The 1919 Grand National was the 78th renewal of the

Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...

horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near

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, England, on 28 March 1919. It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1915, with the intermittent races being cancelled due to

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and substituted by a "Racecourse Association Steeplechase" and later a "War National Steeplechase" at

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. The 1919 National was won by the Poethlyn, ridden by Ernest Piggott. The pair had won an unofficial National at Gatwick in 1918 and on the back of this started 11/4 favourites, the shortest starting odds of any Grand National winner to date.

Finishing order

Non-finishers

References

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Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...

20th century in Lancashire March 1919 sports events