P175 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                         The 1982 Grand National took place at  Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool,  England, in April.  The race was won by 7/1 favourite  Grittar, ridden by amateur Dick  Saunders, who at the age of 48 became  the oldest jockey to have won the  Grand National.  The race was also notable for being  the first in which a female jockey,  Geraldine Rees, completed the course.  She rode Cheers to eighth and last  place.     Monday's meetings    Next       Prev       Home        End