Last Suspect. This was when you got a stamped ticket not a copy of bet. Asked if needed to write it down and she told her hubby "Im not stupid" When dads mate went to collect his £64.50 he got paid £1023 as the wife muddled up bet had Last Suspect to win and Greasepaint Each Way. Bookmaker was disgusted and dads mate in shock lol

[@KEVIN-tx6bt]

I'd always tell my dad to put 50p each way on Greasepaint.