Midlands Grand National

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Listed race
Midlands Grand National
Location Uttoxeter Racecourse,
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England
Inaugurated 1969
Race type Steeplechase
Sponsor Betfred
Website uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk
Race information
Distance 4 miles 1 furlong 110 yards (6,739 metres)
Surface Turf
Qualification Five-years-old and up
Weight Handicap
Maximum: 11 st 12 lb
Purse £65,000 (2012)
1st: £37,018

The Midlands Grand National is a Listed National Hunt race in Great Britain. It is a handicap steeplechase and is run at Uttoxeter Racecourse in March, over a distance of 4 miles, 1 furlong and 110 yards.

History

The first race was run on 3 May 1969.[1] The race was initially run over 4 miles and 2 furlongs and was increased up to 4 miles 4 furlongs in 1977. In 1991 the distance was dropped to 4 miles, before being returned to 4½ miles in 1993. It has been run at its present distance of 4 miles, 1 furlong and 110 yards since 2004.[2]

The 1977 winner Watafella finished third in the race but was promoted to first place after the first and second, No Scotch and Evander were disqualified after it was realised they failed to meet the conditions of the race, along with three other runners.[3]

Records

Most successful horse:

  • no horse has won the race more than once

Leading jockey (2 wins):

  • Ken White - Happy Spring (1969), Rip’s Lyric (1973)
  • Derek Morris - Midnight Madness (1987), Mister Ed (1993)
  • Brendan Powell - Another Excuse (1996), Young Kenny (1999)
  • Norman Williamson - Lucky Lane (1995), The Bunny Boiler (2002)

Leading trainer (3 wins):

  • David Pipe - Minella Four Star (2011), Master Overseer (2012), Big Occasion (2013)
  • Widest winning margin – Another Excuse (1996) – distance
  • Narrowest winning margin – Fighting Chance (1974), Knock Hill (1988) – head
  • Most runners – 22, in 1978, 1979 and 1981
  • Fewest runners – 6, in 2000

Winners since 1981

  • Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
Year
 Winner
 Age
 Weight
 Jockey
 Trainer
1981 Master Brutus 9 10-02 J L Goulding Caroline Mason
1982 Bridge Ash 9 10-13 Keith Johnson J I Johnson
1983 no race 1983[1]
1984 Mr Mole 9 10-00 A Webb John Webber
1985 Northern Bay 9 11-10 Philip Hobbs T T Bill
1986 The Thinker 8 11-06 Ridley Lamb Arthur Stephenson
1987 Midnight Madness 9 9-13 Derek Morris D Bloomfield
1988 Knock Hill 12 11-07 George Mernagh John Webber
1989 Gallic Prince 10 10-01 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs
1990 Willsford 7 11-00 Mark Pitman Jenny Pitman
1991 Bonanza Boy 10 11-10 Peter Scudamore Martin Pipe
1992 Laura's Beau 8 10-08 Conor O'Dwyer Francis Berry
1993 Mister Ed 10 10-03 Derek Morris Roger Curtis
1994 Glenbrook d'Or 10 10-00 Brian Clifford Jim Wilson
1995 Lucky Lane 11 10-00 Norman Williamson Philip Hobbs
1996 Another Excuse 8 10-00 Brendan Powell Eugene O'Sullivan
1997 Seven Towers 8 11-04 Peter Niven Mrs Mary Reveley
1998 Miss Orchestra 7 09-09 Barry Geraghty Jessica Harrington
1999 Young Kenny 8 11-06 Brendan Powell Peter Beaumont
2000 Ackzo 7 10-00 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy
2001 no race 2001[2]
2002 The Bunny Boiler 8 10-00 Norman Williamson Noel Meade
2003 Intelligent 7 10-10 Robbie Power Jessica Harrington
2004 no race 2004[3]
2005 Philson Run 9 10-02 Paul Carberry Nick Williams
2006 G V A Ireland 8 10-03 Ruby Walsh Francis Flood
2007 Baron Windrush 9 10-09 Jason Maguire Nigel Twiston-Davies
2008 Himalayan Trail 9 10-00 Tjade Collier Mrs Sue Smith
2009 Russian Trigger 7 10-12 Jack Doyle Victor Dartnall
2010 Synchronised 7 11-05 Tony McCoy Jonjo O'Neill
2011 Minella Four Star 8 10-00 Conor O'Farrell David Pipe
2012 Master Overseer 9 10-03 Tom Scudamore David Pipe
2013 Big Occasion 6 9-07 Mr Mikey Ennis David Pipe

1 The 1983 running was cancelled due to a waterlogged track.
2 The 2001 running was cancelled due to a foot-and-mouth crisis.
3 The 2004 running was cancelled due to high winds.

Earlier winners

  • 1969: Happy Spring
  • 1970: Two Springs
  • 1971: Grey Sombrero
  • 1972: Proud Percy
  • 1973: Rip’s Lyric
  • 1974: Fighting Chance
  • 1975: Rag Trade
  • 1976: Burrator
  • 1977: Watafella
  • 1978: Kick On
  • 1979: Jimmy Miff
  • 1980: Pacify

References

  1. ↑ "Stoke & Staffordshire - Radio Stoke - The Midlands Grand National". BBC. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2012-10-19. 
  2. ↑ "Midlands Grand National". 2006-03-18. Retrieved 2012-10-20. 
  3. ↑ "Big Race History: Midlands National". Betting.betfair.com. 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-19. 

See also

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