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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 2 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Wednesday 26th April 1899 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| PERTH LAD | Mr J Hotton | Mr H Hunt | 6/1 | |
| HARLING | Mr Rasdhew | Mr A Gordon | 4/1 | |
| ROMEO | Mr Stewart Freeman | J Bedford | 10/1 | |
| EBOR | Captain W H Lambton | F Hewitt | Evens fav | |
| HEDGEHOG | Mr W Knee | Davies | 6/1 | |
| The winner, trained by H Hunt, won by 6 lengths, with 2 lengths back to the third. | Over round 107% | |||
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 1899 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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