English steeplechase horse race
Horse race
The 1939 Grand National was the 98th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool , England, on 24 March 1939.
The winning jockey was Irishman Tim Hyde, riding 100/8 shot Workman .[ 3]
Workman was trained by Jack Ruttle, for owner Sir Alexander Maguire . MacMoffat finished in second place, Kilstar was third, and Cooleen fourth for the second consecutive year.
Thirty-seven horses ran, competing for the £10,000 in prize money, and all returned safely to the stables.
Finishing order
Position
Name
Jockey
Age
Handicap (st -lb )
SP
Distance
01
Workman
Tim Hyde
9
10-06
100/8
3 Lengths[ 4]
02
MacMoffatt
Ian Alder
25/1
03
Kilstar
George Archibald
8/1
04
Cooleen
Jack Fawcus
22/1
05
Symaethis
Matthew Feakes
66/1
06
Dominick's Cross
Bob Everett
33/1
07
West Point
Jimmy Brogan
66/1
08
Pencraik
A Scratchley
100/1
09
Royal Mail
Danny Morgan
100/8
10
Bachelor Prince
Tom Isaac
66/1
11
Under Bid
Gerry Wilson
22/1
Non-finishers
Position/Fate
Name
Jockey
Age
Handicap (st -lb )
SP
Fell (1st)
Brendan's Cottage
George Owen
25/1
Fell (1st)
Teme Willow
Fred Rimell
100/9
Fell (1st)
Drim
Mr J Morris
100/1
Fell (1st)
War Vessel
Billy Parvin
50/1
Fell (1st)
Mesmerist
Perry Harding
100/1
Fell (3rd)
Dunhill Castle
Fulke Walwyn
28/1
Fell (7th)
Royal Danieli
Dan Moore
100/8
Fell (6th)
Epiphanes
Herbert Applin
100/1
Fell (9th)
Rockquilla
Thomas F Carey
100/6
Fell (9th)
Luckypenny
Roger Moseley
100/1
Perfect Part
James Ward
33/1
Red Freeman
Bill Redmond
50/1
Sporting Piper
John Hislop
50/1
Blue Shirt
Bob Smyth
10/1
Second Act
Jack Dowdeswell
100/1
Refused (5th)
St George II
Robert Petre
33/1
Tuckmill
Glen Kelly
100/1
Birthgift
Thomas McNeill
100/1
Red Hillman
Eric Foley
66/1
Montrejeau II
Frenchie Nicholson
40/1
Deslys
Alexander Marsh
100/1
Scotch Wood
Peter Herbert
100/1
Milano
Mr L Stoddard
50/1
Lucky Patch
Tommy Elder
66/1
Black Hawk
John Moloney
40/1
Inversible
Matt Hogan
22/1
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