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Mathew (horse)

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Mathew
SireVestris
GrandsireWhalebone
SexGelding
Foaled1838
CountryIreland
ColourBay
BreederJohn Westropp
OwnerJohn Courtenay
TrainerJohn Murphy
Major wins
Grand National (1847)

Mathew was a racehorse which won the 1847 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree near Liverpool.[1] He is regarded as the first Irish-trained horse to win the race having been prepared for the race by John Murphy at The Curragh for County Cork-based owner John Courtenay. He was ridden on the day by the Irish jockey, Denny Wynne.

References

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  1. ^ "Grand National history 1847". Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2011.