The 1972 Grand National was the 126th renewal of the

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that took place at

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near

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, on 8 April 1972.
The winner was

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, whose price went down from 33–1 to 14-1 the day before. Former winner

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was second, and there was a dead-heat for third place. The winning colours of Capt Tim Forster were - crimson, gold sleeves, hooped cap.

Finishing order

Non-finishers

The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin,

Media coverage

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presented Grand National

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on the BBC for the thirteenth year (his twelfth).

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, John Hanmer (first National), and Julian Wilson formed the commentary team. The three of them would go on to cover 21 National's together.

Peter Bromley Peter Bromley (30 April 1929 – 3 June 2003) was BBC Radio's voice of horse racing for 40 years, and one of the most famous and recognised sports broadcasters in the United Kingdom. Early life Born at Heswall on the Wirral (then in Cheshire) B ...

remained the voice on BBC radio.

References

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Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. First run in 1839, it ...

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