This was run on Monday 7th April 1997 after being abandoned on Saturday 5th April, and 36 ran.

GRAND NATIONAL 1997

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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 10 minute 0 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPTPt2LHAzQ&feature=related

Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 LORD GYLLENE Tony Dobbin Stanley Clarke
2 SUNNY BAY Jamie Osborne Uplands Bloodstock
3 CAMELOT KNIGHT Carl Llewellyn Mr Michael Gates
4 BUCKBOARD BOUNCE Paul Carberry Mr Robert Ogden
5 MASTER OATS Norman Williamson Mr P A Matthews
6 AVRO ANSON Peter Niven The Mirror Punters Club
Also GO BALLISTIC Mick Fitzgerald Mr B J Lockhart
Also

NORTHERN LAD

J.F.Titley Mrs Pearl Hemmins
Also LO STREGONE G.Bradley Mrs Sylvia Clegg & Mrs S L Worthington
Also FEATHERED GALE F.Woods Mrs M O'Connor
Also BELMONT KING R.Johnson Mrs Billie Bond
Also BISHOPS HALL M.Richards Mr T J Carroll & Mr H de Bromhead
Also WYLDE HIDE C.F.Swan Mr J P McManus
Also DEXTRA DOVE C.Maude Dextra Lighting Systems
Also ANTONIN C.O'Dwyer G.R.Bailey Ltd (Horse Feeds)
Also SMITH'S BAND R.Dunwoody Mr Arthur Smith
Also NEW CO D.J.Casey Mrs L C Ronan
Also GENERAL WOLFE L.Wyer Winning Line Racing Ltd
Also GLEMOT S.McNeill Mr Dennis Yardy
Also VALIANT WARRIOR R.Garrity Mr P Sellars
Also KILLESHIN S.Curran Mr H J Manners
Also MASTER BOSTON Richard Guest Mr M K Oldham
Also STRAIGHT TALK Mr J Tizzard Mrs C I A Paterson
Also NUAFFE T.Mitchell Mr John G Doyle
Also NORTHERN HIDE P.Holley Northern Hide Partnership
Also TURNING TRIX J.R.Kavanagh Mr Mel Davies
Also RIVER MANDATE A.Thorton Anne Duchess of Westminster
Also GRANGE BRAKE D.Walsh Mr H R Mould
Also EVANGELICA R.Supple Martin Pipe Racing Club
Also BACK BAR T.P.Treacy Mr Patrick John McCarthy
Also DAKYNS BOY T.J.Murphy Mr Alan Parker
Also SCRIBBLER D.Fortt Mr Michael Farnan
Also CELTIC ABBEY B.Powell Mr G J Powell
Also FULL OF OATS J.Culloty Mr I D MacDonald
Also MUGONI BEACH Jamie Evans Mr Jim Ennis
Also PLASTIC SPACEAGE G.Upton Mr Graham Dalziel
Also OVER THE STREAM A.S.Smith Mr J D Gordon & E C Gordon
Also DON'T LIGHT UP Mr R Thornton Mr Irvin S Naylor
Also PINK GIN Mr C Bonner Mrs Margaret Francis
Also SPUFFINGTON P.Hide Mr Julian Clopet
7/1 fav GO BALLISTIC
8/1 SUNNY BAY
12/1 AVRO ANSON
14/1 LORD GYLLENE
25/1 MASTER OATS
40/1 BUCKBOARD BOUNCE
100/1 CAMELOT KNIGHT
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Sean Curran securing a mattress at the Adelphi before the 1997 Grand National. 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