This was run on Saturday 4th April 1987 and 40 ran.

GRAND NATIONAL 1987
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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 9 minute 57 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QXDcwOaj3Q

Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 MAORI VENTURE Steve Knight Mr Jim H Joel
2 THE TSAREVITCH John White Major J C Straker
3 LEAN AR AGHAIDH Guy Landau Mrs W Tulloch
4 WEST TIP Richard Dunwoody Mr Peter Luff
5 YOU'RE WELCOME Peter Hobbs Mr & Mrs S N J Embiricos
6 TRACYS SPECIAL Simon McNeill Mr L H A Ames
7 THE ELLIER Frank Berry Full Circle Thoroughbreds C Plc
Also

BEWLEY'S HILL

 Mr W Dixon Stroud Jnr Mrs W B Dixon Stroud jnr
Also VALENCIO R.Rowell Mrs P Seabrook & Miss Shirley Meyer
Also PLUNDERING P.Scudamore Mrs Miles Valentine
Also CORBIERE B.de Haan Mr B R H Burrough
Also DRUMLARGAN Mr G Wragg Mr G J D Wragg
Also ATTITUDE ADJUSTER N.Madden Mrs John Magnier
Also INSURE Mr C Brooks Mrs Eileen Turner
Also CLASSIFIED S.Smith Eccles Cheveley Park Stud
Also GLENRUE B.Powell Coteville Group
Also SMITH'S MAN M.Perrett Smith Mansfield Meat Co Ltd
Also DARK IVY P.Tuck Mrs Stewart Catherwood
Also MONANORE T.Morgan Mr J Meagher
Also DALTMORE A.Mullins Mr N Coburn
Also SMARTSIDE P.Gill Mrs Edward Doyle
Also RUN TO ME Mr N Mitchell Mr N R Mitchell
Also HI HARRY M.Flynn Mrs M Heffernan
Also PREBEN FUR A.Stringer Mr J A Thole
Also MARCOLO P.Leech Mr Duncan Ferguson
Also BROWN TRIX Mr D Pitcher Mr D F Pitcher
Also WHY FORGET C.Grant Mr P Piller & Mr W A Stephenson
Also BRIGHT DREAM R.Rowe Mr John F Holmes
Also LITTLE POLVIER C.Brown Mr M L Shone
Also NORTHERN BAY R.Crank Cheveley Park Stud
Also BIG BROWN BEAR R.Stronge Mr G B Barlow
Also GALA PRINCE T.Jarvis Mrs Mary Aston
Also EAMON'S OWEN Jacqui Oliver Mr W G N Morgan
Also BROWN VEIL Mr M Armytage Mrs A G Lawe
Also LUCKY REW C.Mann Mrs M S Teversham
Also CRANLOME M.Richards Mrs P F N Fanning
Also LE BAMBINO C.Warren Mr Martyn Meade
Also BRIT A.Jones Mr T Jarvis
Also SPARTAN ORIENT L.Harvey Mr H B Geddes & Mr J S King
Also COLONEL CHRISTY S Moore Mr R H Hardy & Mr R A Keen
5/1 fav WEST TIP
14/1 LEAN AR AGHAIDH
18/1 THE ELLIER
20/1 THE TSAREVITCH
28/1 MAORI VENTURE
50/1 YOU'RE WELCOME
50/1 TRACYS SPECIAL
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Charlie Mann venturing from Becher’s to Pardubickas in the 1987 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