1863 Grand National

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1863 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date11 March 1863
Winning horse Emblem
Starting price 4/1
Jockey Flag of England.svg George Stevens
Trainer Edwin Weever
OwnerLord Coventry
Conditions Good to firm (good in places)
  1862
1864  

The 1863 Grand National was the 25th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 11 March 1863. [1]

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The winning mare's full sister Emblematic won the race the following year.

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Emblem George Stevens 10-104-1
02Arbury Alec Goodman 11-225-120 lengths [2]
03Yaller GalG. Dixon10-1320-1
04Fosco George Holman 9-1140-1
05AvalancheGeorge? Palmer10-933-1
06Jealousy Joe Kendall 11-103-1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey Handicap (st-lb) SP Fate
Medora Fothergill Rowlands 12-0100-12Pulled Up
Freshman George Ede 11-1350-1Fell
The Dane Walter White 11-610-1Pulled Up
Master BagotJames? Knott10-4100-8
Light of Other DaysJohn? Nightingall10-420-1
InkermanParnaby? Smith9-1150-1Fell
The OrphanWilliam Bevill9-1150-1Fell
Telegraph George Waddington 9-1150-1Fell
BirdboltT. Spence9-1150-1Pulled Up
Real JamDavid Hughes9-1120-1

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References

  1. "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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  5. "Heroes and heroines of the Grand National". 1907.
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