1983 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 April 1983 |
| Winning horse | Corbiere |
| Starting price | 13/1 |
| Jockey | Ben de Haan |
| Trainer | Jenny Pitman |
| Owner | Bryan Burrough |
| Conditions | Soft |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
| 1983 Grand National in full – BBC Sport/YouTube | |
| 1983 Grand National in full – BBC Sport/YouTube | |
| Replay of the latter stages of the 1983 Grand National – BBC Sport |
And it's Corbiere with a furlong to run in the National, being pressed by Greasepaint. Corbiere from Greasepaint, Greasepaint putting in a tremendous run for Ireland, ridden by Mr Colin Magnier. It's Greasepaint on the nearside, beginning to get up as they race towards the line. It's Corbiere from Greasepaint, and Corbiere's won it!
The 1983 Grand National (officially known as the 1983 The Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 137th renewal of the Grand National horse race, which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 9 April 1983.
The race was won by Corbiere, who became the first Grand National winner trained by a female horse trainer, Jenny Pitman. The winning jockey was Ben de Haan.
The favourite in the 41-strong field was the previous year's winner, Grittar, at odds of 7/1. Approaching Valentine's, the 23rd fence, Corbiere held a four-length lead over his nearest challenger, Greasepaint. At the finishing post, Corbiere held off Greasepaint by three-quarters of a length. Yer Man finished third.
Corbiere went on to finish third in the next two Grand Nationals. He fell in his fourth consecutive National and finished 12th in his fifth and final appearance in the 1987 race.