1919 Grand National

1919 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree
Date28 March 1919
Winning horsePoethlyn
Starting price11/4 F
JockeyEngland Ernest Piggott
TrainerHarry Escott
OwnerGwladys Peel
ConditionsGood to soft
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The 1919 Grand National was the 78th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1919.[1]

It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1915, with the intermittent races being cancelled due to World War I and substituted by a "Racecourse Association Steeplechase" and later a "War National Steeplechase" at Gatwick Racecourse.

The 1919 National was won by the Poethlyn, ridden by Ernest Piggott. The pair had won an unofficial National at Gatwick in 1918 and on the back of this started 11/4 favourites, the shortest starting odds of any Grand National winner to date.[2]

  1. ^ "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ "What's It Worth? Grand National Race Cards / Programmes - Horse Racing Collector". Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.