1897 Grand National Explained

Pagename:	1897 Grand National
Horse Race:	Grand National
Location:	Aintree
Date:	26 March 1897
Winning Horse:	Manifesto
Starting Price:	6/1 F
Winning Jockey:	Terry Kavanagh
Winning Trainer:	Willie McAuliffe
Winning Owner:	Harry Dyas
Conditions:	Good
Previous:	1896
Next:	1898

The 1897 Grand National was the 59th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1897.

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"	Position	Name	Jockey	data-sort-type="number"	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Manifesto	Terry Kavanagh	9^[1]	11-3	6/1	20 lengths
02	Filbert	Mr Charles Beatty	?	9-7	100/1
03	Ford of Fyne	Fred Withington	6	10-7	25/1
04	Prince Albert	Mr Gwyn Davies	?	10-8	25/1
05	Lotus Lily	Mr Arthur Wood	?	9-7	100/1
06	Timon	Tervit	?	9-10	20/1
07	Fairy Queen	Mr E H Lord	?	9-7	50/1
08	Seaport II	C James	?	10-7	50/1
09	Nelly Gray	George Morris	?	11-3	20/1
10	Argonaut	Richard Woodland	7	10-12	33/1	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
23	Westmeath	William Taylor	?	11-4	100/1
17	Clawson	Billy Bissill	?	10-10	33/1
23	Norton	James Hickey	?	10-7	10/1
18	Daimio	Henry Escott	?	12-6	40/1	Pulled Up
	Cathal	Reginald Ward	?	11-10	7/1
17	Wild Man From Borneo	Joe Widger	?	11-5	9/1
25	The Soarer	Mr David Campbell	?	11-4	100/6
08	Ballyohara	Denby	?	10-3	100/1
	Golden Cross	G Wilson	?	10-2	33/1
21	Barcalwhey	Charles Hogan	?	10-1	25/1
	Red Cross	Harry Taylor	?	10-1	100/1
23	The Continental	Henry Brown	?	10-0	100/1
19	Chevy Chase	Algy Anthony	?	9-13	28/1
	Greenhill	E Matthews	?	9-10	25/1
	Mediator	Grosvenor	?	9-8	100/1
21	Little Joe	Bland	?	9-8	100/1
15	Goldfish	Thomas Fitton	?	9-7	66/1
23	Gauntlet	Cpt Wentworth Johnstone	?	11-13	66/1

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1897.
2. Web site: Aintree Grand National 1897.
3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
4. Web site: Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. 1907.
5. Web site: 1897.