IT is 70 years since a mare last triumphed in the Grand National and the victory by Nickel Coin, trained by Cork-native Jack O’Donoghue, in 1951 was achieved in one of the most bizarre renewals in the long history of the famous race.

The Liverpool course then staged a four-day fixture with mixed cards on each afternoon and strangely there a total of 17 flat races and just seven over jumps.