This was run on Saturday 26th March 1960 and 26 ran. The winning time was 9 minutes 26 1/5secs. 

GRAND NATIONAL 1960

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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 6 minute 30 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-grand-national-3/query/grand+national

Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 MERRYMAN II G.Scott Miss W H S Wallace
2 BADANLOCH S.Mellor Lord Leverhulme
3 CLEAR PROFIT B.Wilkinson Mr Bernard Sunley
4 TEA FIEND P.Madden Mr J D Pickering
Also MR WHAT A.R.Freeman Mr D J Coughlan
Also WYNDBURGH M.Scudamore Mrs J K M Oliver
Also DANDY SCOT F.Winter Mr S C Banks
Also HOLLY BANK Mr P Brookshaw Mr S H Brookshaw
Also TEAM SPIRIT G.W.Robinson Mrs D R Brand
Also IRISH COFFEE Mr W St George Burke Mr W St G Burke
Also CLANYON R.E.Jenkins Mr W N Johns-Powell
Also CANNONBIE LEE D.Nicholson Miss Dorothy Paget
Also KNOXTOWN Mr E P Harty Mrs M Cowley
Also SKIPPER JACK D.O'Donovan Mr R A Keith
Also PENDLE LADY M.Towers Mr Alfred Watson
Also JONJO Pat Taaffe Mr J L O'Hagan
Also GREEN DRILL G.Milburn Lord Cadogan
Also SABARIA M Roberts Mr A R Turnell
Also UNCLE WHISKERS C Finnegan Mr W St G Burke
Also CLOVER BUD T.Taaffe Mr G G Llewellin
Also ARLES Mr A Moule Mr H K Jones
Also SKATEALONG R R Harrison Mrs H Thomson-Jones
Also EAGLE LODGE W.Rees Mr N A Mardon
Also BELSIZE II P.Shortt Mr W G Boomer
Also LOTORAY M Batchelor Mr W Miller
Also ALIFORM T.W.Biddlecombe Mr A Summers
   
   
   
   
   
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Stan Mellor describing the Grand National of 1960 as seen on TV. These are the titles of chapters from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341