The 1888 Grand National was the 50th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 23 March 1888.
Finishing Order PositionNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01PlayfairGeorge Mawson10-740/110 Lengths02FrigateWilliam Beasley11-2100/84 Lengths03Ballot BoxWilliam Nightingall12-425/11 Length04RingletTom Skelton11-11100/94 Lengths05AladdinChris Waller11-033/106JeanieArthur? Barker10-61000/507GamecockRoddy Owen12-420/108MagicArthur Hall10-1225/109The BadgerArthur Nightingall11-110/110Johnny LongtailBill Dollery12-040/111Old JoeBill Daniels11-918/1Last to complete
Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyHandicap (st-lb)SPFate26UsnaHarry Beasley12-77/1Pulled Up29SavoyardGeorge Lambton12-425/1Fell10BellonaCharles Cunningham11-12100/6Fell04SpahiTerry Kavanagh11-933/1Refused29ChancellorWilliam Moore11-58/1Pulled Up04KinfaunsJesse Page10-10100/1Refused03The FawnTed Wilson10-620/1Fell17TrapGustavus Lowe10-620/1Fell09CorkWilliam Woodland10-6100/1Fell
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
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