The 1946 Grand National was the 100th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1946. It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1940 due to World War II.
The National was won by 25/1 shot Lovely Cottage, ridden by jockey Captain Robert Petre and trained by Tommy Rayson.
Thirty-four horses ran and one died: Symbole fell at Becher's Brook, incurring a fatal cervical fracture.
Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Lovely CottageBobby Petre910-825/14 lengths02Jack FinlayWilliam Kidney710-2100/13 Lengths03Prince RegentTim Hyde1112-53/104HousewarmerAubrey Brabazon910-2100/105SchubertCliff Beechener1211-0100/706Limestone EdwardDavid Doyle1210-213/2Last to complete
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate06SymboleBill Redmond1111-033/1Fell22LargoJack Cooke710-1366/1Fell?HeirdomPeter Cahalin1410-1066/1Fell15BogskarR Matthews1310-966/1Unseated Rider22KamiH Bonneau910-933/1Fell23MacMoffatIan Alder1410/850/1Unseated rider12AstrometerM Gordon810-350/1Fell19Knight's CrestP Murphy910-322/1Fell29Suzerain IIGeorge Archibald (jnr)810-333/1Fell?Vain KnightDick Curran1310/2100/1Fell19Silver FameDaniel Ruttle710-040/1Fell?Historical RevueS Ryan810-066/1Fell?TulyraDerek Jackson1010-0100/1Fell03DunshaughlinBobby O'Ryan810-0100/8Fell?Double FlushEddie Newman1010-0100/1Fell?Yung-YatT Cullen jnr1010-0100/1Fell19Lough ConnDaniel McCann1010-033/1Fell03JockFred Gurney810-250/1Fell?Musical LadM Browne910-0100/1Fell?BricettJimmy Brogan910-228/1Fell?GyppoMr J Cousins1210-040/1Fell06AlacrityGeorge Bowden1310-0100/1Unseated Rider03ClosureHerbert Applin910-0100/1Fell01ElsichBill Balfe1010-0100/1Fell?Red RowerGlen Kelly1211-722/1Pulled Up?EPMartin Molony1110-250/1Pulled Up?Newark HillPeter Lay1210-150/1Brought Down19King GessonRoger Burford1010-0100/1Refused
The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin,
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