1888 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1888 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree
Date:23 March 1888
Winning Horse:Playfair
Starting Price:40/1
Winning Jockey:George Mawson
Winning Trainer:Tom Cannon
Winning Owner:Ned Baird
Conditions:Good to soft
Previous:1887
Next:1889

The 1888 Grand National was the 50th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 23 March 1888.[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01PlayfairGeorge Mawson10-740/110 Lengths
02FrigateWilliam Beasley11-2100/84 Lengths
03Ballot BoxWilliam Nightingall12-425/11 Length
04RingletTom Skelton11-11100/94 Lengths[2]
05AladdinChris Waller11-033/1
06JeanieArthur? Barker10-61000/5
07GamecockRoddy Owen12-420/1
08MagicArthur Hall10-1225/1
09The BadgerArthur Nightingall11-110/1
10Johnny LongtailBill Dollery12-040/1
11Old JoeBill Daniels11-918/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
26UsnaHarry Beasley12-77/1Pulled Up
29SavoyardGeorge Lambton12-425/1Fell
10BellonaCharles Cunningham11-12100/6Fell
04SpahiTerry Kavanagh11-933/1Refused
29ChancellorWilliam Moore11-58/1Pulled Up
04KinfaunsJesse Page10-10100/1Refused
03The FawnTed Wilson10-620/1Fell
17TrapGustavus Lowe10-620/1Fell
09CorkWilliam Woodland10-6100/1Fell

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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: 1888.
  3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1888.
  4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
  6. Web site: 1888.