Request

[Desert Orchid]

Hoping some kind (and deeply knowledgable) soul can oblige.

I got an email from RTV the other day that included a Grand national quiz. I've no intention of entering the comp as I distrust websites that do this kind of thing.

However, I plan to send the quiz out to the family today as soon as the niece that's organizing the day's events gives me the go-ahead but there's one answer I'm struggling with:

Aidan O’Brien has had one National runner: can you name it?

If anyone knows the answer but doesn't want to go public with it feel free to PM me, otherwise you can post it in this thread.

If I can't get the answer I'll need to amend the quiz.

Thanks in advance, chaps and chapesses.

 

[Grey]

Life Of A Lord 1996

It finished 7th and won the Whitbread next time out.

 

[Slim]

Life Of A Lord 1996

It finished 7th and won the Whitbread next time out.

Life Of A Lord was a seventh National ride for Charlie Swan and was backed down to 10/1 after winning the Kerry Grand National the previous September. The only ever training entry of illustrious flat trainer Aidan O'Brien, he had every chance when jumping the Canal Turn in fifth place but came under pressure after the third-last and faded to finish seventh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Grand_National

Had to look up it up myself. Nice piece of trivia.

 

[Desert Orchid]

Thanks, guys. I must have spent a good 30 minutes this morning trying to find the answer but got nowhere.