1920 Grand National

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1920 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date26 March 1920
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg Troytown
Starting price 6/1
Jockey Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mr Jack Anthony
Trainer Flag of Ireland.svg Algy Anthony
OwnerThomas 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.

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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

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Troytown Jack Anthony 711-96/112 lengths
02The Turk IIRoger Burford109-766/16 lengths
03The BoreHarry Brown910-128/1
04Sergeant MurphyWillie Smith1010-0100/7
05 Remounted Fell 26thNeurotic Dick Rees 99-1328/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
01Poethyln Ernest Piggott 1012-73/1 FFell
02Gerald LFrank Dainty69-710/1Fell
?General SaxhamPeter Roberts79-7?Fell
?Silver RingGeorge Duller811-4100/7Fell
?BallybogganCecil Brabazon911-3100/7Fell
?WavertreeCharles Kelly910-1340/1Fell
?ClonreeE R Morgan610-1025/1Fell
?Turkey BuzzardWilliam Payne710-7100/7Fell
?ArdonaghPercy Whitaker710-6?Fell
?Picture SaintTuppy Bennet810-0?Fell
?All WhiteRobert Chadwick69-1033/1Fell
?WavebeamA Aylin99-7?Fell
?Irish DragoonTony Escott69-7?Fell
?DunadrySpink Walkington79-7?Fell
?Bonny CharlieMr MC Blair19-7?Fell
?Little RoverCaptain Doyle149-7?Fell
?Lucy Glitter's IIILewis Rees89-7?Fell
?Square UpT Wilmot79-7?Fell
?Loch AllenTom Hulme99-1233/1

[3] [4] [5] [6]

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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".


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