1940 Grand National

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1940 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date5 April 1940
Winning horseBogskar
Starting price 25/1
Jockey Sgt. Mervyn A. Jones
Trainer Lord Stalbridge
OwnerLord Stalbridge
Conditions Good to firm
  1939
1946  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1940 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1940 Grand National was the 99th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1940.

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Thirty horses ran in the steeplechase, which was won by Bogskar, a 25/1 shot ridden by Royal Air Force sergeant Mervyn Jones. MacMoffat finished in second place, Gold Arrow was third, and Symaethis fourth.

It was the last true Aintree Grand National before a five-year break due to World War II.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01BogskarMervyn Jones710-425/14 lengths
02MacMoffatIan Alder810-106 Lengths [1]
03Gold ArrowPercy (Ben) Lay810-3
04SymaethisMatthew Feakes810-7
05Venturesome KnightReg Tweedie1010-8
06The ProfessorGeorge Owen911-8
07Takvor Pacha Otho Prior-Palmer 810-4
08AwayIan 'Kim' Muir911-13
09InversableMatt Hogan1210-6
10Dominick's CrossCyril Mitchell911-1
11LuxboroughEric Brown610-3
12Kilstar George Archibald 911-0
13RockquillaThomas F Carey1011-5
14DownrightJames Seely1110-3
15Lazy BootsJames Ward1410-3
16Red EagleTommy Elder911-2
17TuckmillGlen Kelly1010-3

Non-finishers

Position/FateName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP
Fell (29th)Royal DanieliDan Moore911-13
Fell (13th)Dunhill CastleGerry Wilson1011-5
Black Hawk Fred Rimell 911-0
Knightsbrook??10-9
MilanoDanny Morgan910-9
LitigantRichard 'Dicky' Black910-7
Le CygneWT O'Grady710-7
BoyoRichard Morgan910-4
Fell (14th)National KnightHywel Jones810-4
Red FreemanBill Redmond910-3
Underbid Frenchie Nicholson 810-3
Batchelor PrinceMr R Loewenstein1310-3
Second ActJack Dowdeswell910-3
Sterling Duke Tim Hyde 910-3
Corn LawThomas McNeill810-3

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