Grittar | |
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Sire | Grisaille |
Dam | Tarama |
Damsire | Tamerlane |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 1973[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Frank H Gilman |
Owner | Frank H Gilman |
Trainer | Frank H Gilman |
Major wins | |
Grand National (1982) |
Grittar (1973 - 1998) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing.
In 1982 he won the Grand National as the 7/1 favourite being ridden by amateur jockey Dick Saunders, who at the age of 48 became, and remains, the oldest jockey to have won the Grand National.