1880 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1880 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:19 March 1880
Winning Horse: Empress
Starting Price:8/1
Winning Jockey: Mr Tommy Beasley
Winning Trainer: Henry Linde
Winning Owner: Pierre Ducrot
Conditions:Good
Previous:1879
Next:1881

The 1880 Grand National was the 42nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 19 March 1880.[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01EmpressTommy Beasley10-78-12 Lengths
02The LiberatorGarry Moore12-711-2Head
03DownpatrickMr P Gavin[2] 10-7100-152 Lengths
04Jupiter TonansJohn Lee-Barber10-550-1
05WoodbrookHarry Beasley11-725-1
06Wild MonarchRobert I'Anson11-1111-2
07Victor IIWillie Morris10-750-1
08VictoriaJ Beasley10-7100-7
09ShifnalArthur Smith11-1120-1
10DaintySam Darling10-266-1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
02RegalJoe Cannon11-115-1Fell
01GunlockHenry(?) Davis10-5100-3Refused
01Sleight of HandJohn Childs10-450-1Refused
02St GeorgeGeorge Levett10-225-1Refused

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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: 1880.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1880.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
  6. Web site: 1880.