This was run on Wednesday 3rd March 1847 with good going and the weather was clear. The winner was owned by John Courtenay, trained by John Murphy and ridden by Denny Wynne. The winner won by a length in 10 minutes 39 seconds, with a further length back to the third.

GRAND NATIONAL 1847

There were 60 subscribers giving a pot of 800 sovereigns to the winner. (Equivalent to £85,600 in 2017)
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Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 MATTHEW Denny Wynne Mr John Courtenay
2 ST.LEGER Tom Olliver Mr Watt
3 JERRY H Bradley Mr Moseley
4 PIONEER Captain William Peel Mr O'Higgins
also CULVERTHORPE Horatio N.Powell Mr D'Arcey
also BRUNETTE Mr Allen McDonough Mr Preston
also SAUCEPAN Mr William McDonough Mr Power
also BALLYBAR T Turner Mr Robertson
also THE FALSE HEIR Wilson Mr Hall
also THE PLURALIST W Denby Mr Hall
also YOUNG LOTTERY John Butler Mr John Elmore
also THE ROARER Jem Mason Lord Strathmore
also FREDERICK John Abbot Mr Preston
also LATTITAT Mr Charles Bevill Mr Bevill
also MARENGO P Barker Captain Barnett
also CAVENDISH William Scott Mr Walter
also AVOCA Capt J Broadley Capt Gambier
also ST RUTH Charlie Canavan Mr R J Moore
also RED LANCER Lord Strathmore Lord Strathmore
also BARMAID Mr W Lockwood Mr Lockwood
also GRENADE H Radcliffe Mr Anderson
also CLINKER Maloney Mr Kirkpatrick
also GAYHURST Mr Wesley Mr Wesley
also TRAMP William Archer Mr W Hall
also QUICKSILVER Rawson Colonel Taylor
also CUMBERLAND LASSIE J E Maddox Mr Smith
also VALERIA James Daly Mr Oakley
also MIDNIGHT W D Gardner Mr H B Browne
  Betting  
4/1 fav Matthew
4/1 fav The Roarer
10/1 Culverthorpe
10/1 St Leger
10/1 Pioneer
12/1 Saucepan
100/8 Jerry
100/5 Marengo
20/1 Red Lancer
20/1 Avoca
25/1 Brunette
50/1 The False Heir
50/1 Young Lottery
50/1 The Pluralist
50/1 Frederick
50/1 Latitude
50/1 Cavendish
50/1 Midnight
50/1 Barmaid
50/1 Grenade
50/1 Gayhurst
50/1 Tramp
50/1 Quicksilver
50/1 Clinker
50/1 St Ruth
50/1 Cumberland Lassie
50/1 Valeria
  Over round 134% Note that unquoted horses have been allocated 50/1

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