1908 Grand National

1908 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	27 March 1908
Winning horse	Rubio
Starting price	66/1
Jockey	Henry Bletsoe
Trainer	William Costello
Owner	Maj. Frank Douglas-Pennant
	← 1907 1909 →

The 1908 Grand National was the 70th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1908.

Finishing Order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Rubio	Henry Bletsoe	?	10-5	1066 66/1
02	Mattie MacGregor	W Bissell	6	10-6	1025 25/1
03	The Lawyer III	Percy Whitaker	?	1-13	1014.2857142857 100/7
04	Flaxman	Algernon Anthony	?	9-12	1033 33/1
05	Springbok	James O'Brien	?	11-5	?
06	Red Hall	Mr H G Farrant	?	10-1	?
07	Kirkland	Frank Mason	?	11-12	1006 6/1
08	Chorus	Bob Chadwick	?	10-5	?	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Mount Prospect's Future	Richard Morgan	6	11-11	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Roman Law	Alfred Newey	?	11-2	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Seisdon Prince	M Phelan	?	11-0	1014.2857142857 100/7	Fell
?	Extravagance	Harry Aylin	?	10-12	1014.2857142857 100/7	Knocked Over
?	Lara	Walter Bulteel	?	10-8	1025 25/1	Fell
?	Nanoya	J Lynn	6	10-7	?	Fell
?	Tom West	H Murphy	?	10-7	1008 8/1	Fell
?	Jenkinstown	Frank Morgan	?	10-5	?	Pulled Up
?	York II	W Rollason	?	10-4	?	Fell
?	Paddy Maher	Mr O'B Butler	?	10-3	1012.5 100/8	Fell
?	Dathia	T Anthony	?	10-0	?	Pulled Up
?	Prophet III	Joe Dillon	?	10-0	?	Fell
?	Johnstown Lad	Edmund Driscoll	?	9-12	1010 10/1	Fell
?	Wee Busbie	D Phelan	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Alert III	J Harland	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Wild Fox III	Captain W A Pallin	6	9-9	?	Fell

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References

^ http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1908.htm
^ The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
^ https://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1909.html

[1] ttp://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1908.htm

[2] The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe

[3] ttps://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1909.html

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Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair Valentine's Brook
Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Mr Frisk Party Politics Peter Simple Red Rum Tiger Roll West Tip
Famous jockeys	Duke of Alburquerque Jack Anthony Martin Becher Rachael Blackmore Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Davy Russell Ruby Walsh Fred Winter
Other people	Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton
Lists	List of Grand National winners List of Grand National first four placings List of equine fatalities in the Grand National List of female Grand National jockeys