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The British Pathe website and bank of film clips provide excellent coverage of the Grand National. The link below is a 5 minute 13 seconds clip of the Grand National. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/1948-grand-national
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Horse |
Jockey |
Owner |
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SHEILA'S COTTAGE |
A.P.Thompson |
Mr J.Proctor |
| 2 |
FIRST OF THE DANDIES |
J.Brogan |
Major D.Vaughan |
| 3 |
CROMWELL |
Lord Mildmay |
Lord Mildmay |
| 4 |
HAPPY HOME |
G.Kelly |
Miss Dorothy Paget |
| Also |
PRINCE REGENT |
T.Hyde |
Mr James V.Rank |
| Also |
KLAXTON |
R.Smyth |
Mr T.Radmall |
| Also |
ROWLAND ROY |
B.Marshall |
Mr A.G.Boley |
| Also |
ROIMOND |
R.Black |
Lord Bicester |
| Also |
CADDIE II |
J.Maguire |
Mr Paul Mellon |
| Also |
SILVER FAME |
M.Molony |
Lord Bicester |
| Also |
REVELRY |
D.L.Moore |
Mr J.D.Clark |
| Also |
HALCYON HOURS |
M C Prendergast |
Mr F.More-O'Ferrell |
| Also |
LOVELY COTTAGE |
C.Hook |
Mr J.Morant |
| Also |
BRICETT |
T.Molony |
Mr H.Linsley |
| Also |
REARMAMENT |
D.Ruttle |
Mrs C.D.Wilson |
| Also |
CAUGHOO |
E.Dempsey |
Mr J.J.McDowell |
| Also |
WAR RISK |
R.Turnell |
Mrs J.Rogerson |
| Also |
CLONCARRIG |
Mr J.Hislop |
Sir Allan Gordon-Smith |
| Also |
WEEVIL |
V.Mooney |
Mr D.Morris |
| Also |
CLONABOY |
E.Hannigan |
Mr Alan H.Wood |
| Also |
GORMANSTOWN |
M.Hogan |
Mr Clifford Nicholson |
| Also |
PLATYPUS |
A.Jack |
Mr R.I.Sainsbury |
| Also |
LOUGH CONN |
J.Fitzgerald |
Mrs M.Rowe |
| Also |
HOUSEWARMER |
H Nicholson |
Miss Dorothy Paget |
| Also |
SIR JOHN |
Major C.Blacker |
Mr F.Dyson |
| Also |
TUDOR CLOSE |
T Maher |
Mr P.D.Turner |
| Also |
LOYAL ANTRIM |
E Newman |
Mr Skeets Martin |
| Also |
ZAHIA |
E.Reavey |
Mr F.N.Gee |
| Also |
SCHUBERT |
L.McMorrow |
Mrs Keith Cameron |
| Also |
ULSTER MONARCH |
Capt J Eustace-Smith |
Mr N.P.Donaldson |
| Also |
MUSICAL LAD |
M.Browne |
Mr L.Michaelson |
| Also |
ULTRA BENE |
A.Grantham |
Lord Mildmay |
| Also |
LE DAIM |
S Pinch |
Mrs G.I.Osborne |
| Also |
OFFALY PRINCE |
Mr A.Parker |
Mr G.C.Judd |
| Also |
SKOURAS |
A.Power |
Mr R.Collen |
| Also |
PARTHENON |
P.Murray |
Lord Bicester |
| Also |
SODA II |
H.Bonneau |
Mrs Pulham |
| Also |
MALTESE WANDERER |
K Gilsenan |
Mr G.J.Wells |
| Also |
HIGHLAND LAD |
E.Kennedy |
Mrs A.H.Watt |
| Also |
TOMMY TRADDLES |
C Harrison |
Mr J.S.Schilizzi |
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SOME CHICKEN |
W.Redmond |
Mr J.J.Cleaver |
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SERPENTINE |
C Mitchell |
Mr D.P.O'Brien |
| Also |
BORA'S COTTAGE |
E.Vinall |
Mr F.L.Vickerman |
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Glen Kelly on gaining Miss Paget’s spare ride in the 1948 Grand National.This is the title of a chapter from Chris Pitt’s book ‘Go Down to the Beaten’, which looks at personal stories by connections of horses which failed to win the Grand National, a copy of which can be purchased by clicking the link below:-
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=341 |
| I am grateful to Robert Nugent for the excellent, rare scans shown below. |
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