1937 Grand National

1937 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	19 March 1937
Winning horse	Royal Mail
Starting price	100/6
Jockey	Evan Williams
Trainer	Ivor Anthony
Owner	Hugh Lloyd Thomas
Conditions	Soft
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External videos
Highlights of the 1937 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1937 Grand National was the 96th running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 19 March 1937. The estimated crowd of 300,000 is believed by the Aintree executive to be a record for the race, though only those who watched from the racecourse proper were charged admission.^[1]

In attendance at Aintree were King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The steeplechase was won by the aptly-named Royal Mail, at odds of 100/6. The eight-year-old was ridden by jockey Evan Williams and trained by Ivor Anthony, for owner Hugh Lloyd Thomas.

Golden Miller, winner in 1934, went off as 8/1 favourite but refused at the tenth fence, the same obstacle he refused to jump in the 1935 National. Cooleen finished the race in second place, and finished fourth the following year and again in 1939. Pucka Belle was third and Ego fourth. Thirty-three horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.