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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 2 miles (60 sovereigns) |
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| Tuesday 15th April 1902 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| IRISH LINEN | Mr H Turner | G F Wilson | Evens fav | |
| THE CHIEF | Mr G H Turner | C Hair | 6/1 | |
| SWEET MARION | Mr Ryall | Dollery | 5/2 | |
| ST CANICE | Colonel Hanford | N Butler | 6/1 | |
| The winner, trained by Wilson, won by 4 lengths, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 106% | |||
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 1902 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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