1862 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1862 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:12 March 1862
Winning Horse: The Huntsman
Starting Price:3/1 F
Winning Jockey:Harry Lamplugh
Winning Trainer:Harry Lamplugh
Winning Owner: Viscount de Namur
Conditions:Good (good to firm in places)
Previous:1861
Next:1863

The 1862 Grand National was the 24th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 12 March 1862.[1]

The race was marred by the only recorded human fatality in the history of the race when Jame's Wynne suffered chest injuries from which he died hours after the race.[2]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01The HuntsmanHarry Lamplugh11-03-1
02BridegroomBen Land10-1310-1
03RomeoC. Bennett8-12100-8
04XanthusR. Sherrard9-625-1
05BucephalusT. McGrillon10-19100-7

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
AnatisTommy Pickernell10-129-1Pulled Up
15PlaymanJohn? Nightingall10-825-1Fell
2ThomastownJ. Murphy10-46-1Refused
15WilloughbyH Lington10-020-1Knocked Over
15O'ConnellJoseph Wynne9-833-1Brought Down
7The TattlerCharles Boyce9-7100-8Refused
HarryGeorge Stevens9-510-1Pulled Up
17The PoetC. Gaff/Gatt8-1250-1Pulled Up

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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: 1862.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1862.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
  6. Web site: 1862.