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1908 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race

Field	Value
pagename	1908 Grand National
horse race	Grand National
location	Aintree
date	27 March 1908
winning horse	USA Rubio
starting price	66/1
winning jockey	Henry Bletsoe
winning trainer	William Costello
winning owner	Wales Maj. Frank Douglas-Pennant
conditions	Soft (heavy in places)
previous	1907
next	1909

The 1908 Grand National was the 70th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1908.

Finishing Order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Rubio	Henry Bletsoe	10	10-5		10 Lengths
02	Mattie MacGregor	W Bissell	6	10-6
03	The Lawyer III	Percy Whitaker	?	1-13
04	Flaxman	Algernon Anthony	?	9-12
05	Springbok	James O'Brien	?	11-5	?
06	Red Hall	Mr H G Farrant	?	10-1	?
07	Kirkland	Frank Mason	?	11-12
08	Chorus	Bob Chadwick	?	10-5	?	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Mount Prospect's Future	Richard Morgan	6	11-11		Fell
?	Roman Law	Alfred Newey	?	11-2		Fell
?	Seisdon Prince	M Phelan	?	11-0		Fell
?	Extravagance	Harry Aylin	?	10-12		Knocked Over
?	Lara	Walter Bulteel	?	10-8		Fell
?	Nanoya	J Lynn	6	10-7	?	Fell
?	Tom West	H Murphy	?	10-7		Fell
?	Jenkinstown	Frank Morgan	?	10-5	?	Pulled Up
?	York II	W Rollason	?	10-4	?	Fell
?	Paddy Maher	Mr O'B Butler	?	10-3		Fell
?	Dathia	T Anthony	?	10-0	?	Pulled Up
?	Prophet III	Joe Dillon	?	10-0	?	Fell
?	Johnstown Lad	Edmund Driscoll	?	9-12		Fell
?	Wee Busbie	D Phelan	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Alert III	J Harland	?	9-11	?	Fell
?	Wild Fox III	Captain W A Pallin	6	9-9	?	Fell

References

"1908".
"Aintree 1908 Grand National".
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
"1909".

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