1948 Grand National

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1948 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date20 March 1948
Winning horseSheila's Cottage
Starting price 66/1
Jockey Flag of Ireland.svg Arthur Thompson
Trainer Neville Crump
OwnerJohn Proctor
Conditions Good
  1947
1949  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1948 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1948 Grand National was the 102nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 20 March 1948.

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The race was won by the mare Sheila's Cottage at odds of 66/1. The winning jockey was Arthur Thompson and Neville Crump trained the winner. The pairing of Thompson and Crump won the Grand National again in 1952.

Sheila's Cottage became the first mare to win the National for 46 years, and only the 12th in the long history of the steeplechase.

First of the Dandies finished second, with Cromwell third and Happy Home fourth. Forty-three horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Sheila's Cottage Arthur Thompson 910-750/11 Length [1]
02First of the DandiesJimmy Brogan1110-425/1
03Cromwell Anthony Mildmay 710-1133/1
04Happy HomeGlen Kelly911-1033/1
05PlatypusAlec Jack710-666/1
06Rowland BoyBryan Marshall911-8100/9
07ParthenonPatrick Murray910-0100/1
08Maltese WandererKevin Gilsenan910-0100/1
09Offaly PrinceMr A Parker910-5100/1
10KlaxtonRon Smyth811-840/1
11War RiskBob Turnell911-133/1
12RevelryDan Moore811-633/1
13SchubertLeo McMorrow1410-266/1
14Lovely CottageCharles Hook1111-466/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
08RoimondDicky Black711-722/1Fell
?Caddie IIJack Maguire1011-750/1Fell
06 Silver Fame Martin Molony 911-69/1Fell
01BricettTim Molony1111-3100/1Fell
21RearmamentDaniel Ruttle1111-266/1Fell
14CloncarrigJohn Hislop810-1322/1Fell
?ClonaboyE Hannigan1010-1066/1Fell
?GormanstownMatt Hogan810-966/1Fell
19HousewarmerFrenchie Nicholson1110-625/1Fell
?Sir John Cecil Blacker 710-3100/1Fell
10Tudor CloseTommy Maher1110-3100/1Fell
?Loyal AntrimEddie Newman1110-322/1Fell
?Ulster MonarchJohn Eustace-Smith910-1100/1Fell
?Musical LadM Browne1110-1100/1Fell
03Ultra BeneTony Grantham910-1100/1Fell
?Le DaimNicky Pinch910-1100/1Fell
?Soda IIH Bonneau710-040/1Fell
?Highland LadE Kennedy910-050/1Fell
02Some ChickenBill Redmond1110-050/1Fell
01SerpentineCyril Mitchell1010-0100/1Fell
?Bora's CottageErnest Vinall1010-0100/1Fell
?Caughoo Eddie Dempsey 911-128/1Pulled Up
?Lough ConnJimmy Fitzgerald1210-522/1Pulled Up
?SkourasAlan Power810-0100/1Pulled Up
?WeevilVince Mooney910-1133/1Brought Down
?Tommy TraddlesC Harrison710-0100/1Unseated Rider
?Halcyon HoursMick Prendergast811-550/1Refused
? Prince Regent Tim Hyde 1312-225/1Carried Out
30ZahiaEddie Reavey810-2100/1Ran Out

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  2. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN   0-7524-3547-7
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