THE GRAND NATIONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 10

THE GRAND NATIONAL.

WON BY WORKMAN. MARGIN OF THREE LENGTHS. Received March 25. 10.10 a.m. LONDON. March 24. The Grand National Steeplechase which was run at Aintroe to-dav resulted: THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of £3300. About four miles and 856 yards. WORKMAN, 9vrw, 10.6 "(J. Ifvde) ... 1 MAGMOFFAT, 7,vn. 10.3 (T. Lader) ... 2 KILSTAR, Byrs, 10.3 (G. Archibald) ... 3 Thirty-seven started. Fifteen fell and eleven finished. Won by three lengths; 15 lengtlis. Time, 9.42 1-5. WINNERS SINCE 1909. Winners of the Grand National Steeplechase since 1909 havo been:

Starters. Age. W’ght. 1910 —Jenkinstown 25 a 10 5 1911 —Glenside 26 a 10 3 1912—.Jerrv M 24 a 12 7 1915—Covertcoat 22 a 11 6 1914 —Sunloch 21 a 9 7 1915 Ailv Slopcr 20 6 10 6 *1916—Vermoutl) 21 6 11 10 *1917 —Ballymacad 19 a 9 12 *1918 —Pocthlvn 17 8 11 6 1919 I’oethlvn 22 9 12 7 1920—Troytown 24 7 11 9 1921 —Shaun Spadah ... 25 10 11 7 1922 Music Hall 32 9 11 8 1923—Sergt. Murphy ... 28 13 11 3 1924—Master Robert ... 30 11 10 5 1925 —Double Chance ... 33 9 10 9 1926—-lack Hornor 30 9 10 5 1927—Sprig 37 10 12 4 1923 —Tipperary Tim ... 42 10 10 0 1929—Gregalaeh 66 7 11 4 1930—Shan Goilin 41 10 11 7 1931 —Graklc 43 9 11 7 1932 —Forhra 36 7 10 7 1933 — Kellshoro’ .Tack ... 34 7 11 9 1934—Golden Miller ... 30 7 12 2 1935 —Reynoldstown 27 8 11 4 1936—Kcvnoldstovvn 35 9 12 2 1937 Roval Mail 33 8 11 13 1938—Battleehip 36 11 11 6 1939 —Workman * Substitute rare run 37 at G 9 _ atwick 10 6