1908 Grand National Explained

Pagename:	1908 Grand National
Horse Race:	Grand National
Location:	Aintree
Date:	27 March 1908
Winning Horse:	Rubio
Starting Price:	66/1
Winning Jockey:	Henry Bletsoe
Winning Trainer:	William Costello
Winning Owner:	Maj. Frank Douglas-Pennant
Conditions:	Soft (heavy in places)
Previous:	1907
Next:	1909

The 1908 Grand National was the 70th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1908.

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"	Position	Name	Jockey	data-sort-type="number"	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Rubio	Henry Bletsoe	10	10-5		10 Lengths^[1]
02	Mattie MacGregor	W Bissell	6	10-6
03	The Lawyer III	Percy Whitaker	?	1-13
04	Flaxman	Algernon Anthony	?	9-12
05	Springbok	James O'Brien	?	11-5	?
06	Red Hall	Mr H G Farrant	?	10-1	?
07	Kirkland	Frank Mason	?	11-12
08	Chorus	Bob Chadwick	?	10-5	?	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Mount Prospect's Future	Richard Morgan	6	11-11		Fell
?	Roman Law	Alfred Newey	?	11-2		Fell
?	Seisdon Prince	M Phelan	?	11-0		Fell
?	Extravagance	Harry Aylin	?	10-12		Knocked Over
?	Lara	Walter Bulteel	?	10-8		Fell
?	Nanoya	J Lynn	6	10-7	?	Fell
?	Tom West	H Murphy	?	10-7		Fell
?	Jenkinstown	Frank Morgan	?	10-5	?	Pulled Up
?	York II	W Rollason	?	10-4	?	Fell
?	Paddy Maher	Mr O'B Butler	?	10-3		Fell
?	Dathia	T Anthony	?	10-0	?	Pulled Up
?	Prophet III	Joe Dillon	?	10-0	?	Fell
?	Johnstown Lad	Edmund Driscoll	?	9-12		Fell
?	Wee Busbie	D Phelan	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Alert III	J Harland	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Wild Fox III	Captain W A Pallin	6	9-9	?	Fell

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1908.
2. Web site: Aintree 1908 Grand National.
3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
4. Web site: 1909.