ged, 2 points for Tompkins, think I'll have to do all the data entry myself in future, one of the girls using her initiative had entered Goldhill under Mick Easterby, my fault really as I had them headed Mick & Peter rather than M.W and M.H

Q1 - woman trained first past the post (includes Esha Ness though).

Q1 - 30 or fewer runners started

Q1 - fake tan shortage in Liverpool (yes, it's getting to me now, can you tell? :D )

none of those Jezebel,doubt the third one is ever likely to happen...!

It's getting like an Irish wake then! Have to thank you, your kid, and other people's kids as well.

19 John Queally.
25 D

Q1 bomb scare

Q1 - not bomb scare

q8. 100/1 winner

Q1 - not red

Q8 - not 100/1 winners

perhaps the clues aren't as helpful as I thought...!

q10. Has something to do with Graham Lee, but what I don't know

Q25. 'D'

Q21 - correct Mightyfly

Q10 - correct Mightyfly, though it was more G.Lee as such, as a G.Lee rode the 4th Hyanna in the 1967 Topham and G.Lee rode Amberleigh House to be 3rd in the 2004 Gran National

give us a clue to Q1.

Hopefully to finish this off the following will lead someone to the answer

Q1 – This has happened 4 times in the Grand National since 1960, what is it?

Clues – Year 1 Testing ,Testing , is followed by certain numbers usually

Years 2 & 3  Think of a three numeral online gaming site

Year 4 The emergency services might help you solve this problem

Ignore that, I didn't notice all clues related to the same Q!

It must be the 1st so many were consecutive racecard No's.

Q1. F/C Nos. 1 & 2 (top weights)

Q1 beat everybody so that alone made the effort of putting this together worthwhile.

As Jezebel pointed out though, questions that prove to have more than 1 possible answer are always going to cause anguish, apologies to all frustrated by the continual stream of no not that posts from me...!

As all will appreciate I'm sure, compiling questions these days with the internet available, that are not to easy, is more difficult than most would imagine, however, on reflection think maybe this time some were a little too extreme perhaps.

Never mind, here are the full questions and answers to free you from any frustration and allow you to sleep easily tonight...!

Q1 – This has happened 4 times in the Grand National since 1960, what is it?

Answer – The age of the first three home all the same 1962 (12) 1983 (8) 1992 (8) 1999 (9)

Q2 – I ran in the same race at the Festival six years running, falling on my inaugural start, I redeemed
myself thereafter finishing with form figures of F14311, who am I?

Answer – Credit Call in the Foxhunters between 1971 & 1976

Q3 – Div 3 of the Coronation Hurdle in 1974 was won by one of Bob Turnell’s decent hurdlers, Tree Tangle, unplaced behind him were a future Arkle winner and runner up, name them?

Answer – Broncho 11 who won the 1975 Arkle and Cancello second in the 1976 Arkle, winner of the Mackeson Gold Cup same year

Q4 – Over a ten year period this race proved very fruitful to favourite backers with 9 out of 10 victorious, the 7th in the cycle proved to be the disappointment, name the race and the horse who was the beaten favourite?

Answer – Due to data entry error question was actually incorrect, but ged received the points as he still got the answer…!

Q5 – It could be said that I always upped my game at Aintree, over a consecutive six year period my form figures read as follows: 116114, if the rain had stayed away I would argue that it would read 111111, who am I?

Answer – Al Eile, won the 2004 Anniversary Hurdle, the 2005/2007/2008 Aintree Hurdle, and was unplaced in the Aintree Hurdle 2006 and fourth in the 2009 running when soft appeared in the ground description

Q6 – What does the following list represent and what is the common denominator?

