Racing plate worn by L'Escargot when winning the 1975 Grand National at Aintree

Racing plate worn by L'Escargot when winning the 1975 Grand National at Aintree, the shoe subsequently gilded and mounted on a wooden display stand with plaque inscribed LUCKY HORSESHOE FROM THE NEWS OF THE WORLD GRAND NATIONAL WINNER 1975, L'ESCARGOT, 15 by 17cm. In April 1975 the News of the World newspaper and sponsor of the Grand National ran a competition to win a unique memento from the winning racehorse L'Escargot, the gold plated racing plate being offered for sale here. The competition winner of the ‘lucky horseshoe’ was Mrs Annie Ennis, the landlady of the Coach & Horses Inn, Sheffield Road, Barnsley. The racing plate is being sold by family descendants.

Estimate:£700

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