Grand National 1971: Results, Runners, Winner & Fallers

The 1971 Grand National was won by Specify, and it was one for the bookmakers, with none of the fancied runners getting anywhere near involved in the finish.

Punters betting on the race struggled, and the SP’s of the first five home were 28/1, 20/1, 33/1, 66/1 and 33/1 in the order that they finished, making Specify a 28/1 winner of the race. He held off the late challenge from Black Secret, who would finish in second place.

A year earlier, Specify was brought down at the 22^nd fence and certainly gained style compensation for that by winning in 1971.

The trainer of the winner was John E Sutcliffe, who only took over training the horse a few months before the Grand National but got him in perfect shape for the big day.

John Cook was the jockey. He also rode Specify in 71, so he knew how unlucky he was that year. He made up for that by winning this. Cook would have to retire from race riding on medical grounds just 12 months after winning the Grand National, so this was his third and final ride in the race.

Spare a thought for Gay Buccaneer, who eventually finished 10^th in the race. He was clear at the Canal Turn but suffered interference from loose horses, which took him from being first and clear in the race to last.

He recovered a little, but there is no doubt that it cost him a lot of ground and who knows what could have been.

Results

Result	Horse	Starting Price	Age	Handicap	Prize Money	Jockey	Trainer
1	Specify	28/1	9	10-3	£15,500	John Cook	John E Sutcliffe
2	Black Secret	20/1	7	11-5	£4,700	Jim Dreaper	Tom William Dreaper
3	Astbury	33/1	8	10-00	£2,300	Jimmy Bourke	John Philip Bissill
4	Bowgeeno	66/1	11	10-5	£1,100	Graham Thorner	Tim A Forster
5	Sandy Sprite	33/1	7	10-3	-	Ron Barry	J A C Edwards
6	Two Springs	13/1	9	11-4	-	Roy Edwards	George R Owen
7	Vichysoise	100/1	9	10-3	-	Philip Blacker	C Bewicke
8	King Vulgan	16/1	10	11-00	-	John Crowley	J P Costello
9	Regimental	66/1	8	10-6	-	John Lawrence	K Cundell
10	Gay Buccaneer	66/1	10	10-00	-	Pat Black	J Cox
11	Final Move	66/1	11	10-00	-	Tommy Stack	I D Jordan
12	Limeburner	100/1	10	10-00	-	John Buckingham	Bob Turnell
13	Common Entrance	100/1	10	10-00	-	Mouse Morris	A J Maxwell

Non Finishers

Horse	Fence	Reason	Starting Price	Age	Handicap	Jockey	Trainer
Twigairy	1	Brought Down	25/1	8	10-6	Eddie Harty	Roddy C Armytage
Country Wedding	1	Brought Down	50/1	9	10-00	Bob Champion	G B ‘Toby’ Balding
Brian's Best	1	Brought Down	33/1	11	10-11	Richard Evans	George R Owen
Craigbrook	1	Fell	80/1	12	10-1	Peter Ennis	James Kenneth Murray Oliver
Gay Trip	1	Fell	8/1	9	12-00	Terry Biddlecombe	Thomas Frederic Rimell
The Laird	3	Fell	12/1	10	11-12	Jeff King	Bob Turnell
Battledore	4	Refused	45/1	10	10-6	John Enright	William Arthur Stephenson
Copperless	6	Fell	100/1	10	10-1	Martin Gibson	A S Neaves
Soldo	6	Fell	66/1	10	10-7	David Mould	Peter Victor Ferdinand Cazalet
Pride Of Kentucky	6	Brought Down	50/1	9	10-00	Tony Mawson	E R Courage
Highworth	8	Pulled Up	100/1	12	10-5	Robert Woodhouse	R H Woodhouse
Indamelia	8	Fell	100/1	8	10-5	Philip Hobbs	John Thorne
Cnoch Dubh	10	Fell	20/1	8	10-11	Tommy Carberry	Dan L Moore
Zara's Grove	10	Fell	66/1	8	10-00	Gordon Holmes	E E Collingwood
The Otter	10	Fell	12/1	10	10-1	Buck Jones	R H Dening
Lord Jim	11	Fell	9/1	10	10-9	Stan Mellor	Fulke T Walwyn
Kellsboro' Wood	12	Fell	100/1	11	10-00	Andy Turnell	D Ancil
Miss Hunter	15	Fell	33/1	10	10-00	John Fowler	D Auld
Vulture	19	Fell	16/1	9	10-00	Sean Barker	Tom William Dreaper
Smooth Dealer	19	Refused	33/1	9	10-3	Arthur Moore	Dan L Moore
Beau Bob	22	Unseated Rider	40/1	8	10-3	Richard Dennard	Peter Victor Ferdinand Cazalet
Money Boat	22	Fell	16/1	7	10-7	Bobby Coonan	Francis Flood
Charter Flight	27	Pulled Up	25/1	9	11-8	Bill Rees	Bob Turnell
The Inventor	27	Refused	20/1	10	10-7	Brian Fletcher	E Cousins
Flosuebarb	27	Pulled Up	33/1	11	10-1	Joe Guest	J K Hooton