1924 Grand National

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1924 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date28 March 1924
Winning horseMaster Robert
Starting price 25/1
Jockey Bob Trudgill
Trainer Aubrey Hastings
Owner Flag of Scotland.svg Lord Airlie
Conditions Good (good to firm in places)
  1923
1925  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Silent highlights of the 1924 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1924 Grand National was the 83rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1924.

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A false start caused the race to be delayed by around eight minutes. 1924 was the last year the Grand National would be started from a general riding start, with the now-familiar 'tape' introduced at the line the following year. Winnal gained an advantage of 20 lengths by the Canal Turn on the second circuit, when he was hampered by a loose horse and refused. The race was won by Master Robert, a 25/1 shot ridden by jockey Bob Trudgill and trained by Aubrey Hastings for owner Lord Airlie, who collected the £5,000 prize for the winner. Fly Mask finished in second place, Silvo in third and Drifter fourth. Thirty horses ran and all returned safely to the stables. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Forty-five cameramen were deployed to capture the race on film, the most to have ever gone to record a sporting event at the time. Also in attendance at Aintree was King George V.

Post race celebrations took place at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel where winning rider, Bob Trudgill treated Lord Airlie's 1,500 guests to a re-enactment of his victory by leaping a Becher's Brook made out of 20 Magnums of Champagne [5]

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Master RobertBob Trudgill1110-525/14 Lengths [6]
02Fly MaskJack Moylan1010-12100/7
03SilvoGeorge Goswell jnr811-12100/7
04DrifterAlfred Calder1010-540/1
05Sergeant MurphyJames Hogan jnr1411-10100/6
06WavetownBob Lyall910-12100/1
07 Shaun Spadah Dick Rees 1312-5100/7
08BallinodeG Fitzgibbon810-425/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
27Old Tay BridgeMr H M Hartigan1011-1340/1Unseated
24ClonsheeverFred Brookes911-266/1Refused
24WinnallC Donnelly710-1140/1Refused
24MainsailMr Learmouth810-066/1Refused
24Eureka IIA Robson711-5100/6Refused
23Gerald LIsaac Morgan1012-650/1Pulled Up
20Chin ChinA Stubbs811-725/1Unseated
20A Double EscapeGeorge Smith1010-3100/1Fell
17James PiggH Morris1110-3100/1Pulled up
17NewlandsRoger Burford1010-066/1Pulled Up
11Gay LochinvarSylvester Duffy810-0100/1Unseated
8All WhiteMichael Tighe1010-1140/1Refused
8LibrettoW O'Neill910-8100/1Refused
8TaffytusTed Leader1110-6100/12Refused
8PencoedMr D Thomas910-640/1Refused
7AuchinrossieEric Foster810-225/1Pulled Up
6ArravalePercy Whitaker911-233/1Refused
6Conjuror IIHarry Brown1211-05/2Fell
5Palm OilPeter Roberts810-066/1Unseated
4Winter VoyageC Goswell710-266/1Fell
4Music HallJack Anthony1112-725/1Pulled Up
3Fairy Hill IIBill Watkinson810-033/1Unseated

References

  1. "Grand National 1924".
  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.
  4. "1924".
  5. Sporting Life Souvenir Magazine 9 April 1988, page 8
  6. "1924".