1926 Grand National

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1926 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date26 March 1926
Winning horse Jack Horner
Starting price 25/1
Jockey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Watkinson
Trainer Harvey Leader
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Charles Schwartz
Conditions Good to firm
  1925
1927  
External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Silent highlights of the 1926 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1926 Grand National was the 85th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1926.

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The steeplechase was won by Jack Horner, a 25/1 bet ridden by jockey Billy Watkinson and trained by Harvey Leader for American owner Charles Schwartz, who had paid 5,000 guineas for him a week beforehand. Schwartz won £5,000 for the victory.

Harvey Leader was a brother of Ted Leader and son of Tom Leader.

Old Tay Bridge finished in second place for the second successive year, Bright's Boy was third and Sprig fourth. Sprig won the National the following year under Ted Leader.

Silvo and Grecian Wave — both well fancied runners — fell at the first fence. Irish favourite Knight of the Wilderness went at the third. At Becher's Brook, Lee Bridge fell and brought down Koko.

Thirty horses ran in the race and all but one returned safely to the stables. Lone Hand was fatally injured in a fall.

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Jack Horner William Watkinson910-525/13 Lengths [1]
02Old Tay Bridge Jack Anthony 1212-28/1
03Bright's BoyE Doyle711-825/1
04SprigTed Leader911-75/1
05DarracqFred Gurney1110-1140/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
?Gerald LFred Brookes1212-240/1?
?Thrown InHon Hugh Grosvenor1010-1133/1?
?Red BeeD Behan810-1066/1?
?Dwarf Of The ForestMr Harry Kennard910-1028/1?
?Master BillieEric Foster710-020/1?
?MisconductBilly Parvin710-028/1?
?Pop AheadS Regan Jnr810-066/1?
1SilvoDick Rees1012-77/1Fell
?ArdeenRobert Trudgill911-933/1Fell
?Mount EtnaMr Stratford Dennis911-2100/6Fell
?Ben CruchanMr William Whitbread1211-266/1Fell
6 Koko Tim Hamey811-1100/8Fell
3Knight Of The WildernessJ Meaney611-020/1Fell
?Patsey VMajor Cavenagh1210-966/1Fell
?Upton Lad Bill Dutton 1110-850/1Fell
1Grecian WaveMajor John Wilson810-820/1Fell
?White SurreyFarragher1410-766/1Fell
6Lee BridgeBilly Stott910-520/1Fell
?Test MatchPat L'Estrange810-566/1Fell
?PencoedMr D Thomas1110-2100/1Fell
?Lone HandTommy Morgan810-066/1Fell
?Jolly GladMr P Dennis910-150/1Fell
?Soldier BillKenyon Goode1010-0100/1?
?WallsendCaptain H Lumsden610-0100/1Fell
?Cash BoxMr R Read910-066/1Fell

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References

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  2. "Aintree 1926 Grand National".
  3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "1926".