1983 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 April 1983 |
| Winning horse |
 Corbiere
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| SP | 13/1 |
| Jockey |
Ben de Haan |
| Trainer |
Jenny Pitman
|
| Owner | Mr Bryan Burrough |
| Conditions | Soft |
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 Replay of the latter stages of the 1983 Grand National BBC Sport |
And it's Corbiere with a furlong to run in the National, being pressed by Greasepaint. Corbiere from Greasepaint, Greasepaint putting in a tremendous run for Ireland ridden by Mr Colin Magnier. It's Greaspaint on the nearside...as they race towards the line. It's Corbiere from Greasepaint and Corbiere has won it!
The 1983 Grand National (Known as the 1983 Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 137th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 9 April 1983.
The race was won by Corbiere, the first Grand National winner to have been trained by a female trainer in Jenny Pitman. His jockey was Ben de Haan.
The favourite of the 41-strong field was last year's winner Grittar, at odds of 7/1. Going over Valentine's, the 23rd fence, Corbiere held a four-length advantage over his nearest challenger, Greasepaint. At the finishing post, Corbiere pipped Greasepaint to victory by three-quarters-of-a-length. Yer Man was third.
Corbiere went on to finish third in the next two Grand Nationals, he fell in his fourth consecutive National and finished 12th in his fifth and final entry in 1987.
Many long time ante post bets had already been beaten on the eve of the race when top weight, and ante post favourite, Ashley House was withdrawn due to the expected heavy ground. Last year's winner, Grittar was now installed both as joint top weight and 6/1 favourite, despite a disrupted preparation, which saw him race just twice all season without distinction. Champion jockey John Francome was booked but he was then ruled out through injury, the ride going instead to Paul Barton, with his partner in victory, Dick Saunders having retired. Barton kept the favourite in the front rank throughout the race, surviving a jumping error at the fence before Becher's Brook second time to remain in contention, never more than a few lengths behind the leader. An injection of pace going towards the penultimate flight saw the four horses in front of him kick on and Grittar was unable to stay with them, fading to finish a remote fifth.
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