1926 Grand National Explained

Pagename:1926 Grand National
Horse Race:Grand National
Location:Aintree Racecourse
Date:26 March 1926
Winning Horse:Jack Horner
Starting Price:25/1
Winning Jockey: Billy Watkinson
Winning Trainer:Harvey Leader
Winning Owner: Charles Schwartz
Conditions:Good to firm
Previous:1925
Next:1927

The 1926 Grand National was the 85th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1926.

The steeplechase was won by Jack Horner, a 25/1 bet ridden by jockey Billy Watkinson and trained by Harvey Leader for American owner Charles Schwartz, who had paid 5,000 guineas for him a week beforehand. Schwartz won £5,000 for the victory.

Harvey Leader was a brother of Ted Leader and son of Tom Leader.

Old Tay Bridge finished in second place for the second successive year, Bright's Boy was third and Sprig fourth. Sprig won the National the following year under Ted Leader.

Silvo and Grecian Wave – both well fancied runners – fell at the first fence. Irish favourite Knight of the Wilderness went at the third. At Becher's Brook, Lee Bridge fell and brought down Koko.

Thirty horses ran in the race and all but one returned safely to the stables. Lone Hand was fatally injured in a fall.

Finishing Order

data-sort-type="numberPositionNameJockeydata-sort-type="number"AgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01Jack HornerWilliam Watkinson910-53 Lengths[1]
02Old Tay BridgeJack Anthony1212-2
03Bright's BoyE Doyle711-8
04SprigTed Leader911-7
05DarracqFred Gurney1110-11

Non-finishers

FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate
?Gerald LFred Brookes1212-2?
?Thrown InHon Hugh Grosvenor1010-11?
?Red BeeD Behan810-10?
?Dwarf of the ForestMr Harry Kennard910-10?
?Master BillieEric Foster710-0?
?MisconductBilly Parvin710-0?
?Pop AheadS Regan Jnr810-0?
1SilvoDick Rees1012-7Fell
?ArdeenRobert Trudgill911-9Fell
?Mount EtnaMr Stratford Dennis911-2Fell
?Ben CruchanMr William Whitbread1211-2Fell
6KokoTim Hamey811-1Fell
3Knight of the WildernessJ Meaney611-0Fell
?Patsey VMajor Cavenagh1210-9Fell
?Upton LadBill Dutton1110-8Fell
1Grecian WaveMajor John Wilson810-8Fell
?White SurreyFarragher1410-7Fell
6Lee BridgeBilly Stott910-5Fell
?Test MatchPat L'Estrange810-5Fell
?PencoedMr D Thomas1110-2Fell
?Lone HandTommy Morgan810-0Fell
?Jolly GladMr P Dennis910-1Fell
?Soldier BillKenyon Goode1010-0?
?WallsendCaptain H Lumsden610-0Fell
?Cash BoxMr R Read910-0Fell

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1926.
  2. Web site: Aintree 1926 Grand National.
  3. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: 1926.