1940 Grand National

1940 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	5 April 1940
Winning horse	Bogskar
Jockey	Sgt. Mervyn A. Jones
Trainer	Lord Stalbridge
Owner	Lord Stalbridge
← 1939 1946 →

External video
Highlights of the 1940 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1940 Grand National was the 99th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1940.

Thirty horses ran in the steeplechase, which was won by Bogskar, a 25/1 shot ridden by Royal Air Force 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 World War II.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Bogskar	Mervyn Jones	7	10-4	25/1	4 lengths
02	MacMoffat	Ian Alder	8	10-10
03	Gold Arrow	Peter Lay	8	10-3
04	Symaethis	M Feakes	8	10-7

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Also ran

Position/Fate	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)
Fell (29th)	Royal Danieli	Dan Moore	9	11-13
	The Professor	George Owen	9	11-8
Fell (13th)	Dunhill Castle	Gerry Wilson	10	11-5
	Rockquilla	TF Carey	10	11-5
16	Red Eagle	Tommy Elder	9	11-2
	Dominick's Cross	Cyril Mitchell	9	11-1
	Black Hawk	Fred Rimell	9	11-0
	Kilstar	George Archibald	9	11-0
	Away	Mr IK Muir	9	11-13
	Knightsbrook	?	?	10-9
	Milano	Danny Morgan	9	10-9
	Venturesome Knight	Mr R Tweedle	10	10-8
	Litigant	Richard Black	9	10-7
	Le Cygne	WT O'Grady	7	10-7
	Inversable	M Hogan	12	10-6
	Boyo	R Morgan	9	10-4
	Takvor Pacha	Major Prior Palmer	8	10-4
Fell (14th)	National Knight	Hywel Jones	8	10-4
	Red Freeman	W Redmond	9	10-3
	Underbid	Frenchie Nicholson	8	10-3
	Batchelor Prince	Mr R Loewenstein	13	10-3
	Downright	Capt J Seely	11	10-3
	Second Act	Jack Dowdeswell	9	10-3
	Sterling Duke	Tim Hyde	9	10-3
	Corn Law	T McNeill	8	10-3
	Luxborough	EC Brown	6	10-3
	Lazy Boots	J Ward	14	10-3
	Tuckmill	Glen Kelly	10	10-3

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References

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Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair

Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Peter Simple Red Rum West Tip

Famous jockeys	Jack Anthony Martin Becher Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Ruby Walsh Fred Winter

Other people	Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton

Lists	List of Grand National winners List of Grand National first four placings List of equine fatalities in the Grand National