1895 Grand National Explained

Pagename:	1895 Grand National
Horse Race:	Grand National
Location:	Aintree
Date:	29 March 1895
Winning Horse:	Wild Man From Borneo
Starting Price:	10/1
Winning Jockey:	Mr Joe Widger
Winning Trainer:	James Gatland
Winning Owner:	John Widger
Conditions:	Heavy
Previous:	1894
Next:	1896

The 1895 Grand National was the 57th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1895. It was won by Wild Man From Borneo in 10 minutes 32 seconds.^[1]

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"	Position	Name	Jockey	data-sort-type="number"	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Wild Man From Borneo	Mr Joe Widger	7^[2]	10-11	10/1	1.5 lengths
02	Cathal	Henry Escott	6	10-9	100/8
03	Van Der Berg	Bill Dollery	?	9-13	25/1	6 lengths
04	Manifesto	Terry Kavanagh	?	11-2	100/8
05	Why Not	Mr EG Fenwick	?	12-0	50/1
06	Leybourne	George Williamson	?	10-3	100/8
07	Father O'Flynn	Mr CA Grenfell	?	11-1	100/7
08	Lady Pat	Shanahan	?	10-13	25/1
09	Dalkeith	James Knox	?	9-12	33/1
10	Fin Ma Coul II	W Canavan	5	10-5	40/1
11	Molly Maguire	Bill Taylor	6	9-9	25/1

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
16	Horizon	George Mawson	6	12-2	100/14	Knocked Over
24	Prince Albert	Mr WP Cullen	?	10-12	50/1	Fell
14	Sarah Bernhardt	E Matthews	?	10-10	50/1	Fell
?	Ardcarn	Mr Charles Thompson	?	10-10	50/1	Fell
24	Aesop	Arthur Nightingall	?	10-8	5/1 F	Fell
14	Royal Buck	W Slinn	?	10-4	50/1	Fell
?	Cock of the Heath	William Hoysted	?	10-2	100/6
?	Caustic	Mr Arthur Gordon	5	10-1	100/1

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Notes and References

1. Sporting Intelligence. 30 March 1895. 13. 34538.
2. Web site: 1895.
3. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1895.
4. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
5. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
6. Web site: 1895.