Racecourse Association Steeple Chase Explained

Pagename:Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
Horse Race:1916 Racecourse Association Steeple Chase
Location:Gatwick Racecourse
Date:24 March 1916
Winning Horse:Vermouth
Winning Jockey:Jack Reardon
Winning Trainer:James Bell
Winning Owner:P. F. Heybourne
Previous:1915
Next:1917 (unofficial)

The 1916 Grand National was cancelled because Aintree Racecourse was taken over by the War Office. However, a substitute race known as the Racecourse Association Steeple Chase was held at Gatwick Racecourse. The Gatwick races from 1916 to 1918 are not typically included in the true Grand National record books.

The race was won by Vermouth, ridden by jockey Jack Reardon and trained by James Bell.

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="number"PositionNameJockeydata-sort-type="number"AgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01VermouthJack Reardon611-10
02Irish MailCharles Hawkins912-05
03SchoolmoneyA Saxby610-02
04JacobusAlf Newey1112-00
?Couvrefeu IIFrank Dainty1212-07
?Ally SloperJack Anthony711-13
?Lord MarcusGeorges Parfrement811-13
?Munster ValeG Calder611-00
?Hackler's BeyHerbert Harrison911-00
?Thowl PinCharles Kelly1110-12
?Denis AuburnEdmund Driscoll910-07
?BallyneetyBill Smith?09-07

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
?EugenistHerbert Smyth?11-10Pulled Up
?LamentableSpike Walkington?11-1Pulled Up
?StrangewaysTom Dunn?10-4?Pulled Up
?Lynch PinJoe Dillon?1-0?Pulled Up
?Hersperus MagnusJ East?9-10?Pulled Up
?DrumlaneJohn Kelly?9-10?Pulled Up
?Fleur-De-LysW Hives?9-7?Pulled Up
?BlighB Roberts?9-7?Pulled Up
?Stag's HeadWillie Smith?9-7Fell

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References

http://www.grand-national.net/gatwick.htm

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aintree 1916 Grand National.
  2. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  3. 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 .