1879 Grand National Explained

Pagename:	1879 Grand National
Horse Race:	Grand National
Location:	Aintree
Date:	28 March 1879
Winning Horse:	The Liberator
Starting Price:	5/1
Winning Jockey:	Mr Garrett Moore
Winning Trainer:	J. Moore
Winning Owner:	Garrett Moore
Conditions:	Good to soft
Previous:	1878
Next:	1880

The 1879 Grand National was the 41st renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1879.^[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"	Position	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	The Liberator	Garry Moore	11-4	5-1	10 Lengths^[2]
02	Jackal	John Jones	11-0	1000-65	1 Length
03	Martha	Tommy Beasley	10-13	50-1
04	Wild Monarch	Henry Andrews	11-7	20-1
05	Bob Ridley	Ted Wilson	10-9	?
06	Regal	James Jewitt	11-10	5-2
07	Rossanmore	M. Toole	10-7	50-1
08	Lord Marcus	William Beasley	10-9	?
09	Turco	Harry Beasley	10-9	100-6
10	Brigand	Count Metternich	10-10	50-1	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Queen of Kildare	P. Doucie	11-5	40-1	Fell
01	Bacchus	Joe Cannon	11-1	10-1	Fell
01	His Lordship	George Levett	10-12	?	Refused
06	Marshal Niel	P. Gavin	10-12	100-8	Fell
07	Victor II	Johnny Beasley	10-12	100-8	Pulled Up
01	Bellringer	Arthur Coventry	10-7	100-6	Fell
01	The Bear	Richard Marsh	10-7	10-1	Refused
?	Concha	Willie Morris	10-2	50-1	Pulled 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: 1879.
3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1879.
4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
6. Web site: 1879.