Grand National | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse |
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Date | 30 March 1985 |
Winning horse | Last Suspect |
Starting price | 50/1 |
Jockey | Hywel Davies |
Trainer | Capt. Tim Forster, OBE |
Owner | Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster |
Conditions | Good to Soft |
External videos | |
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1985 Grand National in full BBC Sport | |
Highlights of the 1985 Grand National in German YouTube |
The 1985 Grand National (officially known as the Seagram Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 139th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1985.
The race was won by eleven-year-old, 50/1 outsider, Last Suspect, ridden by Hywel Davies in a time of 9 minutes 42.7 seconds for a prize of £54,314. The winner was owned by Anne, Duchess of Westminster and trained by Captain Tim Forster in Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire.[1]