1859 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1859 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:2 March 1859
Winning Horse: Half Caste
Starting Price:7/1
Winning Jockey:Chris Green
Winning Trainer:Chris Green
Winning Owner:Mr Willoughby
Conditions:Good
Previous:1858
Next:1860

The 1859 Grand National was the 21st renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 2 March 1859.[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01Half CasteChris Green9-77-1
02Jean Du QuesneHarry Lamplugh9-910-1Short Neck[2]
03The HuntsmanBen Land11-2100-8
04MidgeD. Meaney9-433-1
05AnatisTommy Pickernell9-425-1
06OrkonstaGeorge Stevens9-033-1
07GhikaCharles Boyce9-1020-1
08EscapeTom Donaldson10-520-1
09Ace of HeartsJohn Ryan9-1225-1
10Little CharleyT. Burrowes10-1114-1
11JealousyJoe Kendall9-850-1

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
WeathercockJ. Enoch10-1333-1Brought Down
XanthusF. Balchin10-750-1Fell
ClaudiusTom Olliver10-050-1
The BrewerWalter White9-10100-30Fell
Border ChiefR. Watling9-1050-1
Gipsy KingJ. Edmunds9-050-1Pulled Up
GibraltarT. Armstrong9-050-1
FlatcatcherT. Holmes8-1250-1Knocked Over
SpringJohn? Nightingall8-740-1Fell

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian . 2015-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085539/https://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners . 27 December 2013 .
  2. Web site: 1859.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1859.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
  6. Web site: 1859.