The 1927 Grand National was the 86th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1927.
The race was won by Sprig, the 8/1 favourite ridden by jockey Ted Leader. Leader's father, Tom, trained the winner. It was Sprig's third attempt at winning the National – his owner, Mary Partridge, having kept him in training in memory of her son who died in World War I.
At Becher's Brook on the first circuit, Marsin and Lissett III fell and Silver Somme – a popular fancy – refused. Bovril III, a 100/1 outsider, finished in second place by one length, with Bright's Boy another length behind in third.
This was the first National to be covered on BBC Radio.
Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01SprigTed Leader1012-41 Length02Bovril IIIMr William Pennington910-1203Bright's BoyJack Anthony812-704DrinmondBarney Balding1010-1305Master of ArtsMajor Cavenagh1010-1006White ParkEric Foster812-507BallystockartCaptain Reginald Sassoon811-1
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate?Gerald LLewis Rees1312-5??AmberwaveMr J O'Brien912-0Balked?Grecian WaveJ Meaney911-12Fell6MarsinPat Powell911-12Fell?Thrown InHugh Grosvenor1111-10Fell?Knight of the WildernessBill Gurney711-9Fell?Dwarf of the ForestMr Harry Kennard1011-4Fell?Shaun OrW Madden811-3Fell6Silver SommeM Connors1011-3Refused?Keep CoolJack Goswell1211-3Fell16Red BeeBill Payne??Fell?HawkerCaptain A E Grant1311-1Ran Out16Test MatchBob Lyall911-1Fell?Uncle JackT O'Sullivan811-1Fell?Trump CardMr Stratford Dennis911-1Fell?Master BillieDick Rees810-13Fell?Pop AheadHarold Fowler910-13Fell?MisconductBilly Parvin810-12Fell?Sir HuonMonty Rayson1310-12Fell?Cash BoxG Green1010-12Fell?SnapperCaptain Meade Dennis910-10Fell?Upton LadMr Bill Dutton1210-10Fell?Eagle's TailFred Brookes810-9Pulled Up?GrakleJohn Moloney510-9Fell?Mr JollyMr J S Wight1210-9Fell?CorazonTommy Morgan910-8Fell6Lissett IIITim Hamey1110-5Fell?All WhiteJames F Mason1310-5Pulled Up?BlaenorPaddy Doyle1010-5Fell?Miss BalcaddenMr D Thomas810-5Fell
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe,
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