1919 Grand National

Summary

The 1919 Grand National was the 78th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1919.[1]

1919 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree
Date28 March 1919
Winning horsePoethlyn
Starting price11/4 F
JockeyEngland Ernest Piggott
TrainerHarry Escott
OwnerGwladys Peel
ConditionsGood to soft
← 1918 (unofficial)
1920 →

It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1915, with the intermittent races being cancelled due to World War I and substituted by a "Racecourse Association Steeplechase" and later a "War National Steeplechase" at Gatwick Racecourse.

The 1919 National was won by the Poethlyn, ridden by Ernest Piggott. The pair had won an unofficial National at Gatwick in 1918 and on the back of this started 11/4 favourites, the shortest starting odds of any Grand National winner to date.[2]

Finishing order edit

Position Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Poethlyn Ernest Piggott 9 12-7 1002.75 11/4 Fav 8 Lengths[3]
02 Ballyboggan W Head 8 11-10 1009 9/1
03 Pollen Tony Escott 10 11-4 1014.2857142857 100/7
04 Loch Allen John Kelly 8 10-0 1033 33/1
? Pay Only Tom Hulme 9 11-4 1014.2857142857 100/7
? Abou Ben Adhem A Stubbs 8 12-0 1100 100/1
? Ally Sloper Ivor Anthony 10 11-3 1100 100/1
? Shaun Spadah Richard Morgan 8 11-2 1033 33/1
? Vermouth Georges Parfrement 9 10-12 1020 20/1
? Sergeant Murphy Spink Walkington 9 10-7 1025 25/1
? All White T Williams 5 9-10 1066 66/1
? Fargue Willie Smith 9 9-9 1050 50/1
? Chang John Reardon 9 9-8 1050 50/1

Non-finishers edit

Fence Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Fate
? Irish Dragoon Henry Bletsoe 5 9-8 1100 100/1 Pulled Up
? Rubinstein William Payne 12 11-0 1050 50/1 Fell
? Picture Saint F McCabe 7 10-0 1100 100/1 Fell
? Ballincarroona Ian Straker 11 9-13 1020 20/1 Fell
? Schoolmoney Frank Cullen 10 9-10 1033 33/1 Fell
? Sunloch Edmund Driscoll 13 9-10 1025 25/1 Pulled Up
? The Turk II Peter Roberts 9 9-7 1100 100/1 Fell
? Charlbury Percy Woodland 11 9-7 1007 7/1 Pulled Up
? Svetoi A Saxby 9 9-7 1040 40/1 Fell

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References edit

  1. ^ "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ "What's It Worth? Grand National Race Cards / Programmes - Horse Racing Collector". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "1919".
  4. ^ "Aintree 1919 Grand National".
  5. ^ The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  6. ^ "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ "1919".