1948 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree Racecourse
Date20 March 1948
Winning horseSheila's Cottage
Starting price66/1
JockeyRepublic of Ireland Arthur Thompson
TrainerNeville Crump
OwnerJohn Proctor
ConditionsGood
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video icon Highlights of the 1948 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1948 Grand National was the 102nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 20 March 1948.

The race was won by the mare Sheila's Cottage at odds of 66/1. The winning jockey was Arthur Thompson and Neville Crump trained the winner. The pairing of Thompson and Crump won the Grand National again in 1952.

Sheila's Cottage became the first mare to win the National for 46 years, and only the 12th in the long history of the steeplechase.

First of the Dandies finished second, with Cromwell third and Happy Home fourth. Forty-three horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.

Finishing order

Position Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Sheila's Cottage Arthur Thompson 9 10-7 50/1 1 Length[1]
02 First of the Dandies Jimmy Brogan 11 10-4 25/1
03 Cromwell Anthony Mildmay 7 10-11 33/1
04 Happy Home Glen Kelly 9 11-10 33/1
05 Platypus Alec Jack 7 10-6 66/1
06 Rowland Boy Bryan Marshall 9 11-8 100/9
07 Parthenon Patrick Murray 9 10-0 100/1
08 Maltese Wanderer Kevin Gilsenan 9 10-0 100/1
09 Offaly Prince Mr A Parker 9 10-5 100/1
10 Klaxton Ron Smyth 8 11-8 40/1
11 War Risk Bob Turnell 9 11-1 33/1
12 Revelry Dan Moore 8 11-6 33/1
13 Schubert Leo McMorrow 14 10-2 66/1
14 Lovely Cottage Charles Hook 11 11-4 66/1

Non-finishers

Fence Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Fate
08 Roimond Dicky Black 7 11-7 22/1 Fell
? Caddie II Jack Maguire 10 11-7 50/1 Fell
06 Silver Fame Martin Molony 9 11-6 9/1 Fell
01 Bricett Tim Molony 11 11-3 100/1 Fell
21 Rearmament Daniel Ruttle 11 11-2 66/1 Fell
14 Cloncarrig John Hislop 8 10-13 22/1 Fell
? Clonaboy E Hannigan 10 10-10 66/1 Fell
? Gormanstown Matt Hogan 8 10-9 66/1 Fell
19 Housewarmer Frenchie Nicholson 11 10-6 25/1 Fell
? Sir John Cecil Blacker 7 10-3 100/1 Fell
10 Tudor Close Tommy Maher 11 10-3 100/1 Fell
? Loyal Antrim Eddie Newman 11 10-3 22/1 Fell
? Ulster Monarch John Eustace-Smith 9 10-1 100/1 Fell
? Musical Lad M Browne 11 10-1 100/1 Fell
03 Ultra Bene Tony Grantham 9 10-1 100/1 Fell
? Le Daim Nicky Pinch 9 10-1 100/1 Fell
? Soda II H Bonneau 7 10-0 40/1 Fell
? Highland Lad E Kennedy 9 10-0 50/1 Fell
02 Some Chicken Bill Redmond 11 10-0 50/1 Fell
01 Serpentine Cyril Mitchell 10 10-0 100/1 Fell
? Bora's Cottage Ernest Vinall 10 10-0 100/1 Fell
? Caughoo Eddie Dempsey 9 11-1 28/1 Pulled Up
? Lough Conn Jimmy Fitzgerald 12 10-5 22/1 Pulled Up
? Skouras Alan Power 8 10-0 100/1 Pulled Up
? Weevil Vince Mooney 9 10-11 33/1 Brought Down
? Tommy Traddles C Harrison 7 10-0 100/1 Unseated Rider
? Halcyon Hours Mick Prendergast 8 11-5 50/1 Refused
? Prince Regent Tim Hyde 13 12-2 25/1 Carried Out
30 Zahia Eddie Reavey 8 10-2 100/1 Ran Out

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References

  1. ^ "1948".
  2. ^ The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
  3. ^ "1948".
  4. ^ "Past Winners of the Grand National". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.


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