Rhyme 'n' Reason

For the television episode named for the racehorse, see Rhyme 'n' Reason (Pennyworth).
Rhyme 'n' Reason
Foaled1979
OwnerJuliet Reed
TrainerDavid Murray Smith
David Elsworth
Major wins
Mumm Novices' Chase (1985)
Irish Grand National (1985)
Racing Post Chase (1988)
Grand National (1988)

Rhyme 'n' Reason was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1988.[1] Ridden by Brendan Powell and starting at odds of 10/1, he finished the race four lengths clear of Durham Edition. It was his only run in the Grand National[2] as he suffered a fractured hock when blundering while jumping Becher's Brook. He had an operation the following day and never raced again.[3]

  1. ^ "Grand National History 1989 - 1980". The Grand National. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. ^ "RHYME N REASON". Grand national.me.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Thirty years on from Rhyme 'N' Reason defying logic to land National glory". Wetherbys. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.