Grand National | |
Location | Aintree |
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Date | 24 March 1882 |
Winning horse | Seaman |
Starting price | 10/1 |
Jockey | Lord Manners |
Trainer | James Jewitt |
Owner | Lord Manners |
Conditions | Heavy |
The 1882 Grand National was the 44th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 24 March 1882.[1]
The race was held on 24 March in some of the worst conditions ever seen in the race's history.[2] The heavy snow and freezing conditions had put many off and there were only twelve starters including: Cyrus, The Scot, Eau de Vie, Zoedone, Fay and Seaman.[3] Seaman was not a fit horse and he and his owner, Lord Manners, had only come to be in the race as the result of an extraordinary wager.[2]