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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 2 miles (60 sovereigns) |
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| Wednesday 17th April 1901 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| BOA | Mr J Blake | Polletti | 5/1 | |
| SEARCH LIGHT | Colonel J C Hanford | N Butler | 8/1 | |
| THE CHIEF | Mr G H Turner | J Hair | 6/4 fav | |
| RODBOURNE | Mr E Murray | A Birch | 6/1 | |
| AMYAS | Mr A W Wood | A Wood | 10/1 | |
| RUSTIC BEAUTY | Mr T J Longworth | T Longworth | 6/1 | |
| EASTLEIGH | Mr F Gowing | Iles | 10/1 | |
| SOLID GOLD | Mr F W Greswolde-Williams | W Smith | 10/1 | |
| The winner, trained privately, won by a head, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 122% | |||
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 1901 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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