grand national grand national officially scheduled april running grand national horse race held annually near liverpool england far time declared void runners began carried racing despite having false start seven field went complete course crossing finishing post second fastest time decided run race result called race forced estimated million jockey club launched inquiry led number changes starting recall procedures future races circumstances false start meeting problems race animal rights protesters invaded course near fence happened grand national resulting delayed start false start caused riders starting tape starter national retirement red recall flag second official situated yards track turn signalled leading runners turn second attempt tape neck jockey brown called false start time recall flag result riders set track oblivious recall circuit officials trainers crowd tried desperately halt race majority field continued racing brook sixth fence competing fallen outsider farm week fourth hampered david process gained popularity public finishing sent post providing winning jockey 11th final ride race fell valentine ninth fence later outsider senator fell bbc commentary team consisting continued describe proceedings periodically reminding viewers got void race water jump final fence circuit riders aware situation pulled including champion jockey captain widely considered form horse field having raced unbeaten starts season including beating months prior horses rear pulled including stay tracks david direct tailed captain winner days race turned host competitors ride 13th national pair sent saw trainer waving near water jump stop jockey won national previous attempts retired racing short time later party politics won partner pulled water jump good position victory previous april run chases saddle reunited win gold cup february defending champion jockey taking fourth ride horse popular public backed favourite start second circuit fourteen horses continued racing second circuit led howe street held decent lead fell 20th fence lead held passed final fence finishing horse narrowly beaten previous year national won races moderate event exeter november shared pre race shortly start drifted joint second favourite irish jockey riders making debut race fence later 21st refused boy fell tailed rider tailed refused fence seven runners remained went complete course committee hand distant crossed road approaching penultimate fence commentator declared events greatest disaster history came elbow yard run home committee remained tight position shot ridden trained crossed line second fastest time history came home second despite trailing fourth elbow committee fourth completed fifth hand completing seven finishers national aftermath initially confusion happen race starter interviewed briefly bbc alluded possibility noticed recall eligible run said thought officials attempting stop actually jockey said stages race horses thought fallen jockey said going chair wondered hell going saw fellow wandering fence horses race kept going later declared race void ruled running launched inquiry forced estimated million trainer trainers particularly angry feeling correctly chance leading contender national race said thinks horse going win year feeling horse mid division taking water jump instantly pulled jockey riding national realised race later revealed reason blew initial happened starter standing saying right apart didn start race runners stage thought world gone completely mad going jumping investigation inquiry chaired high_court judge sir deputy senior steward report blame allowing horses close tape blame official track failing notice second false start brown retired later year said sad concerned wrong day working group produced page report recommendations following official inquiry approved considerable public discussion arisen possibility introducing electronic devices horns flashing lights provide fail safe starting recall system use modern technology dismissed basis lack total success overseas open sabotage technical failure tape start line consisting strands instead distinctive pattern width start reduced false start called officials contact starter radio wave yellow flags course official positioned arrest fail notice initial flags necessary official follow field car stop chaired working group produced recommendations said confident exceptional circumstances national repeated start races year went wrong times year won happen race card
1993 Grand National