1950 - Freebooter
The winner
Freebooter did not run again that season and had by his high standards a relatively disappointing 1950-51 season where he managed just one win, a small race at Haydock. He was surprisingly beaten in the Grand Sefton by Shagreen having got tired in the run-in and in the National itself he was one of several left at the start and was unlucky to be knocked out of the race at the second fence. Contrast that with his magnificent campaign in 1951-52 winning his first four races including revenge on Shagreen in an all the way victory in the Grand Sefton. He even started favourite for that years Gold Cup but Cheltenham never suited him like Aintree and he fell before halfway. I am sure he would have gone very close in the 1952 National but having disputed the lead throughout with eventual winner Teal he fell for the only time in his Aintree career at the Canal Turn. Injury prevented him from running the following season but he made one final appearance at Aintree in the autumn of 1953 when he ran in the Becher Chase. Ridden this time by George Slack he gave a text book round and won as he pleased. Slack commented afterwards that he had been given a guided tour of Aintree by the horse. It was a fitting end for this Aintree specialist who, with five wins over the fences holds the post war record for the most successes over the National course.
Leading fancies.
A National debutant, FREEBOOTER was all the rage with punters this year although he was no stranger to Aintree success. This giant of a horse had already enjoyed two victories from two starts over the National fences winning the 1949 Champion Chase and the Grand Sefton in commanding style. He shared favouritism with Lord Bicester`s ROIMOND, second in 1949 who was coming to Aintree this year on the back of two victories at Birmingham and Wincanton. The most popluar winner, however would be MONAVEEN, owned in partnership by Princess Elizabeth and her mother. This was the first Royal runner in the National for over forty years and Monaveen had equipped himself well the year before until unseating at the nineteenth. Since he had been bought by his royal owners he had gone from strength to strength winning four times this season. His only defeat had been at the hands of Freebooter in the Grand Sefton but he had turned the tables on his Aintree conqueror when winning the valuable Queen Elizabeth II Chase at Hurst Park in late December. WOT NO SUN had finished behind Monaveen and Freebooer that day but he had won the Grand National Trial at Wetherby and the valuable Emblem Chase at Manchester. In what was tragically to be his last ride in the race Lord Mildmay returned with the ever popular CROMWELL, third in 1948 and fourth in 1949. This year he had run ten times which had yielded two successes including victory over Freebooter at Sandown. SHAGREEN was the best of what was possibly a slightly weaker Irish challenge this year, he had won twice this season at Leopardstown.
GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE, 4 1/2 miles, £9,239 to the winner
1 -3 GARDE TOI 9, 12-1 (France) Marquis de Portago
2 -2F011 ROIMOND 9, 12-1 (G.Beeby) R.Francis
4 123321 KLAXTON 10, 11-13 (I.Anthony) J.Maguire
5 -314221 FREEBOOTER 9, 11-11 (R.Renton) J.Power
6 -10FF1 CLONCARRIG 10, 11-9 (T.Masson) R.Turnell
7 -121 SHAGREEN 9, 11-8 (T W Dreaper - IRE) G.Kelly
8 -41141 WOT NO SUN 8, 11-8 (N.Crump) A P Thompson
