| 1954 Grand National | |
| Horse Race: | Grand National |
| Location: | Aintree Racecourse |
| Date: | 27 March 1954 |
| Winning Horse: | Royal Tan |
| Starting Price: | 8/1 |
| Winning Jockey: | Bryan Marshall |
| Winning Trainer: | Vincent O'Brien |
| Winning Owner: | Joe H. Griffin |
| Conditions: | Good |
| Previous: | 1953 |
| Next: | 1955 |
The 1954 Grand National was the 108th annual renewal of the Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 10 April 1954.
The race was won by ten-year-old gelding Royal Tan, an 8/1 shot trained by Vincent O'Brien. O'Brien had also trained the previous year's winner, Early Mist, and would secure a third consecutive win the following year with Quare Times.[1] Royal Tan was ridden by jockey Bryan Marshall, who also won his second consecutive Grand National. Tudor Line was second and the 15/2 favourite Irish Lizard finished third.[2]
Only 29 horses ran in the race, the fewest since 1935 when 27 ran.[2] The 1954 running saw four equine fatalities during the race; this remains the only Grand National renewal to have yielded four fatalities. Dominick's Bar dropped dead jumping the second fence; Paris New York incurred a cervical fracture at the fourth. Legal Joy, who finished second two years previously, broke a leg at the 13th and was euthanised, while Coneyburrow was injured at the 28th and was also put down. The two latter fatalities remain the only ones ever recorded at the 13th and 28th fences in the Grand National.[3]
| Position | Name | Jockey | data-sort-type="number" | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Royal Tan | Bryan Marshall | 10 | 11-7 | 8/1 | A Neck[4] | |
| 02 | Tudor Line | George Slack | 9 | 10-7 | 10/1 | ||
| 03 | Irish Lizard | Michael Scudamore | 11 | 10-5 | 15/2 | ||
| 04 | Churchtown | Tos Taaffe | 9 | 10-3 | 10/1 | ||
| 05 | Sanperion | Derek Leslie | 9 | 10-2 | 20/1 | ||
| 06 | Martinique | Mr E Greenaway | 8 | 10-1 | 66/1 | ||
| 07 | Uncle Barney | Leo McMorrow | 11 | 10-1 | 50/1 | ||
| 08 | Southern Coup | Arthur Thompson | 12 | 10-10 | 40/1 | ||
| 09 | Ontray | Bobby Brewis | 6 | 10-8 | 66/1 | Last to complete | |
| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alberoni | Mr E Cousins | 11 | 10-12 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 01 | Gentle Moya | John Straker | 8 | 10-0 | 100/6 | Fell |
| 01 | Swinton Hero | Mr C Harty | 10 | 10-6 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 01 | Whispering Steel | Bert Morrow | 9 | 10-12 | 40/1 | Fell |
| 02 | Dominick's Bar | Tim Molony | 10 | 10-7 | 33/1 | Fell |
| 02 | Minmax | Capt M MacEwan | 10 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Refused |
| 03 | Baire | John Foster | 8 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Paris New York | Mick Roberts | 7 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Gay Monarch II | Tim Brookshaw | 8 | 10-4 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 08 | Statesman | Eddie Newman | 8 | 10-0 | 50/1 | Fell |
| 12 | Border Luck | Tommy Shone | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 13 | Legal Joy | David Dick | 11 | 11-3 | 33/1 | Fell |
| 15 | Triple Torch | Derek Ancil | 8 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Unseated Rider |
| 15 | Hiebra | Rex Hamey | 9 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 19 | Icy Calm | Dick Francis | 11 | 10-5 | 40/1 | Pulled Up |
| 23 | Ordnance | Jack Dowdeswell | 8 | 10-1 | 18/1 | Fell |
| 23 | Prince of Aragon | J Gorey | 13 | 10-2 | 66/1 | Fell |
| 28 | Coneyburrow | Pat Taaffe | 8 | 10-11 | 8/1 | Fell |
| 28 | Punchestown Star | Sam McComb | 10 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Refused |
| 28 | Royal Stuart | Jimmy Power | 11 | 10-0 | 66/1 | Refused |