From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mascot Grand National
Mascot Grand National
The Mascot Grand National is an annual race over hur- • 2006: Mickey the Monkey — Kick 4 Life
dles between the mascots of various football and other • 2007: Wacky Macky Bear — Saffron Walden Town
sports teams. It is held at Huntingdon Racecourse in The F.C.[4]
Stukeleys near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] • 2008: Wacky Macky Bear — Saffron Walden Town
Public interest in the race began in 2000 when Harry F.C.[4]
the Hornet, the mascot of Watford F.C. won the second • 2009: Stag — Huntingdon Rugby Club
race. His co-mascot Harriet came second in 2001. • 2010: Mr Bumble —Barnet F.C.
Since then it has expanded to include mascots from
other sports and even non-sport mascots, the winners in
2005 and 2006 representing Kick 4 Life and The Sun news-
References
paper respectively. It has its own page on Facebook. [1] "Huntingdon Racecourse".
In 2010, many mascots, especially those from profes- http://www.huntingdon-racecourse.co.uk.
sional football clubs, boycotted the race over the way it Retrieved 2 October 2010.
was organised and the fact that mascots from any field [2] Copping, Jasper (2 October 2010). "Mascot Grand
could enter even if they were not ’day in-day out’ per- National hit by boycott". London: The Daily
formers.[2] Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/
The Mascot Grand National is moving to Kempton newstopics/howaboutthat/8038720/Mascot-
Park racecourse. The race of up to 100 mascots, which Grand-National-hit-by-boycott.html. Retrieved 3
was first contested in 1999, will be held at the venue in October 2010.
Sunbury, Surrey, for the first time next May (2012).[3] [3] "Mascot Grand National moves to Kempton Park".
BBC News. 19 August 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/
news/uk-england-14589559. Retrieved 20 August
List of winners 2011.
• 1999: Beau Brummie Bulldog — Birmingham City F.C. [4] ^ "Wacky Bear’s webpage".
• 2000: Harry the Hornet — Watford F.C. http://www.saffronwaldentownfc.com/
• 2001: Dazzler the Lion — Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Wacky.htm. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
• 2002: Chaddy the Owl — Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
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2003: Chaddy the Owl — Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
2004: Graham the Gorilla — Finedon Volta F.C.
External links
• 2005: Scoop Six Squirrel — The Sun newspaper • Huntingdon Racecourse
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