The 1927 Grand National was the 86th renewal of the

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horse race that took place at

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near

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, England, on 25 March 1927. The race was won by Sprig, the 8/1 favourite ridden by

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Ted Leader. Leader's father, Tom, trained the winner. It was Sprig's third attempt at winning the National — his owner, Mary Partridge, having kept him in training in memory of her son who died in

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. At

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on the first circuit, Marsin and Lissett III fell and Silver Somme — a popular fancy — refused. Bovril III, a 100/1 outsider, finished in second place by one length, with Bright's Boy another length behind in third. This was the first National to be covered on BBC Radio.

Finishing order

Non-finishers

References

1927

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