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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 2 1/2 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Friday 30th October 1885 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| SCORN | Captain Childs | Sensier | 4/1 | |
| MAGPIE | Mr E Woodland | Didman | 8/1 | |
| PUMPKIN | Mr H Hitchings | T Hitchins | 6/1 | |
| ABBOTSFORD | Mr A Burr | T Rudd | 10/1 | |
| BENEDICT | Mr W Davis | C Laurence | 3/1 | |
| PROTECTOR | Mr Abington | C W Waller | 5/2 fav | |
| SACRISTAN | Mr Abington | Skelton | 10/1 | |
| WINFARTHING | Mr W M Elliot | W Elliot | 10/1 | |
| The winner, trained by Swatton, won by 3/4 length, with 2 lengths back to the third. | Over round 125% | |||
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 1885 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM Magpie was unplaced at 10/1 in the 1887 Grand National behind Gamecock |
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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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