Waterloo Cup 1856

The twenty-first running of the Waterloo Cup took place from Tuesday 26th February 1856 and had prize money of £800. The entry conditions for the race required 32 subscribers to subscribe their nomination at £25 each. It supported the seventeenth running of the Grand National at nearby Aintree. The winner, Protest, was owned by Mr Peacock, while the runner-up Judge was owned by Mr T Brocklebank.
WATERLOO CUP WINNER:- PROTEST (by Weapon out of Pearl)
The Purse saw British Grenadier (Mr Blundell) beat Despatch (Mr E Dixon)
The Plate/Altcar Stakes saw Black Cloud (Mr Borron) defeat Rover (Mr Gibson)
WATERLOO CUP (32 subscribers; £800; winner £300; Runner-up £100 )
1. PROTEST owned by Mr Peacock          
2. ROVER owned by Mr Gibson PROTEST        
3. LEADING STRINGS owned by Mr J L Thomas   PROTEST      
4. DESTINATION owned by Mr E Dixon LEADING STRINGS        
5. PETER PRESTON owned by Mr Blundell     PROTEST    
6. POLLY owned by Mr Cookson PETER PRESTON        
7. RECTOR owned by Mr Randell   RECTOR      
8. MAHAGA owned by Mr Campbell RECTOR        
9. LAWSON owned by Mr Moore       PROTEST  
10. CARACTACUS owned by Mr Evans LAWSON        
11. MOMENTUM owned by Mr Jardine   LAWSON      
12. RED SKIN owned by Mr Gregson MOMENTUM        
13. SWEETBRIAR owned by Mr Paterson     LAWSON    
14. HERMIT owned by Mr D Bailey SWEETBRIAR        
15. SPY owned by Mr Spinks   SPY      
16. MERRY RED JACKET owned by Mr Robinson SPY        
17. KNIGHT OF ST GEORGE owned by Mr Bowman         PROTEST
18. GRACEFUL owned by Mr Gordon KNIGHT OF ST GEORGE        
19. SHILL I SHALL I owned by Mr Shaw   KNIGHT OF ST GEORGE      
20. BLACK CLOUD owned by Mr Borron SHILL I SHALL I        
21. JAEL owned by Mr B H Jones     ALICE    
22. REGULATOR owned by Mr McKrone JAEL        
23. ALICE owned by Mr Cass   ALICE      
24. NORMAN HUNTER owned by Mr Swift ALICE        
25. WILD DAYRELL owned by Mr J Hunter       JUDGE  
26. CICERO owned by Mr Cooke WILD DAYRELL        
27. JUDGE owned by Mr T Brocklebank   JUDGE      
28. MISCHIEF owned by Mr Tyrer JUDGE        
29. BARRATOR owned by Mr Knowles     JUDGE    
30. BRAES owned by Sir J Boswell BARRATOR        
31. SUPERFINE owned by Lord Sefton   SUPERFINE      
32. WELCOME TO ENGLAND owned by Mr A Graham SUPERFINE        
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PURSE (240 sovereigns)
1. JACOBITE owned by Mr T Brocklebank        
2. BOB owned by Mr George Gregson JACOBITE      
3. HOPBINE owned by Mr Randell   JACOBITE    
4. PHYSICIAN owned by Mr Knowles HOPBINE      
5. RESTLESS owned by Mr Cass     BRITANNIA  
6. SYBIL owned by Lord Sefton RESTLESS      
7. BRITANNIA owned by Mr Campbell   BRITANNIA    
8. SIBTHORP owned by Mr Shaw BRITANNIA      
9. DESPATCH owned by Mr E Dixon     DESPATCH
10. NAPIER owned by Sir J Boswell DESPATCH      
11. SNOWBALL owned by Mr Bowman   DESPATCH    
12. CHARLIE owned by Mr Gibson SNOWBALL      
13. MOERIS owned by Mr Jardine     DESPATCH  
14. POSSIT owned by Mr Paterson MOERIS      
15. SMUT owned by Mr Spinks   SMUT   BRITISH GRENADIER
16. GESNARIA owned by Mr Gordon SMUT      
17. GOLDFINDER owned by Mr Hammond        
18. MUNGO owned by Mr Cooke GOLDFINDER      
19. HONOUR BRIGHT owned by Mr B H Jones   GOLDFINDER    
20. ANNA BALDWIN owned by Mr Tyrer HONOUR BRIGHT      
21. BRITISH GRENADIER owned by Mr Blundell    

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22. BREASTKNOT owned by Mr Borron BRITISH GRENADIER    
23. IMPERIAL VISIT owned by Mr A Graham   BRITISH GRENADIER    
24. LAMPREY owned by Mr James Bake IMPERIAL VISIT      
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ALTACR STAKES (PLATE) 170 guineas
1. ROVER owned by Mr Gibson        
2. DESTINATION owned by Mr E Dixon ROVER      
3. RED SKIN owned by Mr George Gregson   ROVER    
4. CARACTACUS owned by Mr Evans RED SKIN      
5. MAHAGA owned by Mr Campbell     ROVER  
6. POLLY owned by Mr Cookson MAHAGA      
7. CICERO owned by Mr Cooke   MAHAGA    
8. BRAES owned by Sir J Boswell CICERO      
9. BLACK CLOUD owned by Mr Borron       BLACK CLOUD
10. MERRY RED JACKET owned by Mr Robinson BLACK CLOUD      
11. NORMAN HUNTER owned by Mr Swift   BLACK CLOUD    
12. REGULATOR owned by Mr McKrone NORMAN HUNTER      
13. GRACEFUL owned by Mr Gordon     BLACK CLOUD  
14. HERMIT owned by Mr D Bailey GRACEFUL      
15. MISCHIEF owned by Mr Tyrer   GRACEFUL    
16. WELCOME TO ENGLAND owned by Mr A Graham MISCHIEF      
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