10 -40230 CAVALIERO 9, 11-6 (T F Rimell) J A Bullock
11 F02023 RUSSIAN HERO 10, 11-4 (G R Owen) L.McMorrow
12 220102 CROMWELL 9, 11-4 (P.Cazalet) Lord Mildmay
13 -113322 ACTHON MAJOR 10, 11-2 (W.Easterby) R J O`Ryan
14 000F44 STOCKMAN 8, 11-1C.Brabazon (IRE) Thomas
15 230330 ROYAL MOUNT 11,11-0 (K.Cundell) Mr A.Corbett
16 -12111 MONAVEEN 9, 10-13 (P.Cazalet) A.Grantham
18 1101F3 HAPPY RIVER 7, 10-12 (P P Hogan - IRE) D.McCann
19 -21413F BATTLING PEDULAS 11, 10-11 (J.Bear) D.Marzani
20 -00103 CASTLEDERMOT 8, 10-9 (M V O`Brien - IRE) T.Molony
21 -2233 GALLERY 12, 10-8 (W.Bissill) G.Slack
22 43F102 FIGHTING LINE 11, 10-8 (K.Cundell) Mr E.Greenway
23 304FFF CADAMSTOWN 10, 10-8 (J B Powell) E.Dempsey
24 010300 BINGHAMSTOWN 11, 10-7 (Furman) Mr L.Furmann
25 40F000 ARDNACASSA 12, 10-5 (G R Owen) Mr T.Brookshaw
26 304F10 SODA II 9, 10-5 (J.Goldsmith) K.Mullins
27 433144 ANGEL HILL 10, 10-3 (G.Wilson) T.Shone
28 -P0P100 COTTAGE WELCOME 11, 10-3 (C.Beecham) C.Hook
29 -2121 INVERLOCHY 11, 10-3 (A.Kilpatrick) P J Doyle
30 -PP2F BARNEY VI 12, 10-2 (W T O`Grady - IRE) T P Burns
31 312F2P SKOURAS 10, 10-2 (A G Delahooke) M.Browne
32 30012F COLUMN 10, 10-2 (W.Bissill) A.Mullins
33 214134 POSSIBLE 10, 10-1 (W.Payne) P.Conlon
34 311313 KNOCKIRR 10, 10-4 (J.Dennistoun) T.Cusack
35 -00322 TOMMY TRADDLES 9, 10-1 (J.Delaney) F.O`Connor
36 1104F3 CONFUCIUS 9, 10-0 (H.Harty - IRE) C.O`Connor
38 322240 SAFETY LOCH 9, 10-0 (F T Walwyn) Mr D Punshon
39 00F141 SHIPS BELL 10, 10-0 (S.Parker) M O`Dwyer
40 -2P02 SAN MICHELE 10, 10-0 (H.Metcalfe) J.Boddy
41 441021 HIGHLAND COTTAGE 10, 10-0 (W.Hall) M.Hogan
42 1412F4 INCHMORE 13, 10-0 (J S Wight) R.Curran
43 213004 LIMESTONE COTTAGE 10, 10-0 (M H Jones) J.Dowdeswell
44 41210P PASTIME 9, 10-0 (J W Osborne - IRE) C.Sleator
46 -441 SOUTHBOROUGH 12, 10-0 (W.Wightman) E.Reavey
47 014101 IVAN`S CHOICE 9, 10-0 (H J Jones) P J O`Brien
48 P030F4 OLE` MAN RIVER 8, 10-0 (R.Clarkson) G.Bonas
49 3F0FP0 SAINTFIELD 13, 10-0 (A.Kilpatrick) Mr M Gosling
50 000303 COMERAGH 9, 11-0 (Maj Noel Furlong) P J Kelly
51 -14F010 ZARTER 10, 10-0 (V.Smyth) Mr J Straker
52 - 0 MERMAID VI 11, 10-0 (T B Palmer) Mr T B Palmer
53 -04432 DYNOVI 9, 10-0 (C.Bewicke) A.Jack
Non Runners : 3 FINNURE (-), 17 ROYAL COTTAGE (M.Moseley), 37 FOXLEY (E.Greenway), 45 LE DAIM (P.Buchan)
S.P : 10-1 FREEBOOTER & Roimond, 100-7 Monaveen & Wot No Sun, 18-1 Cromwell, 20-1 Casteldermot & Shagreen, 22-1 Russian Hero, 25-1 Cloncarrig, 28-1 Gallery, 33-1 Acthon Major, Angel Hill & Soda II, 40-1 Confucius, Happy River, Klaxton, Rowland Roy & Royal Mount, 50-1 Battling Pedulas, Comeragh, Fighting LIne, Inverlochy & Possible, 66-1 Cadamstown, Cavaliero, Highland Cottage, Knockirr, Pastime, Ship`s Bell, Tommy Traddles & Zarter, 100-1 Ardnacassa, Barney VI, Binghamstaown, Column, Cottage Welcome, Dynovi, Garde Toi, Inchmore, Ivan`s Choice, Limestone Cottage, Mermaid VI, Ole`Man River, Safety Loch, Saintfield, San Michele, Skouras, Southborough & Stockman
Aintree Debutants (18)
Angel Hill*, Barney VI*, Battling Pedulas, Binghamstown, Comeragh*, Cottage Welcome*, Dynovi*, Fighting Line*, Garde Toi*, Happy River*, Highland Cottage*, Ivan`s Choice*, Knockirr*, Limestone Cottage*, Ole Man River*, Pastime*, Shagreen, Zarter*
Winners at Aintree
Acthon Major - Valentine Chase (1949)
Cadamstown - Topham Trophy (1949)
Cloncarrig - Molyneux Chase (1947 & 1949)
Freebooter - Champion Chase (1949), Grand Sefton Chase (1949)
