English steeplechase horse race
Horse race
The 1920 Grand National was the 79th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England, on 26 March 1920.
The race, which was run in heavy rain[1] and attended by King George V , was won by the Irish horse Troytown by twelve lengths. Poethlyn, the winner of the race the two previous years, started as the favourite but fell at the first fence.[2]
Finishing Order
Position
Name
Jockey
Age
Handicap (st -lb )
SP
Distance
01
Troytown
Jack Anthony
7
11-9
1006 6/1
12 lengths
02
The Turk II
Roger Burford
10
9-7
66/1
6 lengths
03
The Bore
Harry Brown
9
10-1
1028 28/1
04
Sergeant Murphy
Willie Smith
10
10-0
1014.2857142857 100/7
05 Remounted Fell 26th
Neurotic
Dick Rees
9
9-13
1028 28/1
Non-finishers
Fence
Name
Jockey
Age
Handicap (st -lb )
SP
Fate
01
Poethyln
Ernest Piggott
10
12-7
1003 3/1 F
Fell
02
Gerald L
Frank Dainty
6
9-7
1010 10/1
Fell
?
General Saxham
Peter Roberts
7
9-7
?
Fell
?
Silver Ring
George Duller
8
11-4
1014.2857142857 100/7
Fell
?
Ballyboggan
Cecil Brabazon
9
11-3
1014.2857142857 100/7
Fell
?
Wavertree
Charles Kelly
9
10-13
1040 40/1
Fell
?
Clonree
E R Morgan
6
10-10
1025 25/1
Fell
?
Turkey Buzzard
William Payne
7
10-7
1014.2857142857 100/7
Fell
?
Ardonagh
Percy Whitaker
7
10-6
?
Fell
?
Picture Saint
Tuppy Bennet
8
10-0
?
Fell
?
All White
Robert Chadwick
6
9-10
1033 33/1
Fell
?
Wavebeam
A Aylin
9
9-7
?
Fell
?
Irish Dragoon
Tony Escott
6
9-7
?
Fell
?
Dunadry
Spink Walkington
7
9-7
?
Fell
?
Bonny Charlie
Mr MC Blair
1
9-7
?
Fell
?
Little Rover
Captain Doyle
14
9-7
?
Fell
?
Lucy Glitter's III
Lewis Rees
8
9-7
?
Fell
?
Square Up
T Wilmot
7
9-7
?
Fell
?
Loch Allen
Tom Hulme
9
9-12
1033 33/1
[3]
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