▁of ▁Kent . ▁There ▁were ▁other ▁char ity ▁events ▁and ▁F oin av on ▁and ▁j ockey ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Schwe pp es ▁racing ▁calendar . ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁f ence ▁is ▁frequently ▁re play ed ▁on ▁Grand ▁National ▁day . ▁The ▁comment ary ▁of ▁Michael ▁O ' He h ir , ▁who ▁quickly ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁horse ▁who ▁came ▁through ▁the ▁m ê l ée ▁as ▁F oin av on , ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁widely ▁reported ▁on . ▁O ' He h ir ▁later ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁precisely ▁the ▁un famil iar ity ▁of ▁F oin av on ' s ▁colours ▁that ▁made ▁him ▁so ▁instantly ▁recogn is able ▁during ▁the ▁race . ▁O ' He h ir ▁visited ▁the ▁we igh ing ▁room ▁before ▁the ▁race , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁many ▁National ▁comment ators , ▁to ▁familiar ise ▁himself ▁more ▁clearly ▁with ▁the ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁sil ks . ▁He ▁could ▁not ▁identify ▁the ▁black ▁with ▁red ▁and ▁yellow ▁bra ces ▁being ▁worn ▁by ▁John ▁Buck ingham , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁ask ▁him ▁who ▁his ▁mount ▁was . ▁Buck ingham ▁was ▁r iding ▁F oin av on , ▁which ▁was ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁race ▁card ▁as ▁two - t one ▁green ▁qu arters , ▁as ▁worn ▁by ▁the ▁r ider ▁in ▁the ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁earlier , ▁but ▁Buck ingham ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁owner ▁felt ▁green ▁to ▁be