Editing Grand National (section)

===Tipperary Tim (1928)===
On the day of the [[1928 Grand National]], before the race had begun, [[Tipperary Tim]]'s jockey [[Bill Dutton (trainer)|William Dutton]] heard a friend call out to him: "Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall down!"<ref name="independent.co.uk">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/the-most-memorable-grand-national-moments-1650378.html?action=Gallery&ino=2 | title=The most memorable Grand National moments | location=London | work=The Independent | date=8 April 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925230609/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing/the-most-memorable-grand-national-moments-1650378.html?action=Gallery&ino=2 | archive-date=25 September 2015 }}</ref> These words turned out to be true, as 41 of the 42 starters fell during the race.<ref name="independent.co.uk"/> That year's National was run during misty weather conditions with the going very heavy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1928.htm|title=Grand National 1928|website=Greyhoundderby.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402093209/http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1928.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012|access-date=11 April 2011}}</ref> As the field approached the [[Canal Turn]] on the first circuit, [[Easter Hero]] fell, causing a pile-up from which only seven horses emerged with seated jockeys. By the penultimate fence, this number had reduced to three, with Great Span looking most likely to win ahead of [[Billy Barton]] and Tipperary Tim.  Great Span's saddle then slipped, leaving Billy Barton in the lead until he too then fell.  Although Billy Barton's jockey [[Tommy Cullinan]]<ref>[http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1930/the-grand-national.co.uk 1930] ''the-grand-national.co.uk''{{Dead link|date=March 2018}}</ref> managed to remount and complete the race, it was Tipperary Tim who came in first at outside odds of 100/1.  With only two riders completing the course, this remains a record for the lowest number of finishers.<ref>[http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1920/the-grand-national.co.uk 1920] ''the-grand-national.co.uk''{{Dead link|date=March 2018}}</ref>