1891 Grand National

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1891 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date20 March 1891
Winning horseCome Away
Starting price 4/1 F
Jockey Mr Harry Beasley IRE
Trainer Harry Beasley IRE
OwnerWillie Jameson
Conditions Good to firm
  1890
1892  

The 1891 Grand National was the 53rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 20 March 1891.

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Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01Come AwayMr Harry Beasley711-124-1Half a length [1]
02CloisterCapt Roddy Owen?11-720-1
03IlexArthur Nightingall?12-35-1
04RoquefortGuy??40-1
05CruiserMr Tommy Beasley?10-87-1
06GamecockBill Dollery?12-466-1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
29Why NotMr Charles Cunningham?12-4100-9Fell
08Roman OakHarry Escott?12-0100-9Knocked Over
23 Voluptuary Mr EP Wilson?11-366-1Pulled Up
22EmperorWilliam Nightingall?11-325-1Pulled Up
04ChoufleurTerry Kavanagh?11-325-1Fell
25VeilMr William Moore?10-1325-1Fell
22DominionThornton?10-1366-1Pulled Up
08Grape VineJoseph Hoysted?10-79-1Fell
07JeanieArthur Barker?10-466-1Fell
03BrunswickGeorge Mawson?10-440-1Fell
02Flower of the ForestP Clark?10-450-1Fell
22Young GlasgowR Mitchell?10-340-1Fell
21FireballWilliam Halsey?10-0100-1Pulled Up
21AdelaideAlbert Ripley?10-0200-1Pulled Up
03Nasr Ed DinHenry Brown?10-050-1Fell

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