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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 3 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Thursday 30th October 1873 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| LAST OF THE NOVELISTS | Mr W Mytton | J Holman | 7/4 fav | |
| MORNING STAR | Mr W Matthew | Mr Thomas | 9/4 | |
| BLANCHE | Mr M E Williams | Pettit | 20/1 | |
| LADY OF THE MANOR | Sir Morgan Crofton | A Holman | 3/1 | |
| GARDE CIVIQUE | Mr Powell | Pope | 20/1 | |
| IMPULSE | Mr C W Lea | H Smith | 10/1 | |
| The winner won by 5 lengths, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 110% | |||
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 1873 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM None of the runners ever contested the Grand National |
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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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