1871 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1871 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:21 March 1871
Winning Horse: The Lamb
Starting Price:11/2
Winning Jockey:Mr Tommy Pickernell
Winning Trainer:Chris Green
Winning Owner:Lord Poulett
Conditions:Good to firm
Previous:1870
Next:1872

The 1871 Grand National was the 33rd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 21 March 1871.[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01The LambTommy Pickernell11-45-12 Lengths
02DespatchGeorge Waddington10-010-14 Lengths[2]
03ScarringtonT. Cranshaw11-460-1
04Pearl DiverJohnny Page11-54-1
05TusculanumCaptain D. Smith11-050-1
06The ColonelGeorge Stevens12-88-1
07Bogue HomaKaye(?) Tomlinson10-450-1
08RufusT. Ryan11-4?
09ScaltheenG Gray10-10?
10SouvenanceJohn(?) Rickaby11-225-1
11InonCaptain Frederick Harford10-460-1
12Lady GeraldineCharles Cunningham10-660-1

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
09The DoctorHiram(?) Crawshaw11-1310-1Pulled Up
SnowstormRobert Walker11-740-1
30PhilosopherH Ellison10-12100-1Fell
Wild FoxJames? Murphy10-12?
15Lord RaglanSamuel? Daniels10-1060-1Fell (broken leg)
PurlbookDick(?) Marsh10-1025-1
Magnum BonumJohn Richardson10-1050-1
Casse TeteJoseph Rudd10-1060-1
09CecilRobert I'Anson10-610-1Knocked Over
Scots GreyH. Welsh10-5?
02St. ValentineJimmy Adams10-440-1Fell
AlcibiadeF. Walling10-4100-1
Dog FoxJames(?) Potter10-025-1
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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: 1871.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1871.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
  6. Web site: 1871.