1931 Grand National

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1931 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date27 March 1931
Winning horseGrakle
Starting price 100/6
Jockey Bob Lyall
Trainer Tom Coulthwaite
OwnerCecil Taylor
Conditions Good to firm
  1930
1932  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1931 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1931 Grand National was the 90th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1931.

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The steeplechase was won by Grakle, at odds of 100/6. The nine-year-old was ridden by jockey Bob Lyall and trained by Tom Coulthwaite for owner Cecil Taylor, who collected the £9,310 prize.

Gregalach, winner in 1929, finished in second place; Annandale was third and Rhyticere fourth. Forty-three horses ran and all but two returned safely to the stables. Swift Roland was fatally injured at Becher's Brook when another faller landed on him, and Drin was euthanised after incurring a leg fracture at Valentine's Brook.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01GrakleBob Lyall911-7100/61.5 Lengths
02GregalachJohn Moloney1112-425/110 Lengths [1]
03AnnandaleTommy Morgan910-7
04RhyticereL.Niaudot910-12
05BallyhanwoodTom Isaac1010-7
06 Shaun Goilin Murtagh Keogh1112-4
07GlangesiaJ.Browne1110-10
08Melleray's BelleJames Mason1210-10
09Great SpanGerald Hardy1011-0
10StarboxMr K.Urquhart810-10
11Royal Arch IIJ.Bedeloup1010-7
12HarewoodKenyon Goode910-7

Non-finishers

Position/FateName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP
Easter Hero Dick Rees 1112-75/1
GibEric Foster812-5
Pulled Up (24th)Kakushin Bob Everett 811-3
DrintyreCaptain Brownhill811-7
Sir LindsayMr Fred Thackray811-7
Fell (30th)KilbuckT. Chisman1011-6
Trump CardWilliam Gurney1311-6
Gyi LovamCaptain R.Popler911-3
TherasJohn Walsh611-2
Fell (6th)Swift RolandTed Leader1011-2
Unseated rider (24th)DrinBilly Speck711-2
Guiding LightMr McKeever1011-0
Unseated rider (30th)BallasportD. Williams711-0
Sandy HookFrank Fish1010-12
Brought Down (30th)GeorginatownF. Maxwell1010-12
Easy VirtuePat Powell810-12
Big Black BoyWilliam Payne910-12
Fell (1st)ApostasyFred Brookes1010-12
May KingCaptain R G Fanshawe1210-10
AlikeMr Sclater810-10
OxcloseFred Gurney710-10
AspirantBilly Parvin810-10
MorekeenJ.Cooke1010-10
Fell (22nd)SolanumTim Hamey610-8
RuddymanEric Brown1210-8
Fell (Before 22nd)TamashaMr G.Elliott1010-7
PixieCaptain Reginald Sassoon610-7
MallardWilliam Carr1310-7
South Hill Tommy Cullinan 910-7
Toy BellDanny Morgan910-7
Slieve GreenCaptain Moseley1010-7

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