The 1968 Grand National was the 122nd renewal of the
Grand National
The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...
horse race that took place at
Aintree Racecourse near
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
, England, on 30 March 1968.
The winner was the nine-year-old Red Alligator, by 20 lengths. He was ridden by jockey
Brian Fletcher
Brian Fletcher (18 May 1947 – 11 January 2017) was an English jockey known for riding the horse Red Rum to win the Grand National in 1973 and 1974 and for second place in 1975. He first won the Grand National at the age of 20, in 1968 ridin ...
, who later rode
Red Rum
Red Rum (3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995) was a champion Thoroughbred steeplechaser. He achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years, 1975 ...
to victory in 1973 and 1974.
Tim Durant on Highlandie became the oldest jockey ever to complete the course at the age of 68.
Finishing order
Non-finishers
Media coverage
The race was shown in a special edition of
Grandstand on the
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. The commentary team remained the same as the previous year,
and Michael Seth-Smith. This was to be the final Grand National commentary for Bob Haynes.