▁time ▁by ▁John ▁Buck ingham . ▁He ▁came ▁sixth ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁seven . ▁But ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁better ▁performances , ▁being ▁placed ▁in ▁seven ▁out ▁of ▁eight ▁starts . ▁These ▁included ▁a ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁Ch ase ▁at ▁K empt on ▁on ▁Box ing ▁Day ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁his ▁former ▁stable ▁companion ▁Ark le ’ s ▁last ▁race . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁he ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁tra iner ▁John ▁K empt on ▁and ▁finished ▁un pla ced . ▁▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Grand ▁National ▁Tra iner ▁John ▁K empt on ▁had ▁been ▁hoping ▁to ▁ride ▁F oin av on ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Grand ▁National ▁himself ▁but , ▁at ▁over ▁six ▁foot , ▁he ▁couldn ’ t ▁make ▁the ▁weight ▁and ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁l ighter ▁j ockey . ▁Since ▁owner ▁Cy ril ▁Wat kins ▁wasn ' t ▁prepared ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁usual ▁additional ▁fee ▁for ▁r iding ▁in ▁a ▁Grand ▁National , ▁the ▁ride ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁by ▁three ▁j ock e ys . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁three ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁race ▁that ▁the ▁tra iner ▁finally ▁found ▁a ▁j ockey ▁for ▁F oin av on ▁– ▁John ▁Buck ingham , ▁who ▁had ▁never ▁r idden ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁before . ▁▁▁ ▁F oin av on ▁started ▁the ▁Grand