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1851 Grand National
The 1851 Grand National was, at the time, the 14th renewal of a handicap steeplechase horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 February 1851. However, this was later retrospectively recorded as the 13th official running by the Steeplechase Calendar of 1864 when the race of 1838 was disregarded as official.
The race was won by Abd-El-Kader, becoming the first dual winner and the first to do so in consecutive years (discounting The Duke, 1836/1837 whose wins are not included in official race records). Known affectionately as "Little Ab", the horse stood at just under fifteen hands.
The start area from previous years was sowed with wheat so the grass field to the left of this was used instead, although the runners did pass over the wheat field at the start of the second circuit. The span of the water jump in front of the stands was also increased to 15 feet
The third fence, which had previously been a post and rails, was replaced with a ditch and bank and an additional hurdle was placed between the Canal bridge and the racecourse proper.
Many of the other fences on the course had been shored up with fresh timber and made stiffer, ending the criticism of the fences which had been made through the late 1840s.
Start A field adjoining the previous starting field, laid to wheat this year, Fence 1 {17} New timber replacing Sturdy planks, Fence 2 {18} New timber on earth bank, Fence 3 {19} New rails on earth bank, Fence 4 {20} Post and rails replaced this year with an old dead hedge, Fence 5 {21} Becher's Brook, Fence 6 {22} Bank, Fence 7 {23} Bank and ditch, previously referred to as the double, Fence 8 {24} Extreme turn, previously an artificial brook, Fence 9 {25} Brook at the Canal aka Valentine's Brook for the first time, Fence 10 {26} Hedge, the adjacent gate against which Daly broke his thigh last year was moved away from the fence, Fence 11 {27} Post and rails, Fence 12 {28} Ditch Fence 13 {29} Hedge at Canal Bridge after which the runners re-enter the race course at the first opportunity Fence 14 Thorn Fence aka the Made fence at the back of the distance chair Fence 15 Artificial brook aka the Water jump, increased to fifteen feet Fence 16 Proceed's lane, the runners now cross the wheat field adjacent to the start and jump fences 1-13 again. On jumping Canal bridge, the runners continue past the turn into the training ground to line up for the hurdles. Fence 30 New hurdle placed between the Canal bridge and two mile marker Fence 31 Gorsed hurdle aka Long length hurdles Fence 32 Gorsed hurdle aka Distance hurdles.
This was the last year in which Proceed's Lane, fence sixteen was an obstacle on the course. Having already had the hedge into the lane removed a few years earlier, the hedge out was also removed before the 1852 Grand National, leaving just a slightly sunken lane. This was eventually levelled when Proceed's Lane became Melling Road.
There was an element of criticism of the event this year due to several highly fancied withdrawals in the days prior to the race, principally Rescue who was to be the mount of Tom Olliver the duel winner and only rider to have ridden in every official National.
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1851 Grand National
The 1851 Grand National was, at the time, the 14th renewal of a handicap steeplechase horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 February 1851. However, this was later retrospectively recorded as the 13th official running by the Steeplechase Calendar of 1864 when the race of 1838 was disregarded as official.
The race was won by Abd-El-Kader, becoming the first dual winner and the first to do so in consecutive years (discounting The Duke, 1836/1837 whose wins are not included in official race records). Known affectionately as "Little Ab", the horse stood at just under fifteen hands.
The start area from previous years was sowed with wheat so the grass field to the left of this was used instead, although the runners did pass over the wheat field at the start of the second circuit. The span of the water jump in front of the stands was also increased to 15 feet
The third fence, which had previously been a post and rails, was replaced with a ditch and bank and an additional hurdle was placed between the Canal bridge and the racecourse proper.
Many of the other fences on the course had been shored up with fresh timber and made stiffer, ending the criticism of the fences which had been made through the late 1840s.
Start A field adjoining the previous starting field, laid to wheat this year, Fence 1 {17} New timber replacing Sturdy planks, Fence 2 {18} New timber on earth bank, Fence 3 {19} New rails on earth bank, Fence 4 {20} Post and rails replaced this year with an old dead hedge, Fence 5 {21} Becher's Brook, Fence 6 {22} Bank, Fence 7 {23} Bank and ditch, previously referred to as the double, Fence 8 {24} Extreme turn, previously an artificial brook, Fence 9 {25} Brook at the Canal aka Valentine's Brook for the first time, Fence 10 {26} Hedge, the adjacent gate against which Daly broke his thigh last year was moved away from the fence, Fence 11 {27} Post and rails, Fence 12 {28} Ditch Fence 13 {29} Hedge at Canal Bridge after which the runners re-enter the race course at the first opportunity Fence 14 Thorn Fence aka the Made fence at the back of the distance chair Fence 15 Artificial brook aka the Water jump, increased to fifteen feet Fence 16 Proceed's lane, the runners now cross the wheat field adjacent to the start and jump fences 1-13 again. On jumping Canal bridge, the runners continue past the turn into the training ground to line up for the hurdles. Fence 30 New hurdle placed between the Canal bridge and two mile marker Fence 31 Gorsed hurdle aka Long length hurdles Fence 32 Gorsed hurdle aka Distance hurdles.
This was the last year in which Proceed's Lane, fence sixteen was an obstacle on the course. Having already had the hedge into the lane removed a few years earlier, the hedge out was also removed before the 1852 Grand National, leaving just a slightly sunken lane. This was eventually levelled when Proceed's Lane became Melling Road.
There was an element of criticism of the event this year due to several highly fancied withdrawals in the days prior to the race, principally Rescue who was to be the mount of Tom Olliver the duel winner and only rider to have ridden in every official National.