| Pagename: | 1896 Grand National |
| Horse Race: | Grand National |
| Location: | Aintree |
| Date: | 27 March 1896 |
| Winning Horse: | The Soarer |
| Starting Price: | 40/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Mr David Campbell |
| Winning Trainer: | Willie Moore |
| Winning Owner: | William Hall Walker |
| Conditions: | Good to soft (soft in places) |
| Previous: | 1895 |
| Next: | 1897 |
The 1896 Grand National was the 58th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1896.
Winning jockey David Campbell owned The Soarer until a few weeks before the race when he sold him to Walker.
| data-sort-type="number" | Position | Name | Jockey | data-sort-type="number" | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Soarer | Mr David Campbell | 7 | 9-13 | 40-1 | 1.5 Lengths[1] | ||
| 02 | Father O'Flynn | Mr C Grenfell | 11 | 10-12 | 40-1 | |||
| 03 | Biscuit | Matthews | 8 | 10-0 | 25-1 | |||
| 04 | Barcalwhey | Charles Hogan | 6 | 9-8 | 33-1 | |||
| 05 | Why Not | Arthur Nightingall | 15 | 11-5 | 100-7 | |||
| 06 | Rory O'More | Bob Nightingall | 6 | 10-9 | 7-1 | |||
| 07 | Kestrel | H Smith | 9 | 9-10 | 100-1 | |||
| 08 | Cathal | Reginald Ward | 7 | 11-13 | 100-9 | |||
| 09 | Van Der Berg | George Mawson | 9 | 10-9 | 20-1 | Last to compete | ||
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Wild Man From Borneo | Mr Tom Widger | 8 | 12-0 | 40-1 | Fell |
| 15 | March Hare | Richard Chaloner | ? | 11-7 | 100-6 | Ran Out |
| 18 | The Midshipmite | Hewitt | ? | 11-4 | 66-1 | Fell |
| 01 | Manifesto | John Gourley | ? | 11-4 | 100-7 | Fell |
| Moriarty | Ernest Acres | ? | 11-2 | 40-1 | ||
| 25 | Ardcarn | George Williamson | 9 | 11-1 | 8-1 | Fell |
| 23 | Waterford | Mr Joe Widger | ? | 10-13 | 100-12 | Knocked Over |
| 23 | Swanshot | Algy Anthony | ? | 10-13 | 20-1 | Fell |
| 01 | Redhill | Mr GS Davies | ? | 10-12 | 25-1 | Knocked Over |
| Dollar II | Billy Halsey | ? | 10-11 | 50-1 | ||
| 08 | St. Anthony | Capt Wilfred Ricardo | ? | 10-10 | 100-1 | Fell |
| Alpheus | Arthur Gordon | ? | 10-10 | 20-1 | ||
| 09 | Emin | H Brown | ? | 10-8 | 50-1 | Knocked Over |
| 18 | Fleetwing | Mr Parsons | ? | 10-6 | 100-1 | Pulled Up |
| Clawson | Billy Bissill | ? | 10-4 | 66-1 | ||
| 23 | Miss Baron | Terry Kavanagh | ? | 10-0 | 66-1 | Knocked Over |
| 19 | Philactery | Edmund Driscoll | ? | 9-11 | 100-1 | Pulled Up |
| Westmeath | George Morris | ? | 9-7 | 100-1 | ||
| 24 | Caustic | H Mason | ? | 9-7 | 100-7 | Fell |