The 1923 Grand National was the 82nd renewal of the Grand National

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that took place at

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near Liverpool on 23 March 1923. The race was won by Sergeant Murphy, a 13-year-old 100/6 shot ridden by Captain Tuppy Bennet and trained by George Blackwell for its owner

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, who collected the £5,000 prize for the winner. The 1921 winner Shaun Spadah finished in second place, with Conjuror II in third and Punt Gun fourth. Twenty-eight horses ran and all returned safely to the stables. In attendance at Aintree were King George V, the Prince of Wales and the

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. In 1938 a Hollywood film titled Sergeant Murphy was loosely based on the winner.

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Finishing Order

Non-finishers

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