The 1988 Grand National (known as the Seagram

Seagram

The Seagram Company Ltd. was a large corporation headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world. Toward the end of its independent existence it also controlled various entertainment and other business ventures...

 Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 142nd renewal of the world-famous Grand National

Grand National

The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...

 horse race

Horse racing

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 that took place at Aintree

Aintree Racecourse

Aintree Racecourse is a racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England.It was served by Aintree Racecourse railway station until the station closed in the 1960s....

 near Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England

England

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, on 9 April 1988.

The race was won by Rhyme 'n' Reason, in a time of nine minutes and 53.5 seconds and by a distance of four lengths. Durham Edition was second, and Monamore third. West Tip

West Tip

West Tip was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1986, ridden by Richard Dunwoody. He fell in the 1985 race at Bechers Brook on the second circuit, and finished fourth in 1987 and 1988, second in 1989, tenth in 1990, on each occasion he was ridden by Dunwoody. He was retired after the 1990...

 finished fourth. 17/2 favourite Sacred Path fell at the first fence. Nine of the 40 runners completed the course; all the horses returned to the stables safely.

Prior to the race, Rhyme 'n' Reason had won four of his eight chases, as well as finishing second in two and third in another. The 1988 National was his first, and was also to be his last, picking up a fractured hock while jumping the 22nd fence, Becher's Brook

Becher's Brook

Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the sixth and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year...

. The gelding

Gelding

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 was retired from racing after his victory and spent the remainder of his life at Woodhaven stud in Hampshire.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey Jockey A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...	Age	Weight	SP	Distance
1st	Rhyme 'n' Reason	Brendan Powell	9	11-00	10/1	Won by 4 lengths
2nd	Durham Edition	Chris Grant	10	10-09	20/1	15 lengths
3rd	Monanore	T J Taaffe	11	10-04	33/1	8 lengths
4th	West Tip West Tip West Tip was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1986, ridden by Richard Dunwoody. He fell in the 1985 race at Bechers Brook on the second circuit, and finished fourth in 1987 and 1988, second in 1989, tenth in 1990, on each occasion he was ridden by Dunwoody. He was retired after the 1990...	Richard Dunwoody Richard Dunwoody Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE is a retired British jockey in National Hunt racing. He was a three-time Champion Jockey, riding 1699 British winners in his career. His father was a leading Point to Point rider...	11	11-07	11/1	2½ lengths
5th	Attitude Adjuster	Niall Madden	8	10-0	33/1	20 lengths
6th	Friendly Henry	Neale Doughty	8	10-04	100/1
7th	The Tsarevich	John White	12	10-10	18/1
8th	Course Hunter	P Croucher	10	10-01	20/1
9th	Lean Ar Aghaidh	Guy Landau	11	11-00	10/1

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey Jockey A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...	Age	Weight	SP	Fate
1st	Sacred Path	C Cox	8	10-00	17/2 F	Fell
1st	Tullamarine	Michael Bowlby	11	10-00	200/1	Fell
1st	Hettinger	Ms. Penny Ffitch-Heyes	8	10-00	100/1	Fell
3rd	Smith's Man	Mark Perrett	10	10-00	50/1	Pulled up
5th	You're Welcome	Philip Hobbs Philip Hobbs Philip Hobbs is a British racehorse trainer specializing mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables near Minehead, Somerset....	12	10-01	13/1	Pulled up
6th (Becher's Brook Becher's Brook Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the sixth and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year... )	Lucisis	Mr. J Queally	9	10-06	40/1	Brought down
8th (Canal Turn Canal Turn The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England.... )	Marcolo	Ms. Venetia Williams Venetia Williams Venetia Williams is a British racehorse trainer specialising in National Hunt racing. She is based at stables at Aramstone in Herefordshire, England....	11	10-00	200/1	Fell
8th (Canal Turn Canal Turn The Canal Turn is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England.... )	Polly's Pal	J K Kinane	10	10-00	100/1	Brought down
17th	Smartside	Mr. A Hambly	13	10-04	100/1	Fell
17th	Oyde Hills	M Brennan	9	10-00	100/1	Refused
18th	Repington	Colin Hawkins	10	10-01	16/1	Refused
19th	Hard Case	K Morgan	10	10-12	13/1	Fell
19th	Northern Bay	Hywell Davies	12	10-04	50/1	Pulled up
20th	Insure	Ben De Haan	10	10-00	80/1	Unseated rider
20th	Midnight Madness	M Richards	10	10-05	25/1	Pulled up
21st	Preben Fur	S J O'Neill	11	10-00	100/1	Pulled up
21st	Tracys Special	Steve Knight	11	10-00	33/1	Pulled up
22nd (Becher's Brook Becher's Brook Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the sixth and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year... )	Kumbi	Carl Llewellyn	13	10-00	100/1	Fell
22nd (Becher's Brook Becher's Brook Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the sixth and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year... )	Strands of Gold	Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore Peter Scudamore , known universally as 'Scu', is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. He was an eight-time Champion Jockey , riding 1,678 winners in his career...	9	10-03	20/1	Fell
22nd (Becher's Brook Becher's Brook Becher's Brook is a fence jumped during the Grand National, a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England. It is jumped twice during the race, as the sixth and 22nd fence, as well as on four other occasions during the year... )	Bright Dream	Richard Rowe Richard Rowe (horse racing) Richard Rowe is a National Hunt racehorse trainer and a former jockey in the United Kingdom.-Career as a jockey:* 1982 - Whitbread Gold Cup winner Shady Deal* 1988 - Scilly Isles Novices' Chase winner Yeoman Broker...	12	10-02	66/1	Brought down
26th	Little Polveir	Tom Morgan	11	10-07	33/1	Unseated rider
26th	Eton Rouge	D Browne	9	10-05	80/1	Pulled up
26th	Gee-A	Gee Armytage	9	10-03	33/1	Pulled up
27th	Brass Change	Mick Kinane	10	10-00	100/1	Fell
27th	Lastofthebrownies	Tommy Carmody	8	10-00	25/1	Fell
27th	Memberson	Ronnie Beggan	10	10-03	33/1	Pulled up
27th	Big Brown Bear	Robert Stronge	11	10-02	66/1	Refused
27th	Sir Jest	K Jones	10	10-02	22/1	Refused
27th	Seeandem	P Leech	8	10-00	100/1	Refused
27th	Bucko	Mark Dwyer	11	10-05	16/1	Pulled up
30th	Border Burg	Simon Sherwood	11	10-07	16/1	Pulled up