Little Polveir (1977–1999) was a

race horse Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...

. He won the 1989

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 ...

steeplechase ridden by Jimmy Frost, beating

West Tip West Tip (1977 - July 2001) was a racehorse who won the Grand National in 1986 Grand National, 1986. Background West Tip was a bay gelding bred in Ireland near Fethard, County Tipperary, by Joe Hayes. He was owned by Peter Luff and during his ...

by seven lengths. The horse had previously finished ninth in 1986 and did not finish in 1987 and 1988 (where he fell at one after

Valentine's Brook Valentine's Brook is a fence on Aintree Racecourse's National Course and thus is jumped during the Grand National steeplechase which is held annually at the racecourse, located near Liverpool, England. Originally named as the Second Brook, it w ...

) while owned by Mike Shone, after which he was sold as a 12-year-old for 15,000gns in February 1989. The track "Little Polveir" by the Sheffield-based band

Monkey Swallows the Universe Monkey Swallows the Universe (MSTU) were an acoustic/indie band from Sheffield, England. Their sound has been described as " folk tinged" and "twee." MSTU were active from 2004 to 2008. They took their name from an episode of the Japanese TV ...

is named after the horse. After the track was written, the band signed to Loose Records, which coincidentally is owned by Tom Bridgewater, the son-in-law of

Toby Balding Gerald Barnard Balding Jr. OBE (23 September 1936 – 25 September 2014), known as Toby Balding, was a British racehorse trainer, one of the few to have won the "big three" British jump races—the Grand National, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Ch ...

, Little Polveir's trainer. Little Polveir died in 1999.

Grand National record

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Video (YouTube) Little Polveir winning the 1989 Grand National
1977 racehorse births 1999 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 1-r Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in Ireland National Hunt racehorses Grand National winners Byerley Turk sire line {{racehorse-stub