1946 Grand National

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1946 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date5 April 1946
Winning horseLovely Cottage
Starting price 25/1
Jockey Flag of England.svg Capt. Robert Petre
Trainer Tommy Rayson
OwnerJohn Morant
Conditions Good
  1940
1947  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1946 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1946 Grand National was the 100th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1946. It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1940 due to World War II.

Contents

The National was won by 25/1 shot Lovely Cottage, ridden by jockey Captain Robert Petre and trained by Tommy Rayson.

Thirty-four horses ran and one died: Symbole fell at Becher's Brook, incurring a fatal cervical fracture.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Lovely Cottage Bobby Petre 910-825/14 lengths
02Jack FinlayWilliam Kidney710-2100/13 Lengths [1]
03 Prince Regent Tim Hyde 1112-53/1
04Housewarmer Aubrey Brabazon 910-2100/1
05SchubertCliff Beechener1211-0100/7
06Limestone EdwardDavid Doyle1210-213/2Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
06SymboleBill Redmond1111-033/1Fell
22LargoJack Cooke710-1366/1Fell
?HeirdomPeter Cahalin1410-1066/1Fell
15BogskarR Matthews1310-966/1Unseated Rider
22KamiH Bonneau910-933/1Fell
23MacMoffatIan Alder1410/850/1Unseated rider
12AstrometerM Gordon810-350/1Fell
19Knight's CrestP Murphy910-322/1Fell
29Suzerain IIGeorge Archibald (jnr)810-333/1Fell
?Vain KnightDick Curran1310/2100/1Fell
19Silver FameDaniel Ruttle710-040/1Fell
?Historical RevueS Ryan810-066/1Fell
?Tulyra Derek Jackson 1010-0100/1Fell
03DunshaughlinBobby O'Ryan [2] 810-0100/8Fell
?Double FlushEddie Newman1010-0100/1Fell
?Yung-YatT Cullen jnr1010-0100/1Fell
19Lough ConnDaniel McCann1010-033/1Fell
03JockFred Gurney810-250/1Fell
?Musical LadM Browne910-0100/1Fell
?BricettJimmy Brogan910-228/1Fell
?GyppoMr J Cousins1210-040/1Fell
06AlacrityGeorge Bowden1310-0100/1Unseated Rider [3]
03ClosureHerbert Applin910-0100/1Fell
01ElsichBill Balfe1010-0100/1Fell
? Red Rower Glen Kelly1211-722/1Pulled Up
?EP Martin Molony 1110-250/1Pulled Up
?Newark HillPeter Lay1210-150/1Brought Down
19King GessonRoger Burford1010-0100/1Refused

[4] [5] [6]

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