GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE

over 2 miles (200 sovereigns)
Friday 29th April 1927
HORSE OWNER JOCKEY ODDS
PREFACE Mr G Whitelaw Keith Piggott 7/1
GENERAL ADVANCE Major A W Huntington T Leader 20/1
SOCRATES Mr A McAlpine J Moloney 13/8 fav
HYMIR Mrs Milnes J Hogan 8/1
GOLDEN ASHE Mr T Hartigan F Brookes 10/1
ROYAL TOY Mrs Sanday A Mackay 10/1
LABRADOR Mr M Field R Burford 20/1
EVANSWAVE Mr W Gregson F Rees 7/1
ROMAN ROAD Mr R Mealings W Speck 8/1
ADAMSTOI Mr H Deterding Mr H Deterding 20/1
BLAENOR Lord Marchamley E Doyle 10/1
DENIKIN Mr A C Saunders J Bisgood 20/1
The winner, trained by Whitelaw, won by 3 lengths, with a length back to the third. Over round 131%

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 1927 Aintree Grand National click here.

GRAND NATIONAL FORM

Blaenor was unplaced at 33/1 in the 1927 Grand National behind Sprig.
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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