This was run on Saturday 24th March 1956 and 29 ran. The winning time was 9 minutes 21 secs. 

GRAND NATIONAL 1956
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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 7 minute 6 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-grand-national-5

Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 E.S.B. D.V.Dick Mrs Leonard Carver
2 GENTLE MOYA G.Milburn Mr J J Straker
3 ROYAL TAN T.Taaffe Prince Aly Khan
4 EAGLE LODGE A.Oughton Mr N A Mardon
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EARLY MIST

 B.Marshall Mr John Dunlop
Also MARINER'S LOG R.Emery Lord Bicester
Also DEVON LOCH R.Francis Queen Elizabeth
Also SUNDEW F.Winter Mrs Geoffrey Kohn
Also HIGH GUARD A.P.Thompson Mr J A Keith
Also MUCH OBLIGED M Scudamore Mr H Draper
Also DUNBOY II Mr R Brewis Mrs M Bruce
Also CAREY'S COTTAGE R.Turnell Colonel W H Whitbread
Also ARMORIAL III J.Dowdeswell Mme K.Hennessey
Also MERRY WINDSOR L.McMorrow Mr I Holliday
Also MUST R.Morrow Mrs W L Pilkington
Also KEY ROYAL T.Molony Mr A H Birtwistle
Also M'AS-TU-VU A.Freeman Queen Elizabeth
Also REVEREND PRINCE Mr C Pocock Mr P Dufosee
Also WITTY P.A.Farrell Mr Clifford Nicholson
Also DOMATA D.Ancil Mr E Stanning
Also POLONIUS E F Kelly Mrs D Hailstone
Also ATHENIAN R.J.Hamey Colonel W H Whitbread
Also NO RESPONSE C.Finnegan Sir Thomas Ainsworth
Also CLEARING J.A.Bullock Mr M Kingsley
Also ONTRAY R Curran Captain Scott Briggs
Also WILD WISDOM Mr L Bridge Mr E Foster
Also BORDER LUCK M O'Dwyer Mr J R Bower
Also PIPPYKIN J.Power Mr R D Darragh
Also MARTINIQUE S.Mellor Mr A Greenberg
   
   
   
   
   
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George Milburn giving his version of the mystery of Devon Loch in the 1956 Grand National. This is the title of a chapter from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341