1939 Grand National

1939 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	March 1939
Winning horse	Workman ^[1]
Starting price	100/8 ^[2]
Jockey	Tim Hyde
Trainer	Jack Ruttle
Owner	Alexander Maguire

External video
Highlights of the 1939 Grand National (British Pathé)

The 1939 Grand National was the 98th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 24 March 1939.

The winning jockey was Irishman Tim Hyde, riding 100/8 shot Workman.^[3] Workman was trained by Jack Ruttle, for owner Sir Alexander Maguire. MacMoffat finished in second place, Kilstar was third, and Cooleen fourth for the second consecutive year.

Thirty-seven horses ran, competing for the £10,000 in prize money, and all returned safely to the stables.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	SP
01	Workman	Tim Hyde	100/8
02	MacMoffatt	Ian Alder	25/1
03	Kilstar	George Archibald	8/1
04	Cooleen	Jack Fawcus	22/1
05	Symaethis	Matthew Feakes	66/1
06	Dominick's Cross	Bob Everett	33/1

This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Also ran

Position/Fate	Name	Jockey	SP
	West Point	Jimmy Brogan	66/1
	Pencraik	A Scratchley	100/1
	Royal Mail	Danny Morgan	100/8
	Bachelor Prince	Tom Isaac	66/1
	Under Bid	Gerry Wilson	22/1
Fell (1st)	Brendan's Cottage	George Owen	25/1
Fell (1st)	Teme Willow	Fred Rimell	100/9
Fell (1st)	Drim	Mr J Morris	100/1
Fell (1st)	War Vessel	Billy Parvin	50/1
Fell (1st)	Mesmerist	Perry Harding	100/1
Fell (3rd)	Dunhill Castle	Fulke Walwyn	28/1
Fell (7th)	Royal Danieli	Dan Moore	100/8
Fell (6th)	Epiphanes	Mr Herbert Applin	100/1
Fell (9th)	Rockquilla	Thomas F Carey	100/6
Fell (9th)	Luckypenny	Major Roger Moseley	100/1
	Perfect Part	James Ward	33/1
	Red Freeman	Bill Redmond	50/1
	Sporting Piper	John Hislop	50/1
	Blue Shirt	Bob Smyth	10/1
	Second Act	Jack Dowdeswell	100/1
Refused (5th)	St George II	Robert Petre	33/1
	Tuckmill	Glen Kelly	100/1
	Birthgift	Thomas McNeill	100/1
	Red Hillman	Eric Foley	66/1
	Montrejeau II	Frenchie Nicholson	40/1
	Deslys	Alec Marsh	100/1
	Scotch Wood	Capt Peter Herbert	100/1
	Milano	Mr L Stoddard	50/1
	Lucky Patch	Tommy Elder	66/1
	Black Hawk	John Moloney	40/1
	Inversible	M Hogan	22/1

This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]

References

↑ "Aintree Grand National 1939". 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
↑ "Aintree Grand National Winners 1839 - 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2011.
↑ "Grand National set for April 5". Calgary Herald. 5 January 1940. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
↑ http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1939.html
↑ https://sites.google.com/site/jockeypedia/
↑ http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm
↑ http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-grand-national-1939/ Highlights of the 1939 Grand National

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