| Pagename: | 1919 Grand National |
| Horse Race: | Grand National |
| Location: | Aintree |
| Date: | 28 March 1919 |
| Winning Horse: | Poethlyn |
| Starting Price: | 11/4 F |
| Winning Jockey: | Ernest Piggott |
| Winning Trainer: | Harry Escott |
| Winning Owner: | Gwladys Peel |
| Conditions: | Good to soft |
| Previous: | 1918 (unofficial) |
| Next: | 1920 |
The 1919 Grand National was the 78th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1919.[1]
It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1915, with the intermittent races being cancelled due to World War I and substituted by a "Racecourse Association Steeplechase" and later a "War National Steeplechase" at Gatwick Racecourse.
The 1919 National was won by the Poethlyn, ridden by Ernest Piggott. The pair had won an unofficial National at Gatwick in 1918 and on the back of this started 11/4 favourites, the shortest starting odds of any Grand National winner to date.[2]
| data-sort-type="number" | Position | Name | Jockey | data-sort-type="number" | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Poethlyn | Ernest Piggott | 9 | 12-7 | Fav | 8 Lengths[3] | ||
| 02 | Ballyboggan | W Head | 8 | 11-10 | ||||
| 03 | Pollen | Tony Escott | 10 | 11-4 | ||||
| 04 | Loch Allen | John Kelly | 8 | 10-0 | ||||
| ? | Pay Only | Tom Hulme | 9 | 11-4 | ||||
| ? | Abou Ben Adhem | A Stubbs | 8 | 12-0 | ||||
| ? | Ally Sloper | Ivor Anthony | 10 | 11-3 | ||||
| ? | Shaun Spadah | Richard Morgan | 8 | 11-2 | ||||
| ? | Vermouth | Georges Parfrement | 9 | 10-12 | ||||
| ? | Sergeant Murphy | Spink Walkington | 9 | 10-7 | ||||
| ? | All White | T Williams | 5 | 9-10 | ||||
| ? | Fargue | Willie Smith | 9 | 9-9 | ||||
| ? | Chang | John Reardon | 9 | 9-8 | ||||
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Irish Dragoon | Henry Bletsoe | 5 | 9-8 | Pulled Up | |
| ? | Rubinstein | William Payne | 12 | 11-0 | Fell | |
| ? | Picture Saint | F McCabe | 7 | 10-0 | Fell | |
| ? | Ballincarroona | Ian Straker | 11 | 9-13 | Fell | |
| ? | Schoolmoney | Frank Cullen | 10 | 9-10 | Fell | |
| ? | Sunloch | Edmund Driscoll | 13 | 9-10 | Pulled Up | |
| ? | The Turk II | Peter Roberts | 9 | 9-7 | Fell | |
| ? | Charlbury | Percy Woodland | 11 | 9-7 | Pulled Up | |
| ? | Svetoi | A Saxby | 9 | 9-7 | Fell | |