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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 3 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Thursday 11th November 1875 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| SARACEN | Mr R Anderson | Mr Thomas | 3/1 | |
| DESPAIR | Mr S Davis | Anthony | 8/1 | |
| GREENHILL | Mr C W Lea | Waddington | 3/1 | |
| KNIGHT OF ST PATRICK | Lord Folkestone | W Daniels | 8/1 | |
| HARMONY | Mr E C Hughes | J Holman | 8/1 | |
| ALTESSE | Mr H Hobson | R L'Anson | 2/1 fav | |
| There was a dead-heat for first place, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 116% | |||
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 1875 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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