1908 Grand National
{{short description|English steeplechase horse race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox Horse race
|pagename=1908 Grand National
|horse race=Grand National
|location=Aintree
|date= 27 March 1908
|winning horse={{Flagicon|USA}} Rubio
|starting price = 66/1
|winning jockey= Henry Bletsoe
|winning trainer= William Costello
|winning owner={{Flagicon|Wales}} Maj. Frank Douglas-Pennant
|conditions= Soft (heavy in places)
|previous = 1907
|next = 1909
}}
The 1908 Grand National was the 70th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 27 March 1908.
Finishing Order
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| data-sort-type="number"|Position
!Name ! data-sort-type="number"|Age !SP !Distance |
|---|
| 01
|Henry Bletsoe |10 |10-5 |{{Odds|66|1}} |10 Lengths{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1908.html|title=1908}} |
| 02
|Mattie MacGregor |W Bissell |6 |10-6 |{{Odds|25|1}} | |
| 03
|The Lawyer III |Percy Whitaker |? |1-13 |{{Odds|100|7}} | |
| 04
|Flaxman |Algernon Anthony |? |9-12 |{{Odds|33|1}} | |
| 05
|Springbok |James O'Brien |? |11-5 |? | |
| 06
|Red Hall |Mr H G Farrant |? |10-1 |? | |
| 07
|Kirkland |Frank Mason |? |11-12 |{{Odds|6|1}} | |
| 08
|Chorus |Bob Chadwick |? |10-5 |? |Last to complete |
{{Inc-results|date=October 2021}}
Non-finishers
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Fence
!Name !Age !SP !Fate |
|---|
| ?
|Mount Prospect's Future |Richard Morgan |6 |11-11 |{{Odds|100|7}} |Fell |
| ?
|Roman Law |Alfred Newey |? |11-2 |{{Odds|100|7}} |Fell |
| ?
|Seisdon Prince |M Phelan |? |11-0 |{{Odds|100|7}} |Fell |
| ?
|Extravagance |Harry Aylin |? |10-12 |{{Odds|100|7}} |Knocked Over |
| ?
|Lara |Walter Bulteel |? |10-8 |{{Odds|25|1}} |Fell |
| ?
|Nanoya |J Lynn |6 |10-7 |? |Fell |
| ?
|Tom West |H Murphy |? |10-7 |{{Odds|8|1}} |Fell |
| ?
|Jenkinstown |Frank Morgan |? |10-5 |? |Pulled Up |
| ?
|York II |W Rollason |? |10-4 |? |Fell |
| ?
|Paddy Maher |Mr O'B Butler |? |10-3 |{{Odds|100|8}} |Fell |
| ?
|Dathia |T Anthony |? |10-0 |? |Pulled Up |
| ?
|Prophet III |Joe Dillon |? |10-0 |? |Fell |
| ?
|Johnstown Lad |Edmund Driscoll |? |9-12 |{{Odds|10|1}} |Fell |
| ?
|Wee Busbie |D Phelan |? |9-11 |? |Fell |
| ?
|Alert III |J Harland |? |9-11 |? |Fell |
| ?
|Wild Fox III |Captain W A Pallin |6 |9-9 |? |Fell |
{{Cite web|url=http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1908.htm|title = Aintree 1908 Grand National}}
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
{{Cite web|url=https://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1909.html|title=1909}}
{{Inc-results|date=October 2021}}
References
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