Owned by Mr. A. Chambers, Gay trip was traed by Fred Rimmell. Rimmell had been an extremely succsful jockey and had won the Natnal Hunt Champn
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GAY TRIP – 1970 GRAND NATNAL WNER
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Chambers, Gay trip was traed by Fred Rimmell. B., Rag Tra and of urse Gay Trip. Pat Taaffe was the jockey chosen to ri Gay Trip for the race, he had already enjoyed great succs wh the legendary Arkle wng three Gold Cups and a fourth on another horse, Fort Leney and was no stranger to The Natnal havg won 1955 on Quare Tim.
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On race day, Gay Trip was rryg the top weight of 11st 5lbs, and havg never won beyond two and a half his chanc were not that good. Gay Trip was the third of four different hors traed by Fred Rimell to w the Grand Natnal.
Gay Trip was due to be ridn by Terry Biddlebe but, wh the retaed jockey at Knersley Stabl siled through jury and terted top payg onle so, was partnered by 40-year-old Irishman Pat Taaffe stead.
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Taaffe had been stmental the purchase of Gay Trip by Fred Rimmell on behalf of owner Tony Chambers, who reasoned that he should be offered the ri on acunt of havg “virtually bought the horse”.
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Gay Trip had been cent form durg the 1969/70 season, wng the Mackon Gold Cup at Cheltenham the prev November, unr 11st 5lb, and subsequently nng credably feat the Massey Fergon Gold Cup, the Kg Gee VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Only seventh of the dozen hors still standg at the end of the first circu of the Natnal Course, Gay Trip was “still nng away wh Pat Taaffe” as the field approached Becher’s Brook, acrdg to BBC mentator Julian Wilson.