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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 5 minute 32 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/royal-tans-national/query/grand+national
| Pos. |
Horse |
Jockey |
Owner |
| 1 |
ROYAL TAN |
B.Marshall |
Mr J H Griffin |
| 2 |
TUDOR LINE |
G.Slack |
Mrs E Truelove |
| 3 |
IRISH LIZARD |
M.Scudamore |
Lord Sefton |
| 4 |
CHURCHTOWN |
T.Taaffe |
Mrs M V O'Brien |
| 5 |
SANPERION |
D.Leslie |
Mr J H Burgess |
| 6 |
MARTINIQUE |
Mr E Greenway |
Mr A Greenberg |
| 7 |
UNCLE BARNEY |
L.McMorrow |
Mr H Bannister |
| 8 |
SOUTHERN COUP |
A P Thompson |
Captain E A Gargan |
| 9 |
ONTRAY |
Mr R Brewis |
Captain L Scott Briggs |
| Also |
LEGAL JOY |
D V Dick |
Miss Dorothy Paget |
| Also |
WHISPERING STEEL |
R.Morrow |
Mr F H Curnick |
| Also |
ALBERONI |
Mr E Cousins |
Mr H H M Stanley |
| Also |
CONEYBURROW |
P.Taaffe |
Mr I E Levy |
| Also |
DOMINICK'S BAR |
T Molony |
Mrs P Kiely |
| Also |
SWINTON HERO |
Mr C B Harty |
Mr D Fowler |
| Also |
PRINCE OF ARRAGON |
J.Gorey |
Mr T A Connolly |
| Also |
ICY CALM |
R Francis |
Mrs O Martin-Montis |
| Also |
GAY MONARCH II |
T.Brookshaw |
Mr J R Roberts |
| Also |
ORDNANCE II |
J.Dowdeswell |
Sir Ronald Gunter |
| Also |
BAIRE |
J.Foster |
Mr M L Marsh |
| Also |
HIERBA |
R.J.Hamey |
Mrs A Warman |
| Also |
BORDER LUCK |
T.Shone |
Mr J R Bower |
| Also |
PARIS NEW YORK |
M.Roberts |
Mr R E Ansell |
| Also |
STATESMAN |
E.Newman |
Mrs C Magnier |
| Also |
GENTLE MOYA |
Mr J Straker |
Mr J J Straker |
| Also |
ROYAL STUART |
J.Power |
Lord Leverhulme |
| Also |
TRIPLE TORCH |
D.Ancil |
Major J I Medlicott |
| Also |
MINIMAX |
Capt M MacEwan |
Mr A J Sellar |
| Also |
PUNCHESTOWN STAR |
S.McComb |
Mr J G Greenaway |
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Betting |
I am grateful to Keith Graham for the very rare scan of the once famous, and popular, 'Hospitals' Trust' Grand National Sweepstake which was run in aid of worthwhile hospital charities.
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| 15/2 |
Irish Lizard |
| 8/1 |
Coneyburrow |
| 8/1 |
Royal Tan |
| 10/1 |
Churchtown |
| 10/1 |
Tudor Line |
| 100/6 |
Gentle Moya |
| 18/1 |
Ordnance |
| 20/1 |
Sanperion |
| 33/1 |
Dominicki's Bar |
| 33/1 |
Legal Joy |
| 40/1 |
Icy Calm |
| 40/1 |
Southern Coup |
| 40/1 |
Whispering Steel |
| 50/1 |
Gay Monarch |
| 50/1 |
Statesman |
| 50/1 |
Uncle Barney |
| 66/1 |
Alberoni |
| 66/1 |
Baire |
| 66/1 |
Border Luck |
| 66/1 |
Hiebra |
| 66/1 |
Martinique |
| 66/1 |
Minimax |
| 66/1 |
Ontray |
| 66/1 |
Paris New York |
| 66/1 |
Prince of Aragon |
| 66/1 |
Punchestown Star |
| 66/1 |
Royal Stuart |
| 66/1 |
Swinton Hero |
| 66/1 |
Triple Torch |
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Over Round 110% |
George Slack on three times second including the 1954 Grand National. This is the title of a chapter from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341 |
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