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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 3 miles (50 sovereigns) |
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| Wednesday 29th April 1896 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| GRIGOU | Mr G L Derriman | Derriman | 3/1 | |
| GRATIS | Mr Florence | E Matthews | 3/1 | |
| HARD CASH | Mr King | H King | 20/1 | |
| ROLAND GRAEME | Mr Bingham | T Spire | Evens fav | |
| Winner won by 5 lengths, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 105% | |||
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 1896 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM None of the horses ever ran in the Aintree 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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