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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 3 miles (100 sovereigns) |
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| Tuesday 1st May 1906 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| KEPLER | Lord Coventry | F Mason | Evens fav | |
| POOR BEAST | Mr G Williams | Alf Newey | 9/4 | |
| QUARTO | Mr T L Walker | G Green | 3/1 | |
| The winner, trained by Captain Coventry, won by 20 lengths; only 2 finished. | 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 1906 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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