Racecourse Association Steeple Chase

Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
1916 Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
LocationGatwick Racecourse
Date24 March 1916
Winning horseVermouth
JockeyJack Reardon
TrainerJames 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.

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

Finishing Order

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Position Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Vermouth Jack Reardon 6 11-10 1012.5 100/8
02 Irish Mail Charles Hawkins 9 12-05 1020 20/1
03 Schoolmoney A Saxby 6 10-02 1033 33/1
04 Jacobus Alf Newey 11 12-00 1016.6666666667 100/6
? Couvrefeu II Frank Dainty 12 12-07 1040 40/1
? Ally Sloper Jack Anthony 7 11-13 1004.5 9/2
? Lord Marcus Georges Parfrement 8 11-13 1005.5 11/2
? Munster Vale G Calder 6 11-00 1040 40/1
? Hackler's Bey Herbert Harrison 9 11-00 1012.5 100/8
? Thowl Pin Charles Kelly 11 10-12 1008 8/1
? Denis Auburn Edmund Driscoll 9 10-07 1008 8/1
? Ballyneety Bill Smith ? 09-07 1050 50/1

Non-finishers

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Fence Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Fate
? Eugenist Herbert Smyth ? 11-10 1016.6666666667 100/6 Pulled Up
? Lamentable Spike Walkington ? 11-1 1025 25/1 Pulled Up
? Strangeways Tom Dunn ? 10-4 ? Pulled Up
? Lynch Pin Joe Dillon ? 1-0 ? Pulled Up
? Hersperus Magnus J East ? 9-10 ? Pulled Up
? Drumlane John Kelly ? 9-10 ? Pulled Up
? Fleur-De-Lys W Hives ? 9-7 ? Pulled Up
? Bligh B Roberts ? 9-7 ? Pulled Up
? Stag's Head Willie Smith ? 9-7 1020 20/1 Fell

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References

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  1. ^ "Aintree 1916 Grand National".
  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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