1950 Grand National

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1950 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree Racecourse
Date25 March 1950
Winning horse Flag of Ireland.svg Freebooter
Starting price 1010 10/1 F
Jockey Flag of Ireland.svg Jimmy Power
Trainer Bobby Renton
OwnerMrs. Lurline Brotherton
Conditions Good
  1949
1951  
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Highlights of the 1950 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1950 Grand National was the 104th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1950.

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Nearly 500,000 people packed into Aintree for the first royal National since the Second World War. In attendance were King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, their daughter Princess Elizabeth, and a number of other members of the royal family. Royal interest centred on Monaveen, the co-third-favourite who was jointly owned by the Queen and Princess Elizabeth. Despite leading the field, Monaveen made a bad mistake at The Chair, nearly unseating his jockey, and losing significant ground.

The race was won by Freebooter, the 10/1 joint-favourite ridden by Irish jockey Jimmy Power and trained by Bobby Renton for owner Lurline Brotherton. In second place was Wot No Sun, Acthon Major finished third, and Rowland Roy fourth.

Forty-nine horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01FreebooterJimmy Power911-1110/115 Lengths [1]
02Wot No Sun Arthur Thompson 811-8100/7
03Acthon MajorBobby O'Ryan [2] 1011-233/1
04Rowland RoyDicky Black1111-740/1
05MonaveenTony Grantham910-13100/7
06Ship's BellMartin O'Dwyer1010-066/1
07InchmoreDick Curran1310-0100/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
01ComeraghPJ Kelly911-050/1Fell
01Cottage WelcomeCharles Hook1110-3100/1Fell
01Ole Man RiverG Bonas810-0100/1Fell
01Russian HeroLeo McMorrow1011-422/1Fell
01Tommy TraddlesF O'Connor910-166/1Fell
01ZarterJohn Straker1010-066/1Fell
02SkourasM Browne1010-2100/1Unseated Rider
02Ivan's ChoicePJ O'Brien910-0100/1Fell
06Ardnacassa Tim Brookshaw 1210-5100/1Fell
06Battling PedulasDanny Marzani1110-1150/1Fell
06CavalieroJohnny Bullock911-666/1Fell
06GalleryGeorge Slack1210-828/1Fell
07Roimond Dick Francis 912-110/1Fell
07InverlochyPatrick Doyle1110-350/1Fell
07Cadamstown Eddie Dempsey 1010-866/1Fell
08Limestone CottageJack Dowdeswell1010-0100/1Fell
09PossiblePaddy Conlon1010-150/1Fell
09Barney VITommy P Burns1210-2100/1Fell
09KnockirrTommy Cusack1010-466/1Fell
09PastimeC Sleator910-066/1Fell
11Royal MountAtty Corbett1111-040/1Fell
11Cromwell Anthony Mildmay 911-418/1Fell
12BinghamstownLouis Furman1110-7100/1Pulled Up
12SouthboroughEddie Reavey1210-0100/1Fell
23ShagreenGlen Kelly911-820/1Fell
23San MicheleJack Boddy1010-0100/1Fell
23ColumnAlf Mullins1010-2100/1Brought Down
24ConfuciusC O'Connor910-040/1Pulled Up
24Angel HillTommy Shone1010-333/1Fell
29CloncarrigBob Turnell1011-925/1Fell
?Garde Toi Alfonso de Portago 912-1100/1Fell
?KlaxtonJack Maguire1011-1340/1Fell
13StockmanDavid Thomas811-1100/1Fell
23Mermaid IVMr TB Palmer1111-0100/1Fell
?CastledermotTim Molony810-920/1Fell
?Soda IIKeneth Mullins910-533/1Fell
?Highland CottageMatt Hogan1010-066/1Fell
?Happy RiverDaniel McCann710-1240/1Pulled Up
?Safety LochDavid Punshon910-0100/1Pulled Up
?DynoviAlec Jack910-0100/1Brought Down
?Fighting LineE Greenway1110-850/1Refused
?SaintfieldM Gosling1310-0100/1Refused

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