Racecourse Association Steeple Chase

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Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
1916 Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
Location Gatwick Racecourse
Date24 March 1916
Winning horseVermouth
Jockey Jack Reardon
Trainer James Bell
OwnerP. F. Heybourne
  1915
1917 (unofficial) 

The 1916 Grand National was cancelled because Aintree Racecourse was taken over by the War Office. However, a substitute race known as the Racecourse Association Steeple Chase was held at Gatwick Racecourse. The Gatwick races from 1916 to 1918 are not typically included in the true Grand National record books.

Contents

The race was won by Vermouth, ridden by jockey Jack Reardon and trained by James Bell.

Finishing Order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01VermouthJack Reardon611-10100/8
02Irish MailCharles Hawkins912-0520/1
03SchoolmoneyA Saxby610-0233/1
04JacobusAlf Newey1112-00100/6
?Couvrefeu IIFrank Dainty1212-0740/1
? Ally Sloper Jack Anthony 711-139/2
?Lord MarcusGeorges Parfrement811-1311/2
?Munster ValeG Calder611-0040/1
?Hackler's BeyHerbert Harrison911-00100/8
?Thowl PinCharles Kelly1110-128/1
?Denis AuburnEdmund Driscoll910-078/1
?BallyneetyBill Smith?09-0750/1

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Fate
?EugenistHerbert Smyth?11-10100/6Pulled Up
?LamentableSpike Walkington?11-125/1Pulled Up
?StrangewaysTom Dunn?10-4?Pulled Up
?Lynch PinJoe Dillon?1-0?Pulled Up
?Hersperus MagnusJ East?9-10?Pulled Up
?DrumlaneJohn Kelly?9-10?Pulled Up
?Fleur-De-LysW Hives?9-7?Pulled Up
?BlighB Roberts?9-7?Pulled Up
?Stag's HeadWillie Smith?9-720/1Fell

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References

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  2. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  3. "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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