1923 Grand National

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1923 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date23 March 1923
Winning horse Flag of the United States.svg Sergeant Murphy
Starting price 100/6
Jockey Capt. Tuppy Bennet
Trainer George Blackwell
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Stephen Sanford
Conditions Good to firm
  1922
1924  
External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Silent highlights of the 1923 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1923 Grand National was the 82nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 23 March 1923.

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The race was won by Sergeant Murphy, a 13-year-old 100/6 shot ridden by Captain Tuppy Bennet and trained by George Blackwell for its owner Stephen Sanford, who collected the £5,000 prize for the winner.

The 1921 winner Shaun Spadah finished in second place, with Conjuror II in third and Punt Gun fourth. Twenty-eight horses ran and all returned safely to the stables. [1]

In attendance at Aintree were King George V, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. [2]

In 1938 a Hollywood film titled Sergeant Murphy was loosely based on the winner. Ronald Reagan starred as the owner of the horse in the film. [3]

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
1Sergeant MurphyTuppy Bennet1311-3100/63 lengths
2Shaun SpadahDick Rees1212-720/16 lengths
3Conjuror IIMr C Dewhurst1111-0100/615 Lengths [4]
4Punt GunMichael Tighe1011-120/1
5DrifterWilliam Watkinson910-1020/1
6MaxJames Hogan jnr711-525/1
7Cinders IIW Williams1110-0?

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
6ArravalePercy Whitaker811-210/1Fell
15Turkey BuzzardFred Brookes1012-633/1Fell
21ForewarnedJack Anthony811-511/2Fell
28Square DanceLewis Rees1112-0100/6Fell
?TaffytusTed Leader1011-7100/8Fell
?TrentinoJohn Wilson91-766/1Fell
?DuettisteTony Escott1011-740/1Pulled Up
?MadrigalD Colbert610-1266/1Pulled Up
?Eureka IIA Stubbs610-1040/1Fell
?My RathMr C Chapman1110-866/1Fell
?AmmonalIsaac Morgan610-740/1Fell
?PencoedMr D Thomas810-3?Pulled Up
?The Turk IIC Donnelly1310-2?Fell
?Pam NutSylvester Duffy1010-0?Pulled Up
?Canny KnightA Vause910-0?Fell
?CinzanoFrank Brown610-0?Refused
?MasterfulPeter Roberts1010-0?Pulled Up
?NavanaF Mason910-066/1Pulled Up
?GardenrathJ Whelehan810-066/1Pulled Up
?LibrettoGeorges Parfrement810-0100/8Pulled Up
?LiffeybankMr K Gibson?10-0?Pulled Up

[1] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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