Grand National | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse |
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Date | 27 March 1931 |
Winning horse | Grakle |
Starting price | 100/6 |
Jockey | Bob Lyall |
Trainer | Tom Coulthwaite |
Owner | Cecil Taylor |
Conditions | Good to firm |
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The 1931 Grand National was the 90th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1931.
The steeplechase was won by Grakle, at odds of 100/6. The nine-year-old was ridden by jockey Bob Lyall and trained by Tom Coulthwaite for owner Cecil Taylor, who collected the £9,310 prize.
Gregalach, winner in 1929, finished in second place; Annandale was third and Rhyticere fourth. Forty-three horses ran and all but two returned safely to the stables. Swift Roland was fatally injured at Becher's Brook when another faller landed on him, and Drin was euthanised after incurring a leg fracture at Valentine's Brook.
Finishing order
[edit]Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
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01 | Grakle | Bob Lyall | 9 | 11-7 | 100/6 | 1.5 Lengths |
02 | Gregalach | John Moloney | 11 | 12-4 | 25/1 | 10 Lengths[1] |
03 | Annandale | Tommy Morgan | 9 | 10-7 | ||
04 | Rhyticere | L.Niaudot | 9 | 10-12 | ||
05 | Ballyhanwood | Tom Isaac | 10 | 10-7 | ||
06 | Shaun Goilin | Murtagh Keogh | 11 | 12-4 | ||
07 | Glangesia | J.Browne | 11 | 10-10 | ||
08 | Melleray's Belle | James Mason | 12 | 10-10 | ||
09 | Great Span | Gerald Hardy | 10 | 11-0 | ||
10 | Starbox | Mr K.Urquhart | 8 | 10-10 | ||
11 | Royal Arch II | J.Bedeloup | 10 | 10-7 | ||
12 | Harewood | Kenyon Goode | 9 | 10-7 |
Non-finishers
[edit]Position/Fate | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP |
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Easter Hero | Dick Rees | 11 | 12-7 | 5/1 | |
Gib | Eric Foster | 8 | 12-5 | ||
Pulled Up (24th) | Kakushin | Bob Everett | 8 | 11-3 | |
Drintyre | Captain Brownhill | 8 | 11-7 | ||
Sir Lindsay | Mr Fred Thackray | 8 | 11-7 | ||
Fell (30th) | Kilbuck | T. Chisman | 10 | 11-6 | |
Trump Card | William Gurney | 13 | 11-6 | ||
Gyi Lovam | Captain R.Popler | 9 | 11-3 | ||
Theras | John Walsh | 6 | 11-2 | ||
Fell (6th) | Swift Roland | Ted Leader | 10 | 11-2 | |
Unseated rider (24th) | Drin | Billy Speck | 7 | 11-2 | |
Guiding Light | Mr McKeever | 10 | 11-0 | ||
Unseated rider (30th) | Ballasport | D. Williams | 7 | 11-0 | |
Sandy Hook | Frank Fish | 10 | 10-12 | ||
Brought Down (30th) | Georginatown | F. Maxwell | 10 | 10-12 | |
Easy Virtue | Pat Powell | 8 | 10-12 | ||
Big Black Boy | William Payne | 9 | 10-12 | ||
Fell (1st) | Apostasy | Fred Brookes | 10 | 10-12 | |
May King | Captain R G Fanshawe | 12 | 10-10 | ||
Alike | Mr Sclater | 8 | 10-10 | ||
Oxclose | Fred Gurney | 7 | 10-10 | ||
Aspirant | Billy Parvin | 8 | 10-10 | ||
Morekeen | J.Cooke | 10 | 10-10 | ||
Fell (22nd) | Solanum | Tim Hamey | 6 | 10-8 | |
Ruddyman | Eric Brown | 12 | 10-8 | ||
Fell (Before 22nd) | Tamasha | Mr G.Elliott | 10 | 10-7 | |
Pixie | Captain Reginald Sassoon | 6 | 10-7 | ||
Mallard | William Carr | 13 | 10-7 | ||
South Hill | Tommy Cullinan | 9 | 10-7 | ||
Toy Bell | Danny Morgan | 9 | 10-7 | ||
Slieve Green | Captain Moseley | 10 | 10-7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1931".
- ^ "Aintree Grand National 1931".
- ^ "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "1931".