Grittar

Grittar
SireGrisaille
DamTarama
DamsireTamerlane
SexGelding
Foaled1973[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBay
BreederFrank H Gilman
OwnerFrank H Gilman
TrainerFrank 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.

  1. ^ "Grittar profile". Racing Post. Retrieved 10 April 2021.