Royal Mount - Becher Chase (1949)
Russian Hero - Grand National (1949)
San Michelle - Foxhunters Chase (1948)
Result
1st FREEBOOTER - Jimmy Power
2nd WOT NO SUN - Arthur Thompson
3rd ACTHON MAJOR - R J O`Ryan
4th ROWLAND ROY - R.Black
5th MONAVEEN - Tony Grantham
6th SHIP`S BELL - Martin O`Dwyer
7th INCHMORE - R.Curran
Time : 9 minutes 14 1/3 secs
Distances : 15-10-dist-6-2
Owned by Mrs Lurlene Brotherton
Trained by : Robert Renton in Ripon, Yorkshire
1951 - Nickel Coin
The winner
Most sources state that NICKEL COIN never raced again but that is not the case. She was seen out twice in the 1951-52 season finishing last in both her races, at Lingfield and in the Grand International Chase at Sandown in February. The spark had clearly gone and she was retired to the paddocks where she bred three foals. She remains the last mare to have won the National.
Leading Fancies
Bearing in mind what was to happen in the "Grand Crashional" of 1951 it should be pointed out that this was in fact quite a good line up. Heading the market at 6-1 was a very exciting prospect ARCTIC GOLD, sporting the colours of Jock Whitney made famous by Easter Hero in the twenties. Beaten only once in seven races over fences, the six year old had won the predecessor to the Sun Alliance Chase, then known as the Broadway Novices Chase at the 1950 Festival and after a spin over hurdles had won three valuable chases, the Grand International at Sandown, the Great Yorkshire at Doncaster and the Grand National Trial at Hurst Park. He had the beating of several of his rivals and he had a favourites chance despite his youth and lack of experience over the National fences. Three started next best at 10-1, CLONCARRIG had so far failed to complete the course in three Nationals but at the Autumn meeting he had much better luck adding the Becher Chase (which he won in a hard fought dual over National opponent East A` Calling) to his 1949 Molyneux Chase triumph. He had been so desperately unlucky when falling two out when looking the winner in 1950. Surely he must get round this time ? His conqueror twelve months ago, FREEBOOTER was considered the best National winner since Manifesto. Third in the Great Yorkshire he had just failed to win his second Grand Sefton when going down to SHAGREEN. This was Irelands leading fancy who had also won at Leopardstown this season. Starting at 100-7 was Lord Bicesters` ROIMOND, running in his fourth National. He had fallen at the very first fence in the Grand International and had then won a small race at Haydock at odds of 1-5 on. He followed this with victory in the Mildmay Memorial. LAND FORT (20-1) was having an excellent season which had seen him win four races on the bounce (victories at Cheltenham, Hurst Park (twice) and Sandown). Starting at 22-1 was National debutant ROYAL TAN from Ireland, who, after disappointing when last of eleven finishers in the Leopardstown Chase had bounced back with a win at the same course and the popular FINNURE, Lord Bicester`s second runner who had won the last running of the Champion Chase in 1950 and had finished third in the Grand Sefton. He had finished some way behind Arctic Gold at Hurst Park but had won two small races this season at Ludlow and Sandown. These were the leading fancies and there were several others with each way prospects. I wonder what odds you could have got about there being just three finishers ?
GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE, 4 1/2 miles, £8,815 to the winner
1 -402123 FREEBOOTER 10, 12-7( R.Renton) J.Power
2 21F-113 SHAGREEN 10, 12-2 (IRE) G.Kelly
3 F1F-F13 CLONCARRIG 11, 12-0 (Masson) R.Turnell
4 11F-U11 ROIMOND 10, 12-0 (C.Beeby) A.Jarvis
5 1-13130 FINNURE 10, 12-0 (C.Beeby) R.Francis
7 -211114 LAND FORT 7, 11-3 (T F Rimell) B.Marshall
8- 442340 RUSSIAN HERO 11, 11-1 (G R Owen) L.McMorrow
9 21-0111 ARCTIC GOLD 6, 10-13 (G.Balding) T.Molony
10 -321301 ROYAL TAN 7, 10-13 (M V O`Brien - IRE) Mr A S O`Brien
11 310103 SERGEANT KELLY 10, 10-12 (Paisley) R De`Ath
12 200222 ROWLAND ROY 12, 10-12 (F T Walwyn) D V Dick
13 11-1140 PRINCE BROWNIE 9, 10-9 (P.Cazalet) A.Grantham
14 133310 ARMOURED KNIGHT 7, 10-8 (G.Wilson) T.Cusack
17 122F33 STALBRIDGE ROCK 8, 10-5 (I.Anthony) Mr R.McCreery
18 B4-1313 CADAMSTOWN 11, 10-4 (Brunt) J.Dowdeswell
19 2-44042 GALLERY 13, 10-4 (W.Bissill) A.Mullins
21 331343 DOG WATCH 10, 10-2 (G R Owen) T.Brookshaw
22 2221F2 EAST A`CALLING 10, 10-2 (C.Knipe) Mr M.Scudamore
23 -222302 PARTPOINT 9, 10-5 (N.Crump) A P Thompson
24 PF3021 STOCKMAN 9, 10-2 (Vergette) G.Vergette
25 203232 BROOMFIELD 10, 10-4 (J.Anthony) R.Emery
26 30002F IRISH LIZARD 8, 10-1 (H.Nicholson) P.Taaffe
27 032022 GLEN FIRE 8, 10-1 (Mercer) F T Winter
28 010132 TEXAS DAN 9, 10-1 (F T Walwyn) P.Fitzgerald
29 F03412 NICKEL COIN 9, 10-1 (O`Donaghue) J A Bullock
31 440F00 CONFUCIUS 10, 10-0 (G R Owen) M O`Dwyer
32 P-1FF01 QUEEN OF THE DANDIES 10, 10-0 () R.Carter
33 0P00F2 DERRINSTOWN 11, 10-0 (IRE) A.Power
34 130012 TASMAN 11, 10-0 (H.Price) C.Hook
35 434033 COLUMN 11, 10-1 (W.Bissill) Mr A.Corbett
36 F1-0322 GAY HEATHER 10, 10-0 (Paisley) R.Curran
37 030114 MORNING COVER 10, 10-0 (G.Wilson) G.Slack
38 /0 REVEALED 11, 10-0 (W.Francis) Mr W.Beynon-Brown
39 /22212 CAESAR`S WIFE 9, 10-8 (G.Rogers) Mr G B Rogers
40 FP00UD BINGHAMSTOWN 12, 10-0 (L.Furman) Mr L.Furman
41 1P0P03 PARSONSHILL 12, 10-2 (J.Seely) Mr J.Seely
S.P : 8-1 Arctic Gold, 10-1 Cloncarrig, Freebooter & Shagreen, 100-7 Roimond, 20-1 Land Fort, 22-1 Finnure & Royal Tan, 33-1 Broomfield, Dog Watch, Glen Fire, Partpoint & Prince Brownie, 40-1 Morning Cover, NICKEL COIN, Russian Hero & Sergeant Kelly, 50-1 Cadamstown, East A`Calling, Gallery, Irish Lizard & Rowland Roy, 66-1 Armoured Knight, Derrinstown, Gay Heather, Stalbridge Rock & Texas Dan, 100-1 Binghamstown, Caesar`s Wife, Column, Confucius, Parsonshill, Revealed, Stockman
Aintree debutants (15)
Arctic Gold*, Armoured Knight, Caesar`s Wife, Dog Watch*, Gay Heather*, Glen Fire, Land Fort, Nickel Coin*, Partpoint*, Queen of the Dandies*, Royal Tan, Sergeant Kelly, Stalbridge Rock*, Tasman*, Texas Dan*
Winners at Aintree
Cloncarrig - Molyneux Chase (1947 & 1949), Becher Chase (1950)
Finnure - Champion Chase (1950)
Freebooter - Champion Chase (1949), Grand Sefton Chase (1949), Grand National (1950)
Irish Lizard - Molyneux Chase (1948)
Prince Brownie - Valentine Chase (1950)
Russian Hero - Grand National (1949)
