Grand National | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse |
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Date | 4 April 1992 |
Winning horse | Party Politics |
Starting price | 14/1 |
Jockey | Carl Llewellyn |
Trainer | Nick Gaselee |
Owner | Patricia Thompson |
Conditions | Good to soft[1] |
External videos | |
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1992 Grand National in full Racing UK, BBC Sport, YouTube | |
Replay of the latter stages of the 1992 Grand National BBC Sport |
The 1992 Grand National (officially known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 146th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 4 April 1992.
It was won in a time of nine minutes and 6.4 seconds and by a distance of 2+1⁄2 lengths by 14/1 shot Party Politics, ridden by Welsh jockey Carl Llewellyn. The winner was trained by Nick Gaselee of Hungerford, Berkshire, and carried the colors of owner Patricia Thompson, pink with purple crossbelts, hooped sleeves, and a purple cap. The winning owner collected £99,943 of a total prize fund shared through the first five finishers of £167,386. For safety reasons, the field was restricted to 40 runners. All of the horses returned safely to the stables.[1]
The winner proved a very popular horse with a topical name; many of the once-a-year punters backed him because the race fell just five days before the 1992 United Kingdom general election.[2]