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1854 Grand National
The 1854 Grand National was the 16th official, 19th including unofficial, renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 1 March 1854.
The New Hurdles, which had been the 29th fence on the circuit, and was jumped once, as the third last obstacle, and first on the home straight, was removed this year.
First circuit: Start At the field adjacent to the wheat field beyond the lane, Fence 1 {16} Ditch, Fence 2 {17} Low stump hedge and drain, Fence 3 {18} Post and Rails, Fence 4 {19} Old dead hedge with partial ditch on approach, Fence 5 {20} Becher's Brook, Fence 6 {21} Bank, Fence 7 {22} Bank and ditch, Fence 8 {23} Extreme Turn, Fence 9 {24} Valentine's Brook, Fence 10 {25} Hedge, Fence 11 {26} Post and rails, Fence 12 {27} Ditch, Fence 13 {28} Hedge at Canal Bridge.
The runners then turned at the first opportunity on re-entering the racecourse and made towards the fences in front of the stands. Fence 14 Hurdle at the distance post, Fence 15 Artificial water jump, 13' 6" wide with a 3' high rail and 4' brook.
Second circuit: The runners then turned away from the Grandstands again and crossed the lane, into the a field known as the wheat piece before following the same circuit until reaching the racecourse again. This time the runners continued to the wider extreme of the course before turning to run up the straight in front of the stands. Fence 29 Long length hurdles, Fence 30 Distance hurdle.
The runners then bypassed the Hurdle at the distance post and artificial Water Jump on the inside before reaching the winning post in front of the Main Stand.
Miss Mowbray the 1852 winner and 1853 runner up was the hot favourite for weeks prior to the race and her position was strengthened with the suggestion that Jem Mason would come out of his recent retirement to partner her. However, suspicions began to rise that something was amiss when the Mare didn't take a customary prep circuit of the course the day before the race, instead performing only light walking exercises. Concerns grew on race day that she would be withdrawn and when the announcement came, just fifty-five minutes before the scheduled start, there were angry words among the spectators towards her connections. It later emerged that the mare had been got at, her foreleg deliberately blistered to such an extent that her withdrawal from this and every other race for the rest of the year was unavoidable.
Bourton had already been installed as clear 4/1 favourite on the day, despite having failed to impress on his two previous attempts at the race, failing to complete the course on each occasion.
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1854 Grand National
The 1854 Grand National was the 16th official, 19th including unofficial, renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 1 March 1854.
The New Hurdles, which had been the 29th fence on the circuit, and was jumped once, as the third last obstacle, and first on the home straight, was removed this year.
First circuit: Start At the field adjacent to the wheat field beyond the lane, Fence 1 {16} Ditch, Fence 2 {17} Low stump hedge and drain, Fence 3 {18} Post and Rails, Fence 4 {19} Old dead hedge with partial ditch on approach, Fence 5 {20} Becher's Brook, Fence 6 {21} Bank, Fence 7 {22} Bank and ditch, Fence 8 {23} Extreme Turn, Fence 9 {24} Valentine's Brook, Fence 10 {25} Hedge, Fence 11 {26} Post and rails, Fence 12 {27} Ditch, Fence 13 {28} Hedge at Canal Bridge.
The runners then turned at the first opportunity on re-entering the racecourse and made towards the fences in front of the stands. Fence 14 Hurdle at the distance post, Fence 15 Artificial water jump, 13' 6" wide with a 3' high rail and 4' brook.
Second circuit: The runners then turned away from the Grandstands again and crossed the lane, into the a field known as the wheat piece before following the same circuit until reaching the racecourse again. This time the runners continued to the wider extreme of the course before turning to run up the straight in front of the stands. Fence 29 Long length hurdles, Fence 30 Distance hurdle.
The runners then bypassed the Hurdle at the distance post and artificial Water Jump on the inside before reaching the winning post in front of the Main Stand.
Miss Mowbray the 1852 winner and 1853 runner up was the hot favourite for weeks prior to the race and her position was strengthened with the suggestion that Jem Mason would come out of his recent retirement to partner her. However, suspicions began to rise that something was amiss when the Mare didn't take a customary prep circuit of the course the day before the race, instead performing only light walking exercises. Concerns grew on race day that she would be withdrawn and when the announcement came, just fifty-five minutes before the scheduled start, there were angry words among the spectators towards her connections. It later emerged that the mare had been got at, her foreleg deliberately blistered to such an extent that her withdrawal from this and every other race for the rest of the year was unavoidable.
Bourton had already been installed as clear 4/1 favourite on the day, despite having failed to impress on his two previous attempts at the race, failing to complete the course on each occasion.