The 1931 Grand National was the 90th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1931.
The steeplechase was won by Grakle, at odds of 100/6. The nine-year-old was ridden by jockey Bob Lyall and trained by Tom Coulthwaite for owner Cecil Taylor, who collected the £9,310 prize.
Gregalach, winner in 1929, finished in second place; Annandale was third and Rhyticere fourth. Forty-three horses ran and all but two returned safely to the stables. Swift Roland was fatally injured at Becher's Brook when another faller landed on him, and Drin was euthanised after incurring a leg fracture at Valentine's Brook.
Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01GrakleBob Lyall911-71.5 Lengths02GregalachJohn Moloney1112-425/110 Lengths03AnnandaleTommy Morgan910-704RhyticereL.Niaudot910-1205BallyhanwoodTom Isaac1010-706Shaun GoilinMurtagh Keogh1112-407GlangesiaJ.Browne1110-1008Melleray's BelleJames Mason1210-1009Great SpanGerald Hardy1011-010StarboxMr K.Urquhart810-1011Royal Arch IIJ.Bedeloup1010-712HarewoodKenyon Goode910-7
Non-finishers Position/FateNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPEaster HeroDick Rees1112-7GibEric Foster812-5Pulled Up (24th)KakushinBob Everett811-3DrintyreCaptain Brownhill811-7Sir LindsayMr Fred Thackray811-7Fell (30th)KilbuckT. Chisman1011-6Trump CardWilliam Gurney1311-6Gyi LovamCaptain R.Popler911-3TherasJohn Walsh611-2Fell (6th)Swift RolandTed Leader1011-2Unseated rider (24th)DrinBilly Speck711-2Guiding LightMr McKeever1011-0Unseated rider (30th)BallasportD. Williams711-0Sandy HookFrank Fish1010-12Brought Down (30th)GeorginatownF. Maxwell1010-12Easy VirtuePat Powell810-12Big Black BoyWilliam Payne910-12Fell (1st)ApostasyFred Brookes1010-12May KingCaptain R G Fanshawe1210-10AlikeMr Sclater810-10OxcloseFred Gurney710-10AspirantBilly Parvin810-10MorekeenJ.Cooke1010-10Fell (22nd)SolanumTim Hamey610-8RuddymanEric Brown1210-8Fell (Before 22nd)TamashaMr G.Elliott1010-7PixieCaptain Reginald Sassoon610-7MallardWilliam Carr1310-7South HillTommy Cullinan910-7Toy BellDanny Morgan910-7Slieve GreenCaptain Moseley1010-7
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