Grand National | |
Location | Aintree |
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Date | 5 April 1940 |
Winning horse | Bogskar |
Starting price | 25/1 |
Jockey | Sgt. Mervyn A. Jones |
Trainer | Lord Stalbridge |
Owner | Lord Stalbridge |
Conditions | Good to firm |
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Highlights of the 1940 Grand National (British Pathé) |
The 1940 Grand National was the 99th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1940.
Thirty horses ran in the steeplechase, which was won by Bogskar, a 25/1 shot ridden by Royal Air Force sergeant Mervyn Jones. MacMoffat finished in second place, Gold Arrow was third, and Symaethis fourth.
It was the last true Aintree Grand National before a five-year break due to World War II.