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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 2 1/2 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Wednesday 29th October 1879 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| MILITANT | Mr J Brodie | W Reeves | 5/2 | |
| CARTEL | Mr W G Stevens | H Davis | 7/4 fav | |
| GUNLOCK | Mr P aaron | Mr G S Lowe | 5/1 | |
| ST MARGARET | Mr Sam Darling | Sam Darling | 6/1 | |
| SLEIGHT OF HAND | Mr Howard | J Adams | 6/1 | |
| DUELLIST | Mr Owen | Mr H Owen | 6/1 | |
| SENSATION | Mr Wilson | Townsend | 10/1 | |
| The winner won by 15 lengths, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 131% | |||
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 1879 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM Gunlock was unplaced at 100/3 in the 1880 Grand National behind Empress Sleight of Hand was unplaced at 50/1 in the 1880 Grand National behind Empress |
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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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