The BBC Grand National 1963 - Ayala

........Ayala, a 66/1 outsider.....ridden by Pat Buckley and jointly owned by hairdresser "Teazy-Weazy" Raymond and trainer Keith Piggott(father of Lester)....narrowly defeats the fancied Carrickbeg, ridden by John Lawrence later to become Lord Oaksey....

[@daviddawber1111]

I think Jonjo fell at Becher's second time around, if I identified the correct horse, but the normally excellent Peter O'Sullevan confused Jonjo with Team Spirit in the later stages. Team Spirit was the horse who caught Springbok in the last few strides and finished 4th. He won the race the following year.

[@paradisehotel5005]

That was a heartbreaker for "Oaksey" but well done Lester Piggott's dad on training the winner.

[@mayaescott6250]

Clear.commentary no distracting.music.in the back ground those were the days

[@moyajanko6642]

Text book jumping over Bechers, twice, by Out and About and Josh Gifford.

[@tropicaldan]

Classic !

[@ftorres93]

Why don't they say " as we switch to our country camera" anymore?

[@daviddawber1111]

Peter O'Sullevan kept calling Team Spirit "Jonjo". Team Spirit was never mentioned once during the commentary. Jonjo had refused (I think) about two-thirds way round.

[@shaunspadah5790]

just been looking at this and o sullevan is getting jonjo and team spirit mixed up , jonjo was ridden by the duke of alberqurqie and fell at fence 20 you can see the duke running all over the place, jonjos old colours may have been similar to team spirits and the duke may have bought the horse just before the 63 race, but this is one hell of a cock up by o sullevan even calling him as a placed finisher,

[@mayaescott6250]

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[@chatham43]

@@shaunspadah5790 .....good spot....calling Jonjo as a placed 4th finisher was a real clanger...colours do look similar in Black and White .....

[@shaunspadah5790]

@@chatham43 how can o sullevan get mixed up Jonjo who's prominent early on and has a big white face marking also colours are different and the horses also different shocking mistake but he got away with it

[@edmondscott7444]

Overrated and stayed too long.

[@whichypoohs]

RIP horse with the broken leg

[@chrisvarney85]

Great recovery from Forty Secrets at the thirteenth.

[@dimeshgujadhur210]

John Oakley second on Carrickbeg !

[@dimeshgujadhur210]

Oaksey

[@margmarg5364]

Thanks for the memory,my dad put me a shilling each way on ayala,I believe my spending money was half a crown a week.😂😂😂😂😂

[@jtyt1123]

Awsome

[@ashleythompson9530]

Also the gap from the first horse to the last seems much greater in the older races.

[@chatham43]

.....its a much tighter handicap now than it was back in the day...