1896 Grand National

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1896 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date27 March 1896
Winning horse The Soarer
Starting price 40/1
Jockey Flag of Scotland.svg Mr David Campbell
Trainer Willie Moore
Owner Flag of Scotland.svg William Hall Walker
Conditions Good to soft (soft in places)
  1895
1897  

The 1896 Grand National was the 58th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1896.

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Winning jockey David Campbell owned The Soarer until a few weeks before the race when he sold him to Hall Walker.

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01The Soarer Mr David Campbell 79-1340-11.5 Lengths [1]
02Father O'FlynnMr C Grenfell1110-1240-1
03BiscuitMatthews810-025-1
04BarcalwheyCharles Hogan69-833-1
05Why NotArthur Nightingall1511-5100-7
06Rory O'MoreBob Nightingall610-97-1
07KestrelH Smith99-10100-1
08CathalReginald Ward711-13100-9
09Van Der BergGeorge Mawson910-920-1Last to compete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
05 Wild Man From Borneo Mr Tom Widger812-040-1Fell
15March HareRichard Chaloner?11-7100-6Ran Out
18The MidshipmiteHewitt?11-466-1Fell
01ManifestoJohn Gourley?11-4100-7Fell
MoriartyErnest Acres?11-240-1
25ArdcarnGeorge Williamson911-18-1Fell
23WaterfordMr Joe Widger?10-13100-12Knocked Over
23SwanshotAlgy Anthony?10-1320-1Fell
01RedhillMr GS Davies?10-1225-1Knocked Over
Dollar IIBilly Halsey?10-1150-1
08St. AnthonyCapt Wilfred Ricardo?10-10100-1Fell
AlpheusArthur Gordon?10-1020-1
09EminH Brown?10-850-1Knocked Over
18FleetwingMr Parsons?10-6100-1Pulled Up
ClawsonBilly Bissill?10-466-1
23Miss BaronTerry Kavanagh?10-066-1Knocked Over
19PhilacteryEdmund Driscoll?9-11100-1Pulled Up
WestmeathGeorge Morris?9-7100-1
24CausticH Mason?9-7100-7Fell

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References

  1. "1896".
  2. "Aintree Grand National 1896".
  3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  4. "Heroes and heroines of the Grand National". 1907.
  5. "1896".