1919 Grand National

The 1919 Grand National was the 78th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1919.[1]

1919 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree
Date28 March 1919
Winning horsePoethlyn
Starting price11/4 F
JockeyEngland Ernest Piggott
TrainerHarry Escott
OwnerGwladys Peel
ConditionsGood to soft
← 1918 (unofficial)
1920 →

It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1915, with the intermittent races being cancelled due to World War I and substituted by a "Racecourse Association Steeplechase" and later a "War National Steeplechase" at Gatwick Racecourse.

The 1919 National was won by the Poethlyn, ridden by Ernest Piggott. The pair had won an unofficial National at Gatwick in 1918 and on the back of this started 11/4 favourites, the shortest starting odds of any Grand National winner to date.[2]

Finishing order

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PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01PoethlynErnest Piggott912-71002.75 11/4 Fav8 Lengths[3]
02BallybogganW Head811-101009 9/1
03PollenTony Escott1011-41014.2857142857 100/7
04Loch AllenJohn Kelly810-01033 33/1
?Pay OnlyTom Hulme911-41014.2857142857 100/7
?Abou Ben AdhemA Stubbs812-01100 100/1
?Ally SloperIvor Anthony1011-31100 100/1
?Shaun SpadahRichard Morgan811-21033 33/1
?VermouthGeorges Parfrement910-121020 20/1
?Sergeant MurphySpink Walkington910-71025 25/1
?All WhiteT Williams59-101066 66/1
?FargueWillie Smith99-91050 50/1
?ChangJohn Reardon99-81050 50/1

Non-finishers

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FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
?Irish DragoonHenry Bletsoe59-81100 100/1Pulled Up
?RubinsteinWilliam Payne1211-01050 50/1Fell
?Picture SaintF McCabe710-01100 100/1Fell
?BallincarroonaIan Straker119-131020 20/1Fell
?SchoolmoneyFrank Cullen109-101033 33/1Fell
?SunlochEdmund Driscoll139-101025 25/1Pulled Up
?The Turk IIPeter Roberts99-71100 100/1Fell
?CharlburyPercy Woodland119-71007 7/1Pulled Up
?SvetoiA Saxby99-71040 40/1Fell

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References

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  1. ^ "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ "What's It Worth? Grand National Race Cards / Programmes - Horse Racing Collector". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "1919".
  4. ^ "Aintree 1919 Grand National".
  5. ^ The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  6. ^ "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ "1919".