1920 Grand National

1920 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	26 March 1920
Winning horse	Troytown
Starting price	6/1
Jockey	Mr Jack Anthony
Trainer	Algy Anthony
Owner	Thomas Collins-Gerrard
Conditions	Heavy
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The 1920 Grand National was the 79th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1920.

The race, which was run in heavy rain ^[1] and attended by King George V, was won by the Irish horse Troytown by twelve lengths. Poethlyn, the winner of the race the two previous years, started as the favourite but fell at the first fence. ^[2]

Finishing Order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Troytown	Jack Anthony	7	11-9	1006 6/1	12 lengths
02	The Turk II	Roger Burford	10	9-7	66/1	6 lengths
03	The Bore	Harry Brown	9	10-1	1028 28/1
04	Sergeant Murphy	Willie Smith	10	10-0	1014.2857142857 100/7
05 Remounted Fell 26th	Neurotic	Dick Rees	9	9-13	1028 28/1

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
01	Poethyln	Ernest Piggott	10	12-7	1003 3/1 F	Fell
02	Gerald L	Frank Dainty	6	9-7	1010 10/1	Fell
?	General Saxham	Peter Roberts	7	9-7	?	Fell
?	Silver Ring	George Duller	8	11-4	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Ballyboggan	Cecil Brabazon	9	11-3	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Wavertree	Charles Kelly	9	10-13	1040 40/1	Fell
?	Clonree	E R Morgan	6	10-10	1025 25/1	Fell
?	Turkey Buzzard	William Payne	7	10-7	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Ardonagh	Percy Whitaker	7	10-6	?	Fell
?	Picture Saint	Tuppy Bennet	8	10-0	?	Fell
?	All White	Robert Chadwick	6	9-10	1033 33/1	Fell
?	Wavebeam	A Aylin	9	9-7	?	Fell
?	Irish Dragoon	Tony Escott	6	9-7	?	Fell
?	Dunadry	Spink Walkington	7	9-7	?	Fell
?	Bonny Charlie	Mr MC Blair	1	9-7	?	Fell
?	Little Rover	Captain Doyle	14	9-7	?	Fell
?	Lucy Glitter's III	Lewis Rees	8	9-7	?	Fell
?	Square Up	T Wilmot	7	9-7	?	Fell
?	Loch Allen	Tom Hulme	9	9-12	1033 33/1

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References

1. "Grand National in a Storm of Rain". The Guardian. 27 March 1920.
2. "The Grand National". The Times. No. 42370. London. 27 March 1920. p. 5.
3. "Grand National 1920".
4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
5. "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
6. "1920".