John Jenkins 1000 Answer – 1991 Foxhunters, Double Turn 100-1/Brunton Park 10-1
Gordon Richards 109 Answer – 1981 Red Rum, Little Bay 100-30/Dark Pearl 33-1
Venetia Williams 96 Answer – 2002 Martell Nov Chase, Spring Margot 6-1/Harvis 16-1
John Kiely 32  Answer – 2009 Champion Bumper, Candy Creek 9-2/Liss Na Tintri 7-1
Caroline Bailey 16 Answer – 2001 Foxhunters, Gunner Welburn 4-1/Secret Bay 4-1
Simon Christian 14 Answer – 1994 Maghull, Nakir 6-5/Jimmy the Gillie 12-1

All trained 1st &  2nd in same race, number equals the multiplied odds

Q7 – I ran at the Festival six years in succession, jumping 156 fences without a blemish, on my last appearance I carried round a chap who has gone on to prove a much better trainer, than he ever was a jockey, recording victories at both Cheltenham & Aintree, name the pair of us?

Answer – The Pilgarlic and Nigel Twiston Davies in 1981 Foxhunters, The Pilgarlic’s six year record

1976 was 3rd in the Topham
1977 was 4th in the Grand National
1978 was 5th in the Grand National
1979 was 4th in the Grand National
1980 was 3rd in the Grand National
1981 was 4th in the Foxhunters

Q8 – Although not unique, it has only happened twice at Aintree in the last 50 years, what is it?

Answer – The first three home all returned at the same SP

1965 Foxhunters at 8-1 and the 2002 Topham at 10-1

Q9 – Which combination fell at the final flight when holding every chance in the Liverpool Hurdle, then remounted and completed for 4th place?

Answer – Sea Pigeon and Jonjo O’Neill in the 1979 running

Q10 – My first placing over the Aintree fences resulted in me finishing a respectable but well beaten 4th, 36 years later I returned to improve one place into 3rd, who am I?

Answer – Something of a trick question of sorts using the name G.Lee

1967 Topham,  jockey G.Lee rode Hyanna to finish 4th
2004 Grand National, jockey G.Lee rode Amberleigh House to finish  3rd

Q11 – The 2002 year was different to all other years with regard to market leaders, what made it uniquely different?

Answer – Every horse that started favourite completed the course in its respective race

Q12 – These 3 all rode Aintree Festival winners before adding training Group winners to their respective CV’s, who are they?

Answer - Paul Kellaway/ Jamie Osborne/Tommy Stack plus David O’Meara also qualified

Q13 – What do the following riders, D.Gallagher/P.Brennan/M.Dwyer/D.O’Regan all have in common at the Aintree Festival?

Answer – They have not won on a favourite, Gallagher (6)Brennan(5)Dwyer(5)O’Regan(3)

Q14 – For 13 consecutive years I  succeeded in getting each of my mounts to place 1st, 2nd or 3rd, who am I and what race am I referring to?

Answer – A.P.McCoy in the Bowl 2000/2012, sequence reads 3322123132322

Q15 – Is it any wonder I did not win, I was asked to run from way out of the handicap and my jockey couldn’t even bother to make the correct weight, putting up 2lb overweight, the greedy flogger…! It was not the National thankfully, but the weight told in the end, I still think I did exceptionally well to finish a gallant second beaten 5 lengths.
A change of jockey worked wonders, as although faced with a similar task the following year, I led the field a merry dance and was still in front at the line, who am I?

Answer – The Antartex who finished 2nd to J J Henry in the 1991 Topham under Neale Doughty but won the 1992 renewal under Richard Dunwoody

Q16 – The 1986, 1989, 2009 & 2010 renewals of the Bowl under its various sponsorship, all had something in common, name it?

Answer – Gold Cup winners who started favourite for race but failed to complete the course

Q17 – Of all the winners of the Red Rum H’cap Chase since 1990,only four have managed to notch up  more than 2 additional career wins after their respective victory in the aforementioned race, name them?

Answer – 1992 Katabatic (5) 1994 Uncle Ernie (4) 1995 Coulton (7) 1999 Flying Instructor (5)

Q18 – Running in the same race over a three year period we improved our position each year from an initial 3rd placing to a victory at our 3rd attempt, name each combination that did the Ted Rogers 3-2-1?

