| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 March 1904 |
| Winning horse |  Moifaa |
| Starting price | 25/1 |
| Jockey | Arthur Birch |
| Trainer | W Hickey |
| Owner | Spencer Gollan |
| Conditions | Good to soft |
The 1904 Grand National was the 66th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1904.
The winner, Moifaa, was the first ever non-British/Irish winner of the race. He ran in the race again the following year, when he was owned by the King.
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Moifaa | Arthur Birch | 8 | 10-7 | 25/1 | 8 lengths |
| 02 | Kirkland | Frank Mason | 8 | 10-10 | 100/7 | Neck |
| 03 | The Gunner | Mr Joe Widger | 7 | 10-4 | 25/1 | |
| 04 | Shawn Aboo | A Waddington | 6 | 10-1 | 100/1 | |
| 05 | Robin Hood IV | A Magee | 6 | 10-3 | 33/1 | |
| 06 | Band of Hope | Patrick Cowley | 8 | 9-13 | 40/1 | |
| 07 | Napillah | Mr Arthur Wood | 8 | 9-9 | 100/1 | |
| 08 | Benvenir | Percy Woodland | 8 | 9-10 | 20/1 | |
| 09 | Manifesto | H Pigott | 16 | 12-1 | 20/1 | Last to complete |
 | This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Ambush II | Algy Anthony | 10 | 12-6 | 7/2 | Fell |
| 29 | The Pride of Mabestown | Mr Arthur Gordon | 8 | 11-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Inquisitor | Ernest Acres | 9 | 10-11 [1] | 9/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Patlander | E Matthews | 8 | 10-10 | 7/1 | Fell |
| 21 | Deerslayer | James Phillips | 8 | 10-10 | 25/1 | Fell |
| 24 | Detail | Arthur Nightingall | ? | ? | 100/14 | Knocked Over |
| 04 | Cushendon | Dennis Morris | 9 | 10-7 | 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Knight of St Patrick | M Walsh | 7 | 10-6 | 100/1 | ? |
| 14 | May King | Bill Dollery | 8 | 10-5 | 25/1 | Pulled Up |
| 05 | Comfit | Mr Frank Hartigan | 6 | 10-4 | 33/1 | Fell |
| 06 | Biology | David Read | 7 | 10-1 | 33/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Loch Lomond | Fred Freemantle | 6 | 9-10 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 01 | Railoff | R Sullivan | 7 | 9-9 | 100/1 | Fell |
| 14 | Old Town | Mr Harry Ripley | 13 | 9-7 | 100/1 | Pulled Up |
| 14 | Honeymoon II | W Lynn | 9 | 9-7 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Kiora | T McGuire | 9 | 10-3 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Hill of Bree | George Goswell | 8 | 10-4 | 33/1 | ? |
| This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Shortly after his victory, a story emerged from the United States that the Grand National winner had come to England, the survivor of a ship wreck. The popularity of the story of the Robinson Crusoe Grand National winner gained weight through the decades and has been retold many times in books and on television regarding the race, with some versions telling of super equine feats of fifty mile swims to safety. While Moifaa is known to have sailed from Australia to England without incident, the story is not totally without a grain of truth as another New Zealand bred competitor in the 1904 National, Kiora had indeed been shipwrecked on its way to England. The horse had swum nearly half a mile through stormy seas to a reef before being rescued in a very exhausted state the following day. [6]
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