The 1928 Grand National was the 87th renewal of the

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horse race that took place at

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near

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, England, on 30 March 1928. Before the race,

Tipperary Tim Tipperary Tim (foaled 1918) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1928 Grand National. He was foaled in Ireland and was a descendant of the undefeated St. Simon. Tipperary Tim was owned by Harold Kenyon and trained in Shropshire by ...

's amateur jockey, William Dutton, heard a friend call out to him: "Billy boy, you'll only win if all the others fall!" And they did, as all of the 41 other starters fell during the race. The 1928 National was run during misty weather conditions with the going very heavy. As the field approached the

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on the first circuit,

Easter Hero Easter Hero (1920–1948) was an Irish-bred British-trained racehorse who won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1929 and 1930 and made three unsuccessful attempts to win the Grand National. He showed little early promise and was passed from owner to o ...

fell, causing a pile-up from which only seven horses emerged with seated jockeys. By the penultimate fence this number had reduced to three, with Great Span leading ahead of

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and Tipperary Tim. Great Span's saddle then slipped, leaving Billy Barton in the lead until he too fell. Although Billy Barton's jockey Tommy Cullinan managed to remount and complete the race, it was Tipperary Tim who came in first at outside odds of 100/1. The 10-year-old was trained by Joseph Dodd for its owner, Harold Kenyon. With only two riders completing the course, 1928 set the record for the fewest finishers in a Grand National.

Finishing order

Non-finishers

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20131227085539/https://www.sportsbookguardian.com/horse-racing/grand-national/winners http://the-grand-national.co.uk/history/1920/ {{Grand National 1928

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20th century in Lancashire