The 1917 Grand National was cancelled because

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was taken over by the War Office. However, a substitute race known as the War Steeplechase was held at

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. The Gatwick races from 1916 to 1918 are typically omitted from the true Grand National records. The 1917 War Steeplechase was won by Ballymacad, ridden by

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Edmund Driscoll and trained by Aubrey Hastings. Limerock ridden by Bill Smith was clear on the run-in when he collapsed yards from the winning post, similar to Devon Loch in 1956

Finishing Order

Non-finishers

References

http://www.grand-national.net/gatwick.htm 1917

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