Grand National | |
Location | Aintree |
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Date | 31 March 1905 |
Winning horse | Kirkland |
Starting price | 6/1 |
Jockey | Frank Mason |
Trainer | E Thomas |
Owner | Frank Bibby |
Conditions | Good |
The 1905 Grand National was the 67th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 31 March 1905.
It was won by Kirkland, a 6/1 shot that had been trained in Wales. He was the first Welsh-trained horse to have won the Grand National, and was ridden by Frank Mason.
Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
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01 | Kirkland | Frank Mason | 9 | 11-5 | 6/1 | 3 lengths |
02 | Napper Tandy | Percy Woodland | 8 | 10-0 | 25/1 | 4 lengths |
03 | Buckaway II | Alfred Newey | 7 | 9-11 | 100/1 | Neck |
04 | Ranunculus | C Hollebone | 7 | 9-12 [1] | 7/1 | |
05 | Hercules II | Joe Dillon | 9 | 9-10 | 33/1 | |
06 | Band of Hope | W Dowelly | 9 | 9-11 | 100/1 | |
07 | Cottenshope | Dennis Morris | 9 | 9-11 | 66/1 | |
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 |
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30 | Phil May | Richard Morgan | 6 | 11-0 | 20/1 | Fell |
21 | Moifaa | Bill Dollery | 9 | 11-12 | 4/1 | Fell |
18 | The Actuary | E Matthews | 7 | 10-9 | 66/1 | Pulled Up |
24 | Aunt May | E Sullivan | ? | 10-9 | 100/8 | Fell |
18 | Matthew | Willie Morgan | 9 | 10-9 | 66/1 | Pulled Up |
18 | Deerslayer | Aubrey Hastings | 9 | 10-8 | 100/6 | Fell |
03 | Longthorpe | P Freemantle | 8 | 10-7 | 33/1 | Refused |
30 | Seahorse II | D O'Brien | 7 | 10-7 | 20/1 | Pulled Up |
09 | Detail | Patrick Cowley | 9 | 10-8 | 100/7 | Fell |
24 | Bucheron | V David | 10 | 10-6 | 100/1 | Fell |
24 | Timothy Titus | Ernest Morgan | 7 | 10-5 | 100/6 | Fell |
03 | Ascetic's Silver | Tom Dunn | 8 | 10-8 | 20/1 | Fell |
02 | Royal Drake | A Waddington | 7 | 10-4 | 20/1 | Fell |
09 | Biology | William Woodland | ? | 10-12 | 40/1 | Fell |
20 | What Next | Captain Rasbotham | 7 | 10-12 | 50/1 | Fell |
18 | Miss Clifden II | F Barter | 9 | 9-13 | 100/1 | Fell |
? | Saxilby | P Heany | 8 | 9-12 | 66/1 | ? |
03 | Kiora | William Pawson | 10 | 9-11 | 100/1 | Fell |
03 | Nereus | George Goswell | 7 | 9-10 | 66/1 | Refused |
03 | Hallgate | Cole | 6 | 9-7 | 100/1 | Fell |
This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
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