▁field ▁of ▁six ▁had ▁fallen ▁or ▁been ▁brought ▁down . ▁F oin av on ' s ▁last ▁race ▁came ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁at ▁K empt on , ▁when , ▁r idden ▁by ▁Buck ingham , ▁he ▁fell ▁at ▁the ▁water ▁jump . ▁John ▁Buck ingham ▁said : ▁" I ▁felt ▁the ▁horse ▁wasn ’ t ▁enjo ying ▁himself ▁at ▁all ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁obvious . ▁I ▁told ▁them ▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁want ▁to ▁ride ▁him ▁any ▁more . ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁horse ▁had ▁had ▁enough ". ▁F oin av on ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁ret irement ▁at ▁Ch ath am ▁St ables ▁before ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁col ic ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Foot age ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Grand ▁National ▁p ile - up ▁where ▁F oin av on ▁wins ▁Grand ▁National ▁World : ▁T ales ▁– ▁F oin av on ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁race hor se ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁race hor se ▁death s ▁Category : National ▁H unt ▁race h ors es ▁Category : Th or ough bre d ▁family ▁ 1 1 - a ▁Category : R ace h ors es ▁trained ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : R ace h ors es ▁b red ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : Gr and ▁National ▁w inners <0x0A> </s> ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁John ▁Hugh ▁Sher lock ▁Read ▁ ▁( 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 7