The 1896 Grand National was the 58th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1896.
Winning jockey David Campbell owned The Soarer until a few weeks before the race when he sold him to Walker.
Finishing Order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01The SoarerMr David Campbell79-1340-11.5 Lengths02Father O'FlynnMr C Grenfell1110-1240-103BiscuitMatthews810-025-104BarcalwheyCharles Hogan69-833-105Why NotArthur Nightingall1511-5100-706Rory O'MoreBob Nightingall610-97-107KestrelH Smith99-10100-108CathalReginald Ward711-13100-909Van Der BergGeorge Mawson910-920-1Last to compete
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate05Wild Man From BorneoMr Tom Widger812-040-1Fell15March HareRichard Chaloner?11-7100-6Ran Out18The MidshipmiteHewitt?11-466-1Fell01ManifestoJohn Gourley?11-4100-7FellMoriartyErnest Acres?11-240-125ArdcarnGeorge Williamson911-18-1Fell23WaterfordMr Joe Widger?10-13100-12Knocked Over23SwanshotAlgy Anthony?10-1320-1Fell01RedhillMr GS Davies?10-1225-1Knocked OverDollar IIBilly Halsey?10-1150-108St. AnthonyCapt Wilfred Ricardo?10-10100-1FellAlpheusArthur Gordon?10-1020-109EminH Brown?10-850-1Knocked Over18FleetwingMr Parsons?10-6100-1Pulled UpClawsonBilly Bissill?10-466-123Miss BaronTerry Kavanagh?10-066-1Knocked Over19PhilacteryEdmund Driscoll?9-11100-1Pulled UpWestmeathGeorge Morris?9-7100-124CausticH Mason?9-7100-7Fell
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
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