Answer – Gayle Warning/Sandy Dudgeon Foxhunters 1982 (3rd) 1983 (2nd) 1984 (1st)
L’Escargot/Tommy Carberry Grand National 1973 (3rd) 1974 (2nd)1975 (1st)

Q19 – The 1981 Foxhunters contained 8 horses ridden by people who went on to train, name the 8 and state which have gone on to train winners at the Aintree Festival?

Answer – Paul Webber/Sydney Quin trained winners in Tidour/Flying Instructor/Jungli etc
Nigel Twiston Davies/The Pilgarlic trained numerous winners including Bindaree/Earth Summit
Jim Wilson/Great Crack trained Fuego Boy
Oliver Sherwood/Mauritius trained Cenkos/The West Awake etc
John Queally/Andy Pandy trained Al Eile
Martin Bosley/Flexability,Jenny Hembrow/Sandwilan,Tim Walford/New Formula no winners at Festival

Q20 – In a consecutive four year period we all trained horses that failed to beat an Aintree stalwart, though our charges did manage to make the first 4, we were all somewhat more accomplished at training flat horses, with each of us training Group winners, name the four of us?

Answer – They all trained horses placed behind Morley Street in the Aintree Hurdle 1990/3

1990 Guy Harwood, Vagador 4th
1991 Barry Hills, Nomadic Way 2nd
1992 Nigel Tinkler, Bank View 4th (Paddy Mullins, Minorettes Girl 2nd  also qualified)
1993 R.J.Houghton, Ruling 4th

Q21 – These two people are the only individuals to have a sole winner at the Aintree Festival and to have trained a Group winner, name them? Note exclude all and there are many, who have had winners and placed horses at the Aintree Festival and trained Group winners.

Answer -  Sally Hall, 1990 Champion Bumper with Going On & Hallgate Group 2 winner in 1986
David Arbuthnot, 2011 Top Novices with Topolski & Ringmoor Dawn Group 3 winner in 2004

Q22 – Over a period of eight consecutive years, the podium places in this top race included runners ,  9 dual purpose trainers, who number the following between them

3 Chester Cups
3 Doncaster Cups
4 Ebor Handicaps
5 Lincoln Handicaps
7 Fighting Fifth Hurdles
7 Champion Hurdles
7 Classics
8 of them have had Royal Ascot winners
5 of them have held the title of Champion Trainer
Each of the 9 individual Trainers qualifies under at least two of the criteria.

Name the race, the 9 Trainers and the two without a Royal Ascot winner?

Answer – Top Novices Hurdle between 1987 and 1994
Martin Pipe, 1987 Convinced 1st , 1988 Sea Island 2nd , 1991 Granville Again 1st , 1994 Devils Den 4th
Peter Cundell, 1988 Ryde Again 3rd
Peter Easterby, 1989 Young Benz 1st
Noel Meade, 1989 Redundant Pal 3rd
David Elsworth, 1990 Riverhead 4th , 1993 Roll A Dollar 1st
Richard Hannon, 1991 Gran Alba 2nd
Mark Tompkins, 1992 Halkopous 2nd
Tommy Stack, 1993 Gaelic Myth 2nd
Reg Akehurst, 1988 Gods Fox 4th , 1994 Jazilah 1st

Mark Tompkins was the only trainer not to have a Royal Ascot winner (yet,perhaps?)

Q23 – I had victories at both Cheltenham & Aintree on my CV and was less than pleased to finish tailed off on my final appearance, though I was 16 at the time and in my own mind had already retired, who am I?

Answer – Unsinkable Boxer who was turned out as a 16-y-o to run tailed off in a Naas Hurdle in 2005 behind Sher Beau

Q24 – Two horses careers finished with their victories in the Red Rum H’cap Chase, name them?

Answer – Aghawadda Gold 2001 and  Tidour 2004

Q25 – Paul Nicholls has trained a placed horse at the Aintree Festival (1st to 4th) starting with every letter of the alphabet except three, what are they?

Answer – D/X/Y