The 1926 Grand National was the 85th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1926.
The steeplechase was won by Jack Horner, a 25/1 bet ridden by jockey Billy Watkinson and trained by Harvey Leader for American owner Charles Schwartz, who had paid 5,000 guineas for him a week beforehand. Schwartz won £5,000 for the victory.
Harvey Leader was a brother of Ted Leader and son of Tom Leader.
Old Tay Bridge finished in second place for the second successive year, Bright's Boy was third and Sprig fourth. Sprig won the National the following year under Ted Leader.
Silvo and Grecian Wave – both well fancied runners – fell at the first fence. Irish favourite Knight of the Wilderness went at the third. At Becher's Brook, Lee Bridge fell and brought down Koko.
Thirty horses ran in the race and all but one returned safely to the stables. Lone Hand was fatally injured in a fall.
Finishing Order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Jack HornerWilliam Watkinson910-53 Lengths02Old Tay BridgeJack Anthony1212-203Bright's BoyE Doyle711-804SprigTed Leader911-705DarracqFred Gurney1110-11
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate?Gerald LFred Brookes1212-2??Thrown InHon Hugh Grosvenor1010-11??Red BeeD Behan810-10??Dwarf of the ForestMr Harry Kennard910-10??Master BillieEric Foster710-0??MisconductBilly Parvin710-0??Pop AheadS Regan Jnr810-0?1SilvoDick Rees1012-7Fell?ArdeenRobert Trudgill911-9Fell?Mount EtnaMr Stratford Dennis911-2Fell?Ben CruchanMr William Whitbread1211-2Fell6KokoTim Hamey811-1Fell3Knight of the WildernessJ Meaney611-0Fell?Patsey VMajor Cavenagh1210-9Fell?Upton LadBill Dutton1110-8Fell1Grecian WaveMajor John Wilson810-8Fell?White SurreyFarragher1410-7Fell6Lee BridgeBilly Stott910-5Fell?Test MatchPat L'Estrange810-5Fell?PencoedMr D Thomas1110-2Fell?Lone HandTommy Morgan810-0Fell?Jolly GladMr P Dennis910-1Fell?Soldier BillKenyon Goode1010-0??WallsendCaptain H Lumsden610-0Fell?Cash BoxMr R Read910-0Fell
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
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