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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 4 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Wednesday 5th November 1862 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| WEE NELL | Mr Markey | Knott | 5/4 fav | |
| PIFF PAFF | Mr Adams | G Holman | 7/2 | |
| ASCOT | Mr B Land | B Land jnr | 3/1 | |
| BANTAM | Mr W Holman | Thomas | 50/1 | |
| TUMBLER | Mr H F Francis | Dixon | 20/1 | |
| The winner won by 10 lengths, with a head back to the third. | Over round 98% | |||
The Worcester Grand Annual Steeplechase is intrinsically linked with the Aintree Grand National, its inaugural running taking place in 1836, the same year the first 'unofficial' Grand National took place. For details of the 1862 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM Bantam was unplaced at 5/1 in the 1864 Grand National behind Emblematic Tumbler was unplaced at 100/1 in the 1865 Grand National behind Alcibiade |
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| Another famous race from days gone by, the Land O' Plums Steeplechase, formerly run at Pershore Racecourse, has now been reinstated at Worcester racecourse. | ||||
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