GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE

over 2 miles (200 sovereigns)
Friday 30th April 1926
HORSE OWNER JOCKEY ODDS
MERRY MINER Mr J Settle W Speck 8/1
HYMIR Mr K Milnes J Hogan 6/1
GENERAL ADVANCE Major A W Huntington J McNeill 100/8
BEGGAR'S END Captain Orr T Leader 9/2
POSTINO Mr C Horrell W Parvin 8/1
DARE ALL Mr S Ryland W Gurney 100/8
CYLVIDA Mr K Keen F Rees 6/4 fav
PRIORITY Mr D Clarke M Tighe 7/1
HAIRPIN II Mr G Sanday Mr S Dennis 10/1
APPLE PIE Sir E Wills H Jepson 100/8
The winner, trained by Bullock, won by 8 lengths, with a neck back to the third. Over round 139%

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 1926 Aintree Grand National click here.

GRAND NATIONAL FORM

None of the runners ever contested the Grand National.
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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