This was run on average going and the weather was clear. It took place on 27th March and the time was 10 mins 11 1/5 secs. The winner was trained by Collins.

GRAND NATIONAL 1896
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Pos. Horse Jockey Owner
1 THE SOARER Mr D G M Campbell Mr W H Walker
2 FATHER O'FLYNN Mr C A Grenfell Mr C A Grenfell
3 BISCUIT Matthews Mr W C Keeping
4 BARCALWHEY Hogan Captain Whitaker
also WHY NOT A Nightingale Mr E G Fenwick
also RORY O'MORE R Nightingale Mr C Hibbert
also KESTREL H Smith Mr W Lawson
also CATHAL Mr R Ward Mr Reginald Ward
also VAN DER BERG G Mawson Mr W Pritchard-Gordon
also WILD MAN FROM BORNEO Mr T J Widger Mr J W Widger
also MARCH HARE R Challoner Mr F C Stanley
also THE MIDSHIPMITE Hewitt Mr H L Powell
also MANIFESTO Gourley Mr H M Dyas
also MORIARTY Acres Mr J Hale
also ARDCARN G Williamson Mr E Clarke
also WATERFORD Mr Joe Widger Mr F E Irving
also SWANSHOT Anthony Captain J H Orr-Ewing
also REDHILL Mr G S Davies Captain Aiken
also DOLLAR II Halsey Mr J A Miller
also ST ANTHONY Captain Ricardo Captain Ricardo
also ALPHEUS Mr A Gordon Mr Vyner
also EMIN H Brown Sir S Scott
also FLEETWING Mr Parsons Mr M J Corbally
also CLAWSON Mr W H Bissill Mr A Jolland
also MISS BARON T Kavanagh Mr W Widger
also PHILACTERY E Driscoll Sir Samuel Scott
also WESTMEATH G Morris Mr F D Leyland
also CAUSTIC H Mason Mr W B Benison
   
7/1 Rory O'More
8/1 Ardcarn
100/12 Waterford
100/9 Cathal
100/7 Why Not
100/7 Manifesto
100/7 Caustic
100/6 March Hare
20/1 Alpheus
20/1 Van Der Berg
20/1 Swanshot
25/1 Bar