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GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE over 3 miles (£77) |
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| Friday 17th May 1912 | ||||
| HORSE | OWNER | JOCKEY | ODDS | |
| ROMAN CANDLE | Mr W Stratton | J Barrett | 3/1 | |
| RUFFIT | Mr Stokes | R Wall | 5/2 | |
| UP TO SNUFF | Lord Coventry | G Clancy | 10/1 | |
| CAPTAIN BELL | Mr C Chapman | W Payne | 9/4 fav | |
| KING STORK | Mr R Whurr | Avila | 8/1 | |
| BYZLAR | Mr E Davis | H Harrison | 10/1 | |
| The winner, trained by Stratton, won by 3 lengths, with a distance back to the third. | Over round 112% | |||
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 1912 Aintree Grand National click here. |
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GRAND NATIONAL FORM Roman Candle was unplaced at 28/1 in the 1911 Grand National behind Glenside |
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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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