GRAND NATIONAL 2012 - final field of runners

[Posts: 768Joined: 14 Jul 2007, 01:37]

THE 2012 JOHN SMITH’S GRAND NATIONAL

Form Horse Age/Weight Owner Trainer/Probable Jockey

1)13-P0311 SYNCHRONISED (IRE) 9-11-10 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill/A P McCoy

2)11/1121-4 BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 11-11-09 Trevor Hemmings Donald McCain/Jason Maguire

3)1/10P-13P WEIRD AL (IRE) 9-11-08 Brannon, Dick, Holden Donald McCain/Timmy Murphy

4)106-P422 NEPTUNE COLLONGES (FR) 11-11-06 John Hales Paul Nicholls/Daryl Jacob

5)2F-0511 CALGARY BAY (IRE) 9-11-06 Camilla Radford Henrietta Knight/Dominic Elsworth

6)F-6041UP ALFA BEAT (IRE) 8-11-05 Irvin Naylor John Hanlon IRE/ Davy Russell

7)F01/35-23 PLANET OF SOUND 10-11-05 Charles Lloyd-Baker Philip Hobbs/ Richard Johnson

8.51U/022/2 BLACK APALACHI (IRE) 13-11-03 Teresa Burke Dessie Hughes IRE/Denis O’Regan

9)6/3U34-1F DEEP PURPLE 11-11-03 Paul Green Evan Williams/Jamie Moore

10)131/321-02 JUNIOR 9-11-02 Middleham Park Racing LI David Pipe/Tom Scudamore

11)10-U3032 CHICAGO GREY (IRE) 9-10-13 John Earls Gordon Elliott IRE/Paul Carberry

12)3100-015 TATENEN (FR) 8-10-13 The Stewart Family Richard Rowe/Andrew Thornton

13)F11/-1111 SEABASS (IRE) 9-10-12 Gunners Syndicate Ted Walsh IRE/Ms Katie Walsh

14)000-1122 SHAKALAKABOOMBOOM (IRE) 8-10-12 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson/Barry Geraghty

15)11PB-P1 WEST END ROCKER (IRE) 10-10-12 Barry Winfield & Tim Leadbeater Alan King/Wayne Hutchinson

16)22-30112 ACCORDING TO PETE 11-10-12 Peter Nelson Malcolm Jefferson/Harry Haynes

17)14P1-B1 ON HIS OWN (IRE) 8-10-11 Andrea & Graham Wylie Willie Mullins IRE/Ruby Walsh

18)2113-1PP ALWAYS RIGHT (IRE) 10-10-10 John Wade John Wade/James Reveley

19)3F2P/-133 CAPPA BLEU (IRE) 10-10-10 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams/Paul Moloney

20)PU-345053 RARE BOB (IRE) 10-10-09 D A Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE/Bryan Cooper

21)12-133F5 ORGANISEDCONFUSION (IRE) 7-10-08 Grace Dunlop Arthur Moore IRE/Miss Nina Carberry

22)P/P-51423 TREACLE (IRE) 11-10-08 Bjorn Nielsen Tom Taaffe IRE/Andrew Lynch

23)3/216-B430 THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 11-10-08 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE/Paul Townend

24)3F/-52PP0 MON MOME (FR) 12-10-08 Vida Bingham Venetia Williams/Aidan Coleman

25)0P2F-60 ARBOR SUPREME (IRE) 10-10-07 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill/Mark Walsh

26)03F-30P01 SUNNYHILLBOY (IRE) 9-10-05 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill/Richie McLernon

27)F-030341 KILLYGLEN (IRE) 10-10-04 David McCammon Stuart Crawford IRE/Robert Power

28)2F-4010 QUISCOVER FONTAINE (FR) 8-10-04 J P McManus Willie Mullins IRE/David Casey

29)4-P13000 THARAWAAT (IRE) 7-10-04 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE/Brian O’Connell

30)42F-63F22 BECAUSEICOULDNTSEE (IRE) 9-10-03 Noel Glynn Noel Glynn IRE/Davy Condon

31)144/P3/4- STATE OF PLAY 12-10-03 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams/Noel Fehily

32)2313P20 SWING BILL (FR) 11-10-03 David Johnson David Pipe/Conor O’Farrell

33)FP-26611 POSTMASTER 10-10-02 The Bill & Ben Partnership Tim Vaughan/Dougie Costello

34)3/P22-121 GILES CROSS (IRE) 10-10-01 KCMS Partnership Victor Dartnall/Paddy Brennan

35)21/10P-16 MIDNIGHT HAZE 10-10-00 Kim Bailey Racing Partnership Kim Bailey/Sean Quinlan

36)0044B-20 VIC VENTURI (IRE) 12-10-00 Seamus Dunne Dessie Hughes IRE/Harry Skelton

37)431U0-P3 IN COMPLIANCE (IRE) 12-10-00 Dessie Hughes Dessie Hughes IRE/Niall Madden

