From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1954 Grand National
1954 Grand National
1954 Grand National trained the previous year’s winner, Early Mist, and would
secure a third consecutive win the following year with
Grand National Quare Times.[2] Royal Tan was ridden by jockey Bryan
Marshall, who won his second Grand National. Tudor
Location Aintree Racecourse Line was second and the 15/2 favourite Irish Lizard fin-
Date April 1954 ished third.[3]
Only 29 horses ran in the race, the fewest since 1935
Winning horse Royal Tan
when 27 ran.[3] The 1954 running saw four equine fatali-
SP 8/1 ties during the race; this remains the only Grand Nation-
al renewal to have yielded four fatalities. Dominick’s Bar
Jockey Bryan Marshall
took the first fatal fall, at the second fence; Paris New
Trainer Vincent O’Brien York followed at the fourth. Legal Joy broke his leg at the
Owner Mr.J.H.Giffin
13th and was later euthanised, while Coneyburrow fatal-
ly fell at the 28th. The two latter fatalities remain the on-
Conditions ly ones ever recorded at the 13th and 28th fences of Ain-
tree’s National Course.[1][4]
External videos
References
Highlights of the 1954 Grand National [1] ^ http://www.youtube.com/
[1] Youtube
watch?v=LbR3V_gbCQw
[2] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sport/2000/
The 1954 Grand National was the 108th annual renewal of
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the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took
[3] ^ [1]
place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, in
[4] http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/
April 1954.
1954/apr/29/grand-national-cruelty
The race was won by 8/1 shot and ten-year-old geld-
ing Royal Tan, trained by Vincent O’Brien who also
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