This was run on the 27th March
1908 with the going heavy despite sunny weather.The winning time was 10 minutes 33
2/5 secs. NOTE that the first and second were both trained by William Costello who trained at the Danebury stables managed by Fred Withington. |
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GRAND
NATIONAL 1908
While the press recorded William Costello as the trainer at the time, some 31 years later, when Fred Withington was elected to the Jockey Club in 1939 he claimed that he was the real trainer, and that Costello was Head Lad working under his supervision. The words of Mandy Rice-Davis come to mind, 'Well, he would say that wouldn't he?'. |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Jockey |
Owner |
| 1 |
RUBIO |
H Bletsoe |
Major F Douglas-Pennant |
| 2 |
MATTIE MACGREGOR |
W Bissell |
Mr W Cooper |
| 3 |
THE LAWYER III |
Mr P Whitaker |
Mr P Whittaker |
| 4 |
FLAXMAN |
A Anthony |
His Majesty the King |
| also |
SPRINGBOK |
J O'Brien |
Colonel R L Birkin |
| also |
RED HALL |
Mr H G Farrant |
Mr H G Farrant |
| also |
KIRKLAND |
F Mason |
Mr F Bibby |
| also |
CHORUS |
R Chadwick |
Mr Foxhall Keene |
| also |
MOUNT PROSPECT'S FUTURE |
R Morgan |
Mr P Nelke |
| also |
ROMAN LAW |
A Newey |
Mr A Buckley Jnr |
| also |
SEISDON PRINCE |
M Phelan |
Mr T Ashton |
| also |
EXTRAVAGANCE |
H Aylin |
Mr G Walmesley |
| also |
LARA |
Mr Bulteel |
Captain J Foster |
| also |
NANOYA |
J Lynn |
Mr B W Parr |
| also |
TOM WEST |
H Murphy |
Mr H Hardy |
| also |
JENKINSTOWN |
F Morgan |
Mr S Howard |
| also |
YORK II |
W Rollason |
Mr G Walmesley |
| also |
PADDY MAHER |
Mr O'B Butler |
Colonel Kirkwood |
| also |
DATHIA |
T Anthony |
Mr J W Philipps |
| also |
PROPHET III |
J Dillon |
Mr Foxhall Keene |
| also |
JOHNSTOWN LAD |
E Driscoll |
Mr J M Kerne |
| also |
WEE BUSBIE |
D Phelan |
Mr J E Rogerson |
| also |
ALERT III |
J Harland |
Mr T G Paget |
| also |
WILD FOX III |
Captain W A Pallin |
Captain W A Pallin |
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Betting |
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| 6/1 |
Kirkland |
| 8/1 |
Tom West |
| 8/1 |
Springbok |
| 10/1 |
Johnstown Lad |
| 100/8 |
Paddy Maher |
| 100/7 |
Roman Law |
| 100/7 |
Mount Prospect's Future |
| 100/7 |
Seisdon Prince |
| 100/7 |
Extravagence |
| 100/7 |
Lawyer III |
| 25/1 |
Mattie Macgregor |
| 25/1 |
Lara |
| 33/1 |
Flaxman |
| 66/1 |
Rubio |
| 100/1 |
Wild Fox III |
| 100/1 |
Alert III |
| 100/1 |
Wee Busbie |
| 100/1 |
Prophet III |
| 100/1 |
Dathia |
| 100/1 |
York II |
| 100/1 |
Jenkinstown |
| 100/1 |
Nanoya |
| 100/1 |
Chorus |
| 100/1 |
Red Hall |
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