Shagreen - Grand Sefton Chase (1950)
Result
1st NICKEL COIN - J A Bullock
2nd ROYAL TAN - Mr A S O`Brien
3rd DERRINSTOWN (remounted) - A.Power
Only three finished
Time : 9 minutes 48 4/5 secs
Distances : six lengths & a distance
Owned by John Royle
Trained by Jack O`Donaghue at Reigate , Surrey
1952 - Teal
The winner
Teal was put away for the season and was ante-post favourite for the following years race. Tragically however, he never made it back to Aintree. He did not see a racecourse again until February when he finished second in the Great Yorkshire Chase. His next start was in the Cheltenham Gold Cup where after leading in the early part of the race he landed awkwardly over the water jump and ruptured his gut. Although he bravely managed to complete the course it became clear he had injured himself quite badly and despite the best efforts of his trainer he could not be saved.
Leading Fancies
The only positive that could come out of the previous years shenanigins was that "anything was possible" in the National and therefore it perhaps came as no surprise that there was a bumper entry and another big field for the 1952 renewal. Behind the scenes Mrs Topham was embroiled in a dispute with the BBC over broadcasting rights and ended up putting together her own commentary team for the great race. It was yet another PR disaster as the team she hastily cobbled together were hopelessly not up to the task although I suppose you couldn`t fault Mrs Topham for being innovative as one of their number was a woman. Inept they may have been but they were not helped by the weather. Come post time Aintree was enveloped in a thick mist and most of the action in the country could not be seen from the stands. Favourite for the great race was the 1950 hero FREEBOOTER who was in the form of his life following a slightly disappointing 1950-51 campaign. He had won his first four starts of the season culminating with a second victory in the Grand Sefton taking his tally of victories over the course to four. He started favorite for the Gold Cup but Cheltenham never seemed to suit him and he was an early faller. Next in the market was Aintree debutant TEAL who has beaten a good field of National hopefuls at Birmingham in mid-February. LEGAL JOY had won the Grand International Chase at Sandown and beaten the very useful Galloway Brases at Newbury on his last start. There were two future National winners in the field, both were from Ireland and both were in very good form. EARLY MIST had won the Leopardstown Chase whilst ROYAL TAN who had blundered his chances away in 1951 at the last fence had won the National Hunt Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival having been well beaten by his compatriot at Leopardstown. One other to look out for was BORDER LUCK who had wining form over the Aintree fences having won the Valentine Chase at the Autumn meeting. He had also won at Manchester and Haydock during a busy season.
GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP CHASE 4 1/2 miles (84 entries), £9,268 to the winner
1 -11112f FREEBOOTER 11, 12-7 (R.Renton) - B.Marshall
2 f0-4143 ROIMOND 11, 11-13 (G.Beeby) - T.Molony
3 f20u22 CLONCARRIG 12, 11-13 (F.Walwyn) - Mr W Dugdale
4 041uf3 CARDINAL ERROR 8, 11-8 (J.Wight) - J.Power
5 2-02102 WOT NO SUN 10, 11-7 (N.Crump) - D V Dick
6 40031-4 NAGARA 10, 11-7 (France) - P.Hieronimus
7 2-01401 ROYAL TAN 8, 11-6 (M V O'Brien - Ireland) - Mr A S O'Brien
8 41-2402 SKYREHOLME 9, 11-3 (N.Crump) - R.Francis
9 -0f1244 KELEK 8, 10-13 (W.Stephenson) - C.Hook
10 422003 SKOURAS 12, 10-13 (P.Payne-Gallway) - Mr R Keith
11 322-000 DOMINICK'S BAR 8, 10-13 (T.Hyde - Ireland) - A.Prendergast*
12 212030 TANTIVY 11, 11-1* (T.Hanbury) - Mr M Westwick
13 1-211f1 TEAL 10, 10-12 (N.Crump) - A P Thompson
14 1f3121 BORDER LUCK 7, 10-12 (J R Bower) - T.Shone
15 4p024b RUSSIAN HERO 12, 10-11 (G R Owen) - L.McMorrow
16 2ff233 WHISPERING STEEL 7, 10-11 (A.Kilpatrick) - R.Morrow
17 1-00101 EARLY MIST 7, 10-11 (T W Dreaper - Ireland) - P.Taaffe
18 411321 ANOTHER DELIGHT 9, 10-10 (P.Cazalet) - G.Kelly
19 231u30 SERGEANT KELLY 11, 10-9 (J.Paisley) - R.Cross
20 -r02304 POSSIBLE 12, 11-0* (G.Balding) - Mr E Weymouth
21 1u2330 HAL'S VENTURE 7, 10-8 (J B Powell) - J.Foster
22 2-11120 PEARLY PRINCE 9, 10-5 (E.Wright) - D.Leslie
23 -231401 OVERSHADOW 12, 10-5 (C.Magnier - Ireland) - E.Newman
24 -0231f MENZIES 10, 10-4 (S.Mercer) - M.O'Dwyer
25 -4311p1 LEGAL JOY 9, 10-4 (F.Walwyn) - M.Scudamore*
26 32f020 INTER ALIA 9, 10-3 (G A Barry - Ireland) - C.Sleator
27 203302 IRISH LIZARD 9, 10-3 (H.Nicholson) - R J Hamey*
28 -0ff100 WOLFSCHMIDT 12, 10-3 (E.Champneys) - F O'Connor
29 -00134 ICY CALM 9, 11-0* (J.Riordan) - Marquis de Portago
30 2-11304 STARLIT BAY 8, 10-3 (R.Renton) - Mr C Straker
31 032300 BRONZE ARROW 10, 10-2 (J.Straker) - Mr J Straker
32 132f00 ST KATHLEEN II 9, 10-2 (W T O'Grady - Ireland) - P J Doyle
33 220402 ROCKET VI 8, 10-1 (C.Robinson) - V.Speck
34 -0010p4 ROYAL STUART 9, 10-3* (G R Owen) - T.Brookshaw
35 223p00 TRAVELLERS PRIDE 9, 10-1 (N.Crump) - L.Stephens
36 022400 HIERBA 7, 10-0 (T.Hanbury) - A.Mullins
37 21u321 BROWN JACK III 9, 10-10 (P.Cazalet) - Duke of Alberquerque
38 pf04f4 GOLDEN SURPRISE 7, 10-3* (S.Warren) - Mr T Clarke
40 -2b23f CREAM OF THE BORDER 7, 10-0 (A.Paton) - A.Kelly
42 000004 DERRINSTOWN 12, 10-0 (G.Flood - Ireland) - A.Power
