GRAND NATIONAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 28 March 1936, Page 7

GRAND NATIONAL

REYNOLDSTOWN WINS AGAIN CARRYING BIG WEIGHT 7Cmeed Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyrieht) (Received 28th March, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, 27th March. The LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE, of four miles 850 yards, resulted.— Reynoldstown, 12.2 (Walwyn) 1 Ego, 10.7 (Lllewellvu) 2 Bachelor Prince, 10.9 (Faweuss) 3-Thirty-five started. Won by 12' lengths, six lengths. >:

There was the usual chapter of falls , though strangely none at the notorious Becher’s Brook. The famous Golden Miller went down at the first fence,' but was remounted, though it later pulled out. Davy Joiies had a lead from the start and was once out six lengths in front, but ran off the course at the last jump, where Reynoldstown came through to repeat last year’s win.; Only seven finished the course.

The Liverpool Grand National. Steeplechase is the turf’s greatest crosscountry event, and its history goes •hack over a century. To start a horse costs £IOO, and the value of the stake depends ty some extent upon the number of starters. The distance the horses gallop, during which they are called upon to negotiate many formidable fences, is four miles and 85C yards,/and but five horses have won the event: more than once. The race attracts; world-wide attention, and in the long list of winners is one New Zealander., Moifaa, who, after winning the Grand. Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie in 1901, was sent to England by -Mr Spencer Gollan. Moifaa was duly produced in the Liverpool Grand National and he scored a briliant victory. After*-' wards lie was sold to King Edward 1 VII., but when carrying the Royal livery lie failed to win a race. Reynoldstown’s feat of winning -the Grand National two years in succession' has been equalled by only one other horse, Poethlyn, since 1910. After his recent win in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Golden Miller went back to post of favourite for the Grand National, ahead of last year’s winner Reynoldstown, but lie was not plaeed.An ’ English writer remarked: Reynoldstown was bound to pay the penalty for his ready victory last year,, and an increase of 121 b brings him within 51b of the top-weight, Golden Miller. I consider that Miss Dorothy. Paget’s champion (Golden Miller) has, much the better prospects. Whereas Golden Miller is built to carry a big weight conveniently, the additional 121 b for the less generously-framed Rey- . noldstown is likely to tell with double severity. ’ Winners of the Grand National. Steeplechase since 1910 have been:— >

Year. Horse Starters. . \ge Weight st .lbs: 1910 Jenkinstown .... 25 9 10 5 1911 Clenside 25 9 10 3 1912 Jerry M 24 8 12 7 1913 Covert Coat .... 22 7 11 6.. 1914 Sunloch 21 8 9 7 1915 Ally Sloper 20 0 10 a 1910 Vermouth 21 0 11 10 *1917 Ballymacad 19 10 9 12' *1918 Poethlyn 17'9 11 0 1919 Poethlyn 17 9 11 o1919 Poethlyn 22 9 12 7* 1920 Troytown 24 7 11 9 1921 Shaun Spadah 35 10 11 7 1922 Music Hall 32 9 11. .8 1923 Sergeant Murphy 28 13 11 3. 1924 Master Robert 30 11 10 5 1925 Double Chance 33 9 10 9 1920 Jack Horner .... 30 9 10 5 1927 Sprig 1928 Tipperary Tim 37 10 12 4 42 10 12 4 1929 Gregalach 00 7 11 4 1930 Shaun Goilin .... 41 10 11 7 1931 Grakle .;. 43 9 11 7 1932 Forbra 30 7. 10 .,c7>1933 Ivelsbro’ Jack 34 7 11 9 1934 Golden Miller .... 30 7 12 2 1935 Reynoldstown 27 ...S 11 4 1930 Reynoldstown 35 -9 -12 2