Tipperary Tim

Tipperary Tim
Tipperary Tim winning 1928 Grand National with riderless Great Span behind.
SireCipango
GrandsireSt Frusquin
DamLast Lot
DamsireNoble Chieftain
SexGelding
Foaled1918, Ireland
DiedMay 1935
CountryIreland
ColorBrown
BreederJ.J. Ryan
OwnerHarold Kenyon
TrainerJoseph Dodd
Major wins
1928 Grand National

Tipperary Tim (1918 – May 1935) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1928 Grand National. He was foaled in Ireland and was a descendant of the undefeated St. Simon. Tipperary Tim was owned by Harold Kenyon and trained in Shropshire by Joseph Dodd. He was regarded as a fairly slow horse, but one who rarely fell. Tipperary Tim was a 100–1 outsider at the 42-runner 1928 Grand National, which was run in foggy conditions and very heavy going. A pile-up occurred at the Canal Turn jump that reduced the field to just seven horses. Other falls and incidents left only Tipperary Tim and the 33-1 Billy Barton in the race. Billy Barton struck the last fence and fell, leaving Tipperary Tim to win – Billy Barton's jockey remounted and finished a distant second (and last). The incident led to controversy in the press who complained that a Grand National should not be won merely by avoiding accident. It led to changes to the course with the ditch at Canal Turn being removed for the following year's race. Tipperary Tim enjoyed no real success in other races.