The 1928 Grand National was the 87th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1928.
Before the race, Tipperary Tim's amateur jockey, William Dutton, heard a friend call out to him, "Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall!" And they did, as all of the 41 other starters fell during the race.
The 1928 National was run during misty weather conditions with the going very heavy.greyhoundderby.com As the field approached the Canal Turn on the first circuit, Easter Hero fell, causing a pile-up from which only seven horses emerged with seated jockeys. By the penultimate fence this number had reduced to three, with Great Span leading ahead of Billy Barton and Tipperary Tim. Great Span's saddle then slipped, leaving Billy Barton in the lead until he too fell. Although Billy Barton's jockey Tommy Cullinan managed to remount and complete the race, it was Tipperary Tim who came in first at outside odds of 100/1. The 10-year-old was trained by Joseph Dodd for its owner, Harold Kenyon.
With only two riders completing the course, 1928 set the record for the fewest finishers in a Grand National.
Finishing order PositionHorseJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance1Tipperary TimMr. William Dutton1010-0A distance2 RemountedBilly BartonTommy Cullinan1010-11Fell 30, Remounted, last to complete
Non-finishers FenceHorseJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate4AmberwaveMajor O'Brien1011-13Fell2-5Bright's BoyMonty Rayson912-7Fell5SprigTed Leader1112-7Fell5RathmoreMr Lawrence Whitfield1110-0?5The CoyoteJames Hogan811-13Fell6Herbert's ChoiceFred Gurney710-8Fell6KokoBill Gurney1012-5Fell8Easter HeroPat Powell812-5Fell8DrinmondBarney Balding1110-13Refused8Master BillieDick Rees910-8 FRefused27MaguelonneBedeloup610-13Fell29Great SpanWilliam Payne711-9Unseated rider?Trump CardKeith Piggott1011-10Fell?The Ace IITommy Morgan611-6Refused?GrakleBob Lyall611-5Refused?BallystockartCpt Reginald Sassoon911-2??DarracqJohn Moloney1311-2??ArdeenTim Hamey1111-2??Eagle's TailEric Foster911-0??RathowenHenri Deterding811-0??FoxtrotCpt H Lumsden1210-13??May KingLewis Rees910-3??Keep CoolJack Goswell1310-11??Spear O'WarFred Brookes710-10??CarfaxMr Basil Ancil1210-10??Test MatchJ Maloney1010-9Refused?BurgoriteMr F A Bonsal1310-7??Mater of ArtsMajor Cavanagh1110-6??RuddymanBilly Parvin910-4??Scotch EagleMr Harold Fowler1210-3??RedlynchMr West710-3??The GoslingMr Stratford Dennis810-3??RathoryDudley Williams1210-2??RossienyBob Everett910-0Fell?Melleray's BelleJ P Kelly910-0Pulled Up?Soldier's JoyD Quirke1010-0??De CombatF Croney1110-0Fell?CommonsideMr C B Harvey910-0??ScraptoftMr M Barry1110-0??Seti The FirstMr E Craig Tanner1310-0?
References
https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085539/https://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1920/