1908 Grand National

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1908 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date27 March 1908
Winning horse Flag of the United States.svg Rubio
Starting price 66/1
Jockey Henry Bletsoe
Trainer William Costello
Owner Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Maj. Frank Douglas-Pennant
Conditions Soft (heavy in places)
  1907
1909  

The 1908 Grand National was the 70th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1908.

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Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Rubio Henry Bletsoe1010-566/110 Lengths [1]
02Mattie MacGregorW Bissell610-625/1
03The Lawyer IIIPercy Whitaker?1-13100/7
04FlaxmanAlgernon Anthony?9-1233/1
05SpringbokJames O'Brien?11-5?
06Red HallMr H G Farrant?10-1?
07KirklandFrank Mason?11-126/1
08ChorusBob Chadwick?10-5?Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
?Mount Prospect's FutureRichard Morgan611-11100/7Fell
?Roman LawAlfred Newey?11-2100/7Fell
?Seisdon PrinceM Phelan?11-0100/7Fell
?ExtravaganceHarry Aylin?10-12100/7Knocked Over
?LaraWalter Bulteel?10-825/1Fell
?NanoyaJ Lynn610-7?Fell
?Tom WestH Murphy?10-78/1Fell
?JenkinstownFrank Morgan?10-5?Pulled Up
?York IIW Rollason?10-4?Fell
?Paddy MaherMr O'B Butler?10-3100/8Fell
?DathiaT Anthony?10-0?Pulled Up
?Prophet IIIJoe Dillon?10-0?Fell
?Johnstown LadEdmund Driscoll?9-1210/1Fell
?Wee BusbieD Phelan?9-11?Fell
?Alert IIIJ Harland?9-11?Fell
?Wild Fox IIICaptain W A Pallin69-9?Fell

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  3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
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