The 1968 Grand National was the 122nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1968.
He was ridden by jockey Brian Fletcher, who later rode Red Rum to victory in 1973 and 1974.
Tim Durant on Highlandie became the oldest jockey ever to complete the course at the age of 68.
[1] [2] The race was shown in a special edition of Grandstand on the BBC which was presented by David Coleman.
This was to be the final Grand National commentary for Bob Haynes.