1973 Grand National: Results, Runners & Fallers

Results

Results

Result Horse Starting Price Age Handicap Prize Money Jockey Trainer
1 Red Rum 9/1 8 10-5 £25,486 Brian Fletcher Donald ‘Ginger’ McCain
2 Crisp 9/1 10 12-00 £7,738 Richard Pitman Frederick Thomas Winter
3 L'Escargot 11/1 10 12-00 £3,794 Tommy Carberry Dan L Moore
4 Spanish Steps 16/1 10 11-13 £1,822 Philip Blacker E R Courage
5 Rouge Autumn 40/1 9 10-00 - Ken White Thomas Frederic Rimell
6 Hurricane Rock 100/1 9 10-00 - Bob Champion D J A Dartnall
7 Proud Tarquin 22/1 10 10-11 - John Oaksey Roddy C Armytage
8 Prophecy 20/1 10 10-3 - Bob Davies David Hawken Barons
9 Endless Folly 100/1 11 10-00 - Joe Guest J K Hooton
10 Black Secret 22/1 9 11-2 - Sean Barker Roddy C Armytage
11 Petruchio's Son 50/1 10 10-5 - David Mould S O Morris
12 The Pooka 100/1 11 10-00 - Arthur Moore Fulke T Walwyn
13 Great Noise 50/1 9 10-2 - David Cartwright J P Leigh
14 Green Plover 100/1 13 10-00 - Mouse Morris David Hawken Barons
15 Sunny Lad 25/1 9 10-3 - Bill Smith Thomas Frederic Rimell
16 Go-Pontinental 100/1 13 10-4 - Jimmy McNaught H O’Neil
17 Mill Door 100/1 11 10-5 - Peter Cullis E P Birchall

Non Finishers

Horse Fence Reason Starting Price Age Handicap Jockey Trainer
Richeleau 1 Fell 50/1 9 10-00 Neil Kernick S Kernick
Ashville 3 Fell 14/1 8 10-4 Jeff King H Thomson-Jones
Culla Hill 6 Fell 100/1 9 10-7 Norton Brookes T Taaffe
Beggar's Way 6 Fell 33/1 9 10-1 Tommy Kinane Pat Taaffe
Mr Vimy 7 Pulled Up 100/1 10 10-2 Johnny Haine G B ‘Toby’ Balding
Swan Shot 7 Refused 100/1 10 10-00 Martin Blackshaw F Carr
Nereo 8 Pulled Up 66/1 7 10-3 Beltran Alfonso Osorio Frederick Thomas Winter
Highland Seal 9 Pulled Up 20/1 10 10-6 David Nicholson H R Dening
Grey Sombrero 15 Fell 25/1 9 10-9 Bill Shoemark D R Gandolfo
Glenkiln 15 Fell 33/1 10 10-7 Jonjo O’Neill Donald ‘Ginger’ McCain
Charley Winking 15 Fell 100/1 8 10-00 Derrick Scott L G Scott
Canharis 15 Brought Down 16/1 8 10-1 Pat Buckley Neville Franklin Crump
Proud Percy 15 Fell 100/1 10 10-00 Richard Evans J Berry
Fortune Bay II 19 Fell 66/1 9 10-3 George Sloan Josh Gifford
Rough Silk 19 Pulled Up 100/1 10 10-00 Tim Norman Francis Cundell
Tarquin Bid 21 Fell 100/1 9 10-00 J Bracken Peter McCreery
Beau Parc 22 Pulled Up 100/1 10 10-1 Andy Turnell D Ancil
Astbury 26 Pulled Up 50/1 10 10-2 Jimmy Bourke John Philip Bissill
General Symons 27 Pulled Up 33/1 10 10-00 Pat Kiely J F Tormey
Princess Camilla 27 Refused 16/1 8 10-4 Ron Barry W Wharton
Rampsman 27 Pulled Up 100/1 9 10-00 David Munro S Palmer

What punters, trainers and jockeys  wouldn’t have known before the running of the 127th was that history about to be made, by none other than Red Rum. 1973 is famous for being the nationals introduction to the greatest horses of all time, Red Rum.

A Battle Between Crisp And Red Rum

Crisp, an Australian horse, having won all he could on the other side of the globe, was pitched as joint favourite with England’s Red Rum. For three quarters of the race, anyone would have thought that Crisp would take the trophy.