1862 Grand National

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1862 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date12 March 1862
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg The Huntsman
Starting price 3/1 F
Jockey Harry Lamplugh
Trainer Harry Lamplugh
Owner Flag of France.svg Viscount de Namur
Conditions Good (good to firm in places)
  1861
1863  

The 1862 Grand National was the 24th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 12 March 1862. [1]

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The race was marred by the only recorded human fatality in the history of the race when Jame's Wynne suffered chest injuries from which he died hours after the race. [2]

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 The Huntsman Harry Lamplugh 11-03-1
02Bridegroom Ben Land 10-1310-1
03RomeoC. Bennett8-12100-8
04XanthusR. Sherrard9-625-1
05BucephalusT. McGrillon10-19100-7

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey Handicap (st-lb) SP Fate
Anatis Tommy Pickernell 10-129-1Pulled Up
15PlaymanJohn? Nightingall10-825-1Fell
2ThomastownJ. Murphy10-46-1Refused
15WilloughbyH Lington10-020-1Knocked Over
15O'Connell Joseph Wynne 9-833-1Brought Down
7The Tattler Charles Boyce 9-7100-8Refused
Harry George Stevens 9-510-1Pulled Up
17The PoetC. Gaff/Gatt8-1250-1Pulled Up

[3] [4] [5] [6]

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