[DOC] [TLE] Grand National - Wikipedia [PAR] The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree 
Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap 
steeplechase over 4 miles 514 yards (6.907 km) with horses .... from certain 
victory. The running of the 1956 Grand National witnessed one of the chase's 
most bizarre incidents. [DOC] [TLE] 1956 Grand National - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1956 Grand National was the 110th renewal of the world-famous Grand 
National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, 
England, on 24 March 1956. It is probably best remembered for Devon Loch's 
sudden and inexplicable fall on the final straight, just 40 yards from a certain 
victory. ... For jockey Dick Francis, his mount's bizarre collapse on the run-in to 
victory... [DOC] [TLE] History - Grand National [PAR] The race was then known as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase. ... He still 
remains the only horse to have won the Grand National three times and, as that ... 
at 11/1, racing off a mark nearly two stone higher than for his 1973 victory. .... 
Loch had the race won when he inexplicably gave a half-leap just 50 yards from 
the finish,... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about WORLD LITERATURE - StudyStack [PAR] IN 1898 HE WROTE, "AS FOR THE PERSONS I HAVE ACCUSED...THEY ARE. 
... HE WAS 50 YARDS FROM VICTORY IN BRITAIN'S 1956 GRAND NATIONAL 
STEEPLECHASE WHEN HIS HORSE GAVE OUT, DICK FRANCIS. [DOC] [TLE] And they were off! The Grand National in classic Daily Mirror front ... [PAR] Apr 13, 2012 ... Mirrorpix Horse Racing The Grand National 1949 Winner Russian hero ... is first 
across the finishing line that would be another famous victory for his ... have 
made the Grand National the world's greatest steeple chase. ... There were 
twenty-four starters for the race, out of which only eight finished the course. [DOC] [TLE] Grand National winners: The horses that landed the world's greatest ... [PAR] Mar 17, 2013 ... Bob Champion's Grand National victory in 1981 was turned into a Hollywood 
movie script ... up for the Grand National in 1967, his owner John Kempton didn't 
believe he ... The collapse of the front-runner in the 1956 Grand National was so 
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or ... glory and failure and find out how to pick a winner in the Aintree Grand 
National. ... To this day he remains the only horse to have won the National three 
times and .... Bob won his rst horse race at just 15 years of age, and after this 
victory... [DOC] [TLE] Racing world mourns for Dick Francis | Metro News [PAR] Feb 15, 2010 ... The horse's collapse 50 yards from the winning post with the race in ... An 
enthusiastic crowd thought they were about to witness the first Royal victory in the 
Grand National for ... Devon Loch was clear of his nearest pursuer ESB when he 
... 'I remember we used to laugh out loud about the old times and he... [DOC] [TLE] Grand National: A trip down memory lane at the world's most famous ... [PAR] Apr 5, 2009 ... The Grand National will generally rank highly in most lists, with the world's ... The 
race remains a unique test for horses and jockeys, one that is guaranteed to ... 
victory just 30 yards from the winning post in the 1956 National when ... Another 
suggested he had suffered cramp in his hindquarters, causing the... [DOC] [TLE] Grand National: Did 'gentleman jockey' Sam Waley-Cohen save ... [PAR] Apr 4, 2014 ... "The Grand National for a jockey is a bit like a fighter pilot in his plane in a ... a 
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Question: He was 50 yards from victory in Britain's 1956 Grand National Steeplechase when his horse gave out
Answer: Dick Francis