1954 Grand National

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1954 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date27 March 1954
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg Royal Tan
Starting price 8/1
Jockey Flag of Ireland.svg Bryan Marshall
Trainer Flag of Ireland.svg Vincent O'Brien
Owner Flag of Ireland.svg Joe H. Griffin
Conditions Good
  1953
1955  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1954 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1954 Grand National was the 108th annual renewal of the Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 1954.

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The race was won by ten-year-old gelding Royal Tan, an 8/1 shot trained by Vincent O'Brien. O'Brien had also trained the previous year's winner, Early Mist, and would secure a third consecutive win the following year with Quare Times. [1] Royal Tan was ridden by jockey Bryan Marshall, who also won his second consecutive Grand National. Tudor Line was second and the 15/2 favourite Irish Lizard finished third. [2]

Only 29 horses ran in the race, the fewest since 1935 when 27 ran. [2] The 1954 running saw four equine fatalities during the race; this remains the only Grand National renewal to have yielded four fatalities. Dominick's Bar dropped dead jumping the second fence; Paris New York incurred a cervical fracture at the fourth. Legal Joy, who finished second two years previously, broke a leg at the 13th and was euthanised, while Coneyburrow was injured at the 28th and was also put down. The two latter fatalities remain the only ones ever recorded at the 13th and 28th fences in the Grand National. [3]

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Royal TanBryan Marshall1011-78/1A Neck [4]
02Tudor LineGeorge Slack910-710/1
03Irish Lizard Michael Scudamore 1110-515/2
04ChurchtownTos Taaffe910-310/1
05SanperionDerek Leslie910-220/1
06MartiniqueMr E Greenaway810-166/1
07Uncle BarneyLeo McMorrow1110-150/1
08Southern Coup Arthur Thompson 1210-1040/1
09OntrayBobby Brewis610-866/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
01AlberoniMr E Cousins1110-1266/1Fell
01Gentle MoyaJohn Straker810-0100/6Fell
01Swinton HeroMr C Harty1010-666/1Fell
01Whispering SteelBert Morrow910-1240/1Fell
02Dominick's BarTim Molony1010-733/1Fell
02MinmaxCapt M MacEwan1010-066/1Refused
03BaireJohn Foster810-066/1Fell
04Paris New YorkMick Roberts710-066/1Fell
05Gay Monarch II Tim Brookshaw 810-450/1Fell
08StatesmanEddie Newman810-050/1Fell
12Border LuckTommy Shone910-066/1Fell
13Legal Joy David Dick 1111-333/1Fell
15Triple TorchDerek Ancil810-066/1Unseated Rider
15HiebraRex Hamey910-066/1Fell
19Icy Calm Dick Francis 1110-540/1Pulled Up
23OrdnanceJack Dowdeswell810-118/1Fell
23Prince of AragonJ Gorey1310-266/1Fell
28Coneyburrow Pat Taaffe 810-118/1Fell
28Punchestown StarSam McComb1010-066/1Refused
28Royal StuartJimmy Power1110-066/1Refused

[5] [6] [7]

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