The 1947 Grand National was the 101st renewal of the 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
Liverpool
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, England, on 29 March 1947.
The race was won by 100/1 Irish outsider Caughoo. The eight-year-old was ridden by 35-year-old jockey
Eddie Dempsey and trained by Herbert McDowell, for owner John McDowell who had bought Caughoo for £50. The Irish Lough Conn finished in second place, Kami, from France, was third, and Prince Regent, also from Ireland, fourth.
Fifty-seven horses ran — the largest field since
1929
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when 66 participated — and all returned safely to the stables.
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 ...
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