The 1923 Grand National was the 82nd renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on 23 March 1923.
The race was won by Sergeant Murphy, a 13-year-old 100/6 shot ridden by Captain Tuppy Bennet and trained by George Blackwell for its owner Stephen Sanford, who collected the £5,000 prize for the winner.
The 1921 winner Shaun Spadah - ridden by same jockey, Dick Rees - finished in second place, with Conjuror II in third and Punt Gun fourth. Twenty-eight horses ran and all returned safely to the stables.
In attendance at Aintree were King George V, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York.
In 1938 a Hollywood film titled Sergeant Murphy was loosely based on the winner. Ronald Reagan starred as the owner of the horse in the film.
Finishing Order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance1Sergeant MurphyTuppy Bennet1311-33 lengths2Shaun SpadahDick Rees1212-76 lengths3Conjuror IIMr C Dewhurst1111-015 Lengths4Punt GunMichael Tighe1011-15DrifterWilliam Watkinson910-106MaxJames Hogan jnr711-57Cinders IIW Williams1110-0?
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate6ArravalePercy Whitaker811-2Fell15Turkey BuzzardFred Brookes1012-6Fell21ForewarnedJack Anthony811-5Fell28Square DanceLewis Rees1112-0Fell?TaffytusTed Leader1011-7Fell?TrentinoJohn Wilson91-7Fell?DuettisteTony Escott1011-7Pulled Up?MadrigalD Colbert610-12Pulled Up?Eureka IIA Stubbs610-10Fell?My RathMr C Chapman1110-8Fell?AmmonalIsaac Morgan610-7Fell?PencoedMr D Thomas810-3?Pulled Up?The Turk IIC Donnelly1310-2?Fell?Pam NutSylvester Duffy1010-0?Pulled Up?Canny KnightA Vause910-0?Fell?CinzanoFrank Brown610-0?Refused?MasterfulPeter Roberts1010-0?Pulled Up?NavanaF Mason910-0Pulled Up?GardenrathJ Whelehan810-0Pulled Up?LibrettoGeorges Parfrement810-0Pulled Up?LiffeybankMr K Gibson?10-0?Pulled Up
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
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