1872 Grand National Explained

Pagename:	1872 Grand National
Horse Race:	Grand National
Location:	Aintree
Date:	21 March 1872
Winning Horse:	Casse Tete
Starting Price:	20/1
Winning Jockey:	John Page
Winning Trainer:	A. Cowley
Winning Owner:	Teddy Brayley
Conditions:	Firm
Previous:	1871
Next:	1873

The 1872 Grand National was the 34th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, in 1872.^[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"	Position	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Casse Tete	Johnny Page	10-0	20-1	6 lengths
02	Scarrington	Robert I'Anson	11-2	100/6^[2]	6 Lengths
03	Despatch	George Waddington	10-4	4-1
04	The Lamb	Tommy Pickernell	12-7	33-1
05	Fleuriste	John(?) Rickaby	10-10	40-1
06	Master Mowbray	George Holman	10-12	25-1
07	Ouragan II	Alfred Holman	10-0	?
08	Scaltheene	James? Murphy	10-4	?
09	Schiedam	John Richardson	11-4	10-1
10	Saucebox	James(?) Whiteley	10-4	66-1
11	Scots Grey	Garrett Moore	10-11	33-1
12	Rufus	James? Potter	11-4	25-1
13	Royal Irish Fusilier	T Andrews	10-6	100-1

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Harvester	Arthur Yates	12-0	25-1	Pulled Up
18	Marin	J. Cassidy	11-10	25-1	Fell
18	Primrose	R. Brockton	11-9	100-6	Fell
?	Snowstorm	A. Thorpe	11-9	50-1	?
07	Nuage	S. Harding	11-2	100-15	Fell
22	Rhyshworth	T. Boxall	10-12	?	Fell
24	Franc Luron	Joe Cannon	10-7	100-6	Fell
24	Cinderella	Jimmy Adams	10-7	100-15	Fell
24	Acton	J Rudd	10-7	50-1	Fell
18	Philosopher	G. Gray	10-6	100-1	Fell
07	Derby Day	Dick(?) Marsh	10-0	50-1	Fell
?	Hall Court	Capt H. Browne	10-0	100-1	?

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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. The winner was Casse Tete, ridden by Johnny Page.
2. Web site: 1872.
3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1872.
4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
6. Web site: 1872.