Merryman II

Merryman II (foaled 1951) was a Scottish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing.

Merryman II
Sire	Carnival Boy
Dam	Maid Marion
Damsire	Star and Garter
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1951
Country	Scotland
Colour	Bay
Owner	Winifred H. Wallace
Trainer	Neville Crump
Major wins
Grand National (1960)

He is best known for winning the 1960 Grand National at odds of 13/2, making him the first clear favourite to win for 33 years as well as the first Scottish-bred winner.

His jockey, 22-year-old Gerry Scott, had been lucky to take part in the race, having broken his collarbone two weeks prior.

Due to the 1960 race being the first ever televised, Merryman II also holds the distinction of being the first televised winner of a Grand National.^[1][2]

Grand National record

Grand National	Position	Jockey	Age	Weight	SP	Distance
1960	1st	Gerry Scott	9	10-12	13/2 F
1961	2nd	Bobby Beasley	10	11-12	8/1
1962	13th	David Dick	11	11-8	20/1

Pedigree

Pedigree of Merryman II (SCO), bay gelding, 1951^[3]

Sire Carnival Boy (GB) 1941	Colombo (GB) 1931	Manna (IRE)	Phalaris (GB)
			Waffles (IRE)
		Lady Nairne (GB)	Chaucer (GB)
			Lammarmuir (GB)
	Sharp Tar (GE) 1933	Son-in-law (GB)	Dark Ronaldo (IRE)
			Mother In Law (GB)
		Saddle Tor (GB)	Hurry On (GB)
			Leighon Tor (IRE)
Dam Maid Marion (GB) 1937	Star and Garter (IRE) 1919	Sunstar (GB)	Sundridge (GB)
			Doris (GB)
		She (GB)	Cyllene (GB)
			Witty Girl (GB)
	Angelica (IRE) 191)9	Santair (GB)	Sanoi (GB)
			Helen Blair (IRE)
		Angela II (GB)	Wales (GB)
			Angela (GB)