LATE SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 74, 28 March 1931, Page 11

LATE SPORTING

(THE GRAND NATIONAL

GRAKLE IS SUCCESSFUL

GREGALACH'S GOOD SECOND

United Tress Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received 28th March, 0 a.m.) LONDON, im.li March. On the second day of the Liverpool Spring Hooting, run at Aiutrcc, the following was the result of the GIiAND NATIONAL STKEPLEOIIASE, a linndicap sweepstake of 10 soys. oneli, with additional payments of 50''sovs. on 27th January, and 40 '■ soys, on 17th March, and with 5000 soys (including trophy valued at 200 sovß.) added; second SOO soys., third 500 sqvs., fourth "00 soys; for qualified six-year-olds and upwards; four miles and 856 yards. C, B. Taylor's b g Grakle, Jackdaw —Lady Crank, Oyrs, 11.7 1 Mrs. M. A. Gemmell's dig Gregalach, My Prince—St. Gennaine, Oyrs, 12.0 2 Lady Gleuapp's br g Annandale, Southannan—Lady Noggs, 9yrs, 10.7 3 Forty-three horses started. Won by one and a half lengths, ten lengths between second and third. The Grand National raco opened with n false start in which Gregalach, among others, went a hundred yards. Swift .Roland fell at Bccher's Brook and is being destroyed. Toaster Hero led at tho end of the first, round, whereupon Gregalach, Great Span, and Graklo .joined him. Kaster Hev,o foil the second time at JBechor's Brook. Grakle led a quarter of a milo from . home, cleared the last fence a yard ahead of Gregalach, and beat off a strong challenge in a terrific race over tho flat to the post.

RECENT NATIONAL WINNERS. The following arc Ujo winners of the Grand National since 10.10, when tho race was returned to the Aintrce <■ course utter having been run at Gatwiclc during Hid war years:—

llorso. Age. V 1919—Paothlyn -..., flyrs 1920—Troytown .... 7yrs 1921—Shaun Spadah . lOyrs 1922—Music Hall .. 9yrs. 1923—Sergeant Murphy 13yrs 1924—Master ■ Kobert Ilyrs • 1925—Double Chance . flyrs .t92S—Jack Homer .. ilyrs 1927—Sprig lOyrs 1928—Tlpperary Tim . lOyra 1929—Gregalach .... 7yrs 1930—Shaun Goillu . lOyrs 1931—Grakle 9yrs Weight, fi 12.7 1J.9 11." 11.8 ll.S 10.5 1O.!> io.n 12.4 10.10 ll.'l 11.7 11.7 Starter, 24 35 :"io 30 :\r ■12 tie 41 43 rs.