The 1940 Grand National was the 99th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near

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, England, on 5 April 1940. Thirty horses ran in the steeplechase, which was won by Bogskar, a 25/1 shot ridden by

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sergeant Mervyn Jones. MacMoffat finished in second place, Gold Arrow was third, and Symaethis fourth. It was the last true Aintree Grand National before a five-year break due to

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Finishing order

Non-finishers

References

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