Carl Llewellyn’s greatest day
Carl Llewellyn distinguished himself at Aintree not once, but twice as he won the Grand National. Not only that, both his wins came on exactly the same date – 4 April. The years were 1992 on Party Politics and 1998 on Earth Summit. His first win earned owner Patricia Thompson £99,943. Party Politics came in at 14-1 with many backers following it because the race was five days before the 1992 General Election. Six years later, Llewellyn was back in the winners’ enclosure after piloting the 7-1 favourite to victory. The son of a Pembrokeshire farmer also won the Welsh Grand National in 2002 and the Scottish Grand National in 2006.
