1878 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1878 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:29 March 1878
Winning Horse:Shifnal
Starting Price:7/1
Winning Jockey:J. Jones
Winning Trainer:John Nightingall
Winning Owner:John Nightingall
Conditions:Good to soft
Previous:1877
Next:1879

The 1878 Grand National was the 40th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1878.[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01ShifnalJohn Jones10-12100-152 lengths
02MarthaTommy Beasley10-920-110 lengths
03Pride of KildareGarrett Moore[2] 11-76-1
04JackalJames Jewitt10-1212-1
05Miss LizzieWilliam Hunt10-725-1
06CuratorTed Wilson10-550-1
07Boyne WaterJimmy Adams10-125-1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
?VerityW. Gregory10-1020-1Fell
01His LordshipRobert I'Anson10-59-2Knocked Over
01The BearRichard Marsh10-4100-8Knocked Over
01NorthfleetC Lawrence10-3100-7Fell
01TattooW Canavan10-3100-3Fell

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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: 1878.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1878. greyhoundderby.com. 2019-01-11.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Book: Mason, Finch. Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907. London: : The Biographical Press, 12, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.. Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine.
  6. Web site: 1878. grandnationalultimatehistory.com.