1894 Grand National

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1894 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date30 March 1894
Winning horse Why Not
Starting price 5/1 JF
Jockey Arthur Nightingall
Trainer Willie Moore
OwnerC H Fenwick
Conditions Good
  1893
1895  

The 1894 Grand National was the 56th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1894.

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Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Why NotArthur Nightingall13 [1] 11-135/11.5 lengths
02Lady Ellen IITerry Kavanagh69-1025/1
03 Wild Man From Borneo Joe Widger610-940/1
04TrouvilleMr JC Cheney610-625/1
05AesopGeorge Mawson?10-126/1
06MusicianFrederick Hassall?9-1025/1
07CarrollstownGeorge Williamson?10-1350/1
08SchoonerWilliam Taylor?9-1225/1
09Varteg HillD Davies?9-1050/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
22Father O'FlynnMr C Grenfell?11-3100/7Fell
18ArdcarnMr Percy Bewicke?10-1211/2Fell
07Nelly GrayHenry Escott?9-125/1Fell
06CalcraftMr Albert Ripley?9-10100/1Fell
20DawnGeorge Morris?9-725/1Fell

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