The 1987 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 141st 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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, in April 1987.

Maori Venture won the race at odds of 28/1, in what was to be his only Grand National appearance. Despite a mistake at 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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 made steady progress throughout before crossing the finishing post first, in the third-fastest time in the history of the National. His 92-year-old owner Jim Joel retired the horse after his victory.

The previous year

1986 Grand National

The 1986 Grand National was the 140th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, in April 1986....

's winner and this year's favourite, West Tip, finished fourth.

A popular grey

Gray (horse)

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 horse, Dark Ivy, who was 11/2 second favourite, suffered a dramatic fatal fall at Becher's Brook, landing perpendicular and breaking his neck. An outcry over the death of Dark Ivy, coupled with the deaths of two more horses at Becher's in 1989

1989 Grand National

The 1989 Grand National was the 143rd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 1989....

, led to Aintree officials reducing the severity of the famous fence by filling in the brook and levelling out the incline on the landing side.

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	Maori Venture	Steve Knight	11	10-13	28/1	Five lengths
2nd	The Tsarevich	John White	11	10-05	20/1	Four lengths
3rd	Lean Ar Aghaidh	Guy Landau	10	10-00	14/1
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...	10	11-07	5/1 fav
5th	You're Welcome	Peter Hobbs	11	10-02	50/1
6th	Tracys Special	Simon McNeill	10	10-00	50/1
7th	The Ellier	Frank Berry	11	10-00	18/1
8th	Attitude Adjuster	Niall Madden	7	10-06	25/1
9th	Northern Bay	Reg Crank	11	10-01	50/1
10th	Monanore	Tom Morgan	10	10-03	20/1
11th	Smith's Man	Mark Perrett	9	10-00	14/1
12th	Corbiere Jenny Pitman Jenny Pitman is a former British racehorse trainer and author. She became the first woman to train a Grand National winner, when Corbiere won the race in 1983. She went on to win a second Grand National with Royal Athlete in 1995...	Ben de Haan	12	10-00	12/1
13th	Big Brown Bear	Robert Stronge	10	10-02	200/1
14th	Cranlome	M Richards	9	10-00	500/1
15th	Colonel Christy	S Moore	12	10-00	300/1
16th	Plundering	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...	10	10-11	16/1
17th	Preben Fur	A Stringer	10	10-00	66/1
18th	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...	11	10-02	50/1
19th	Why Forget	Chris Grant	11	10-00	40/1
20th	Gala Prince	T Jarvis	10	10-00	500/1
21st	Brit	A Jones	8	10-01	500/1
22nd	Insure	Mr. Charlie Brooks	9	10-10	45/1

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	Lucky Rew	Charlie Mann	12	10-00	500/1	Unseated rider
1st	Smartside	P Gill	12	10-00	100/1	Unsteated rider
3rd	Brown Trix	Mr David Pitcher	9	10-08	100/1	Unsetaed rider
3rd	Glenrue	Brendan Powell	10	10-03	33/1	Fell
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... )	Dark Ivy	Phil Tuck	11	10-02	11/2	Hampered, fell
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... )	Bewley's Hill (USA)	Mr. William Dixon-Stroud jnr	10	12-00	100/1	Brought down
12th	Spartan Orient	Luke Harvey	11	10-00	500/1	Fell
13th	Run To Me	Mr. N Mitchell	12	10-02	150/1	Pulled up
15th (The Chair The Chair The Chair is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is one of 30 that are jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England.... )	Eamon's Owen	Miss. Jacqui Oliver	10	10-00	200/1	Unseated rider
15th (The Chair The Chair The Chair is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is one of 30 that are jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse near Liverpool, England.... )	Little Polvier	Colin Brown	10	10-02	33/1	Unseated rider
17th	Daltmore	Tony Mullins	9	10-00	100/1	Pulled up
17th	Le Bambino	C Warren	10	10-02	500/1	Pulled up
19th	Drumlargen	Mr. Geoff Wragg	13	11-02	66/1	Refused
19th	Hi Harry	M Flynn	9	10-00	100/1	Pulled up
23rd	Brown Veil	Mr. Marcus Armytage Marcus Armytage Marcus Armytage is a journalist and former National Hunt jockey who won the Grand National as an amateur in 1990, riding Mr Frisk. He was educated at Eton College....	12	10-01	200/1	Pulled up
24th (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.... )	Classified	Steve Smith-Eccles	11	10-03	9/1	Unseated rider
25th	Valencio (Cze)	Roger Rowell	10	12-00	500/1	Fell
27th	Marcolo	P Leech	10	10-00	66/1	Unseated rider