43 0003f0 TAVOY 9, 10-0 (P J Lenehan - Ireland) - D.McCann
44 030f00 UNCLE BARNEY 9, 10-4* (H.Clarkson) - J.Boddy
46 120300 COLUMN 12, 10-0 (W.Bissill) - P.Pickford
47 -040122 CAESAR'S WIFE 10, 10-6* (G B Rogers) - Mr G Rogers
48 40034f PARSONSHILL 13, 10-1* (J.Seely) - Mr J Seely
49 0414f2 COURT PAINTER 12, 10-0 (C.Bewicke) - F.Carroll
50 400304 PRINTERS PIE 8, 10-0 (G.Wilson) - G.Slack
Non Runners : 39 GLEN COTTAGE (J.Hunter), 41 TEA CAPTAIN (M.Scudamore), 45 TEXAS DAN (G.Coogan)
* P.Breen down to ride Dominicks Bar in the racecard
* J A Bullock down to ride Irish Lizard in the racecard
S.P : 10-1 Freebooter, 100-7 TEAL, 100-6 Legal Joy, 18-1 Early Mist, 20-1 Border Luck, 22-1 Overshadow & Royal Tan, 25-1 Another Delight & Pearly Prince, 33-1 Cardinal Error, Icy Calm, Irish Lizard, Menzies, Roimond & Wot No Sun, 40-1 Brown Jack III, Kelek, Skyreholme & Whispering Steel, 45-1 Hals Venture, 50-1 Caesars Wife, Cloncarrig, Cream of the Border, Nagara, Royal Stuart, Russian Hero, Starlit Bay, St Kathleen II & Tantivy, 66-1 Dominicks Bar, Hierba, Inter Alia & Skouras, 100-1 Bronze Arrow, Column, Court Painter, Derrinstown, Golden Surprise, Nagara, Parsonshill, Possible, Printers Pie, Rocket VI, Sergeant Kelly, Tavoy, Traveller`s Pride, Uncle Barney & Wolfschmidt
Aintree debutants (24)
Another Delight*, Brown Jack III, Court Painter*, Dominicks Bar, Early Mist, Golden Surprise*, Icy Calm, Inter Alia*, Kelek*, Menzies*, Nagara*, Overshadow, Pearly Prince, Printers Pie*, Rocket VI*, Skyreholme*, Starlit Bay, St Kathleen II*, Tantivy, Tavoy*, Teal*, Uncle Barney, Whispering Steel, Wolfschmidt*
Winners at Aintree
Border Luck - Valentine Chase (1951)
Cloncarrig - Molyneux Chase (1947 & 1949), Becher Chase (1950)
Freebooter - Champion Chase (1949), Grand National Chase (1950), Grand Sefton Chase (1949 & 1951)
Irish Lizard - Molyneux Chase (1948)
Possible - Molyneux Chase (1950)
Royal Stuart - Molyneux Chase (1951)
Russian Hero - Grand National (1949)
Result
1st TEAL - Arthur Thompson
2nd LEGAL JOY - MIchael Scudamore
3rd WOT NO SUN - Dave Dick
4th UNCLE BARNEY - J.Boddy
5th OVERSHADOW - E.Newman
6th PRINTERS PIE - George Slack
7th HIERBA - A.Mullins
8th COLUMN - Peter Pickford
9th PARSONSHILL - Mr J.Seely
10th SERGEANT KELLY (rem) - R.Cross
Time : 9 minutes 21 1/2 secs
Distances : 5-dist-10-6-12
Owned by Mr H Lane
Trained by Neville Crump in Middleham, Yorkshire