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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 4 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Thursday 2nd November 1865 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| IRONSIDES | Mr B Land | Mr Edwards | 6/4 fav | |
| ENOCH | Mr F C Morgan | Knott | 5/1 | |
| SIR WILLIAM | Mr T Ivens | H Ellison | 9/2 | |
| MISS BARBARA | Mr Halford | B Land jnr | 6/1 | |
| ELECTRA | Mr W Mytton | Castles | 10/1 | |
| FORESIGHT | Mr J Foster | W White | 16/1 | |
| The winner won by 10 lengths; only 2 finished. | Over round 103% | |||
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 1865 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM Sir William was unplaced at 100/1 in the 1864 Grand National behind Emblematic Sir William was unplaced at 50/1 in the 1866 Grand National behind Salamander |
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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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