1917 War Steeplechase

1917 War Steeplechase

War Steeplechase
Location	Gatwick Racecourse
Date	21 March 1917
Winning horse	Ballymacad
Jockey	Edmund Driscoll
Trainer	Aubrey Hastings
Owner	Sir George Bullough
←  1916 (unofficial) 1918 (unofficial) →

The 1917 Grand National was cancelled because Aintree Racecourse had been taken over by the War Office. However, a substitute race known as the War Steeplechase was held at Gatwick Racecourse. The Gatwick races from 1916 to 1918 are typically omitted from the true Grand National records.

The 1917 War Steeplechase was won by Ballymacad, ridden by jockey Edmund Driscoll and trained by Aubrey Hastings.

Limerock ridden by Bill Smith was clear on the run-in when he collapsed yards from the winning post, similar to Devon Loch in 1956.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Ballymacad	Edmund Driscoll	?	9-12	1011.1111111111 100/9
02	Chang	Willie Smith	7	9-9	1005.5 11/2
03	Ally Sloper	Ivor Anthony	8	11-10	1020 20/1
04	Vermouth	John Reardon	7	12-3	1008.3333333333 100/12
?	Father Confessor	A Aylin	8	11-7	?
?	Queen Imaal	Alfred Newey	?	11-3	1025 25/1
?	Yellow Chat	Georges Parfrement	6	11-0	1008.3333333333 100/12
?	Blow Pipe	Edward Lancaster	12	10-0	?

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Templedowney	Tom Hulme	?	12-7	1025 25/1	Fell
?	Irish Mail	Ernest Piggott	10	12-4	1025 25/1	Pulled Up
?	Carrig Park	Charles Hawkins	?	11-6	1003.5 7/2	Fell
Run-In	Limerock	Bill Smith	?	11-5	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Hackler's Bey	Captain D Rogers	10	10-10	?	Fell
?	Kenia	A Saxby	?	10-10	1033 33/1	Fell
?	Thowl Pin	Charles Kelly	12	10-7	?	?
?	Charlbury	Joe Dillon	9	10-6	?	Pulled Up
?	Denis Auburn	Roger Burford	10	10-4	?	Pulled Up
?	Fargue	Harry Brown	7	9-7	1025 25/1	Fell
?	Grithorpe	Herbert Smyth	?	9-7	?	Fell

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References

1. "Aintree 1917 Grand National".
2. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
3. "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

http://www.grand-national.net/gatwick.htm