38)00-143P5 VIKING BLOND (FR) 7-10-00 Caroline Mould Nigel Twiston-Davies/Brian Hughes

39)PP-5U654 HELLO BUD (IRE) 14-10-00 Seamus Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies/Sam Twiston-Davies

40)0-315045 NEPTUNE EQUESTER 9-9-09 Koo's Racing Club Brian Ellison/Felix de Giles


RESERVES -

41)32-3P40 ANY CURRENCY (IRE) 9-9-08 Cash Is King Martin Keighley/Alain Cawley

42)0-4202650 OUR ISLAND (IRE) 7-9-07 David Fox Tim Vaughan

43)31P/-FP33 ABBEYBRANEY (IRE) 11-9-05 Sue Johnson George Bewley/Ryan Mania

46)05-341064 SMOKING ACES (IRE) 8-9-05 J P McManus Tom Taaffe IRE

[Posts: 12288Joined: 22 Dec 2007, 19:24]

Do we need two threads on the National?

[Posts: 768Joined: 14 Jul 2007, 01:37]

as many will know every year i do the thread on national entries which i update to weights when time comes and then those withdrawls, this is a thread to look at entries, whereas the ongoing thread to discuss further is also on the forum

ths was first list of entries posted on the forum and i will continue to do this, as i have for a number of years now

vf

[Posts: 1638Joined: 15 Nov 2010, 22:01]

Do we need two threads on the National?

Do you need to back 2 horses in a 3 horse race? Misery draws!

[Posts: 768Joined: 14 Jul 2007, 01:37]

note - form update for cooldine and the midnight club, 4th and 3rd in running today

vf

[Posts: 1861Joined: 25 Jul 2011, 05:04]

Deep Purple will win

Thank you for going to all the trouble of putting up the entries vf
much appreciated.

[Posts: 768Joined: 14 Jul 2007, 01:37]

your welcome x

vf

[Posts: 830Joined: 11 Jan 2010, 19:47]

Been reading in Racing Post that the last time the initial entries was this low 1996 which was also 82 or so I'm led to believe the number of going to post was 27.

So I'm going to predict the number going to post would be 30 give or take 2.

[Posts: 87Joined: 08 Nov 2011, 18:34]

Been reading in Racing Post that the last time the initial entries was this low 1996 which was also 82 or so I'm led to believe the number of going to post was 27.

So I'm going to predict the number going to post would be 30 give or take 2.

I seem to remember there were 7 non qualifiers including Killeshin!

Plus with there being only 2 weeks between chelt and the GN it was a recipe for disaster.

I reckon on a field of 36 this year.

[Posts: 1962Joined: 15 Mar 2010, 00:56]

There were 7 n/q's honeys, others included McGregor The Third, Do Be Brief and It's A Cracker.

[Posts: 87Joined: 08 Nov 2011, 18:34]

There were 7 n/q's honeys, others included McGregor The Third, Do Be Brief and It's A Cracker.

Excellent knowledge VTC so along with those three plus Killeshin there was Maneree and Carrickrovady i think ,so who was the 7th ?

Btw do you have full lists of entries for th 80's 90's and early 2000's

They would be interesting viewing, i used tp keep the old entry lists when published but they have got lost over the years

[Posts: 174Joined: 05 Feb 2010, 13:35Location: Croydon]

There were 7 n/q's honeys, others included McGregor The Third, Do Be Brief and It's A Cracker.

Excellent knowledge VTC so along with those three plus Killeshin there was Maneree and Carrickrovady i think ,so who was the 7th ?

Btw do you have full lists of entries for th 80's 90's and early 2000's

They would be interesting viewing, i used tp keep the old entry lists when published but they have got lost over the years

Needless to say VtC, I'd love to see such info as well!

Another thing I'm interested in would be GN non-runners through the 70s and 80s. Probably not many but sure there must be some. I remember the likes of Stormtracker and Why So Hasty being declared and not taking part in the 90s.

Apologies to Viking Flagship for hijacking their thread. Happy to take it elsewhere.

[Posts: 1962Joined: 15 Mar 2010, 00:56]

There were 7 n/q's honeys, others included McGregor The Third, Do Be Brief and It's A Cracker.

Excellent knowledge VTC so along with those three plus Killeshin there was Maneree and Carrickrovady i think ,so who was the 7th ?

Btw do you have full lists of entries for th 80's 90's and early 2000's

They would be interesting viewing, i used tp keep the old entry lists when published but they have got lost over the years

Honeys, the other one was Topical Tip. I do have the entries lists from 91 onwards, but it will take a bit of digging about in the loft, I tried to recover some old VHS last month for Old Applejack, but I had to abort for my own safety. I'll try to get the finger out and see what I can do. I've got a few from the last 5/6 years which aren't in the loft if that's any use to you. In the meantime, if you have any queries I'll try my best to answer them.