# 1929 Grand National

The 1929 Grand National was the 88th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 22 March 1929.
It had the largest starting field of any Aintree Grand National with 66 horses taking part in the race.
The race was won by 100/1 outsider Gregalach, and it was the second successive year where a horse with such odds won. Fourth-placed Melleray's Belle started at odds of 200/1 and was the first horse with odds as wide as this to finish in the top four places since Magpie, also a 200/1 bet in 1886.
Gregalach was ridden by jockey Robert W. H. Everett and trained by Tom Leader, for owner Marion Gemmell. Easter Hero, the favourite, finished in second place and Richmond II was third.
Of the 66 runners, all but one returned safely to the stables. One horse, named Stort, incurred a leg fracture in a fall and was euthanised.

## Finishing order

| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
| 1 | Gregalach | Bob Everett | 7 | 11-4 | 1100 100/1 | 6 Lengths |
| 2 | Easter Hero | John Moloney | 9 | 12-7 | 1004.5 9/2 | |
| 3 | Richmond II | Billy Stott | 6 | 10-6 | 1040 40/1 | |
| 4 | Melleray's Belle | James F Mason | 10 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | |
| 5 | May King | Fred Gurney | 10 | 11-2 | 1066 66/1 | |
| 6 | Grakle | Tim Hamey | 7 | 11-9 | 1018 18/1 | |
| 7 | D.D.B. | Mr R Gubbins | 9 | 10-11 | 1066 66/1 | |
| 8 | Delarue | Gerry Wilson | 7 | 10-3 | 1200 200/1 | |
| 9 | Kilbairn | Mr L Parry | 8 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Last to complete |

## Non-finishers

| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
| ? | Camperdown | Kenyon Goode | 10 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Sprig | Tony Escott | 12 | 12-5 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Bright's Boy | Eric Foster | 10 | 10-4 | 1025 25/1 | Fell |
| ? | Koko | Sylvester Duffy | 11 | 12-3 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Great Span | William Payne | 8 | 12-0 | 1016.6666666667 100/6 | Pulled Up |
| ? | Trump Card | Tommy Morgan | 11 | 11-12 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| 03 | Mount Etna | Ted Leader | 12 | 11-7 | 1028 28/1 | Fell |
| ? | Knight of the Wilderness | Murtagh Keogh | 9 | 11-7 | 1040 40/1 | |
| ? | Billy Barton | Tommy Cullinan | 11 | 11-7 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | Lloydee | Dick Rees | 7 | 11-4 | 1022 22/1 | Fell |
| ? | The Ace II | Mr G Evans | 7 | 11-3 | 1066 66/1 | |
| ? | Ardeen | Bob Lyall | 12 | 11-2 | 1025 25/1 | |
| ? | Carfax | Mr Basil Ancil | 13 | 11-1 | 1040 40/1 | |
| ? | Ballystockart | Captain Reginald Sassoon | 10 | 11-0 | 1066 66/1 | |
| 11 | Stort | T Chisman | 10 | 11-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Lordi | Captain Henry Weber | 8 | 11-0 | 1028 28/1 | Fell |
| ? | Master Billie | Mr Monty Rayson | 10 | 11-0 | 1020 20/1 | Pulled Up |
| ? | Le Touquet | T Teasdale | 7 | 11-12 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Skrun Prince | Bill Gurney | 8 | 10-12 | 1022 22/1 | Fell |
| ? | Overdraft | Mr R Bennet | 7 | 10-11 | 1066 66/1 | |
| ? | Rampant | Harry Misa | 9 | 10-11 | 1100 100/1 | |
| ? | Tipperary Tim | Bill Dutton | 11 | 10-10 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| 03 | Darracq | Mr G S Poole | 14 | 10-10 | 1040 40/1 | Fell |
| ? | K.C.B. | James Hogan jnr | 7 | 10-10 | 1050 50/1 | |
| ? | Ardoon's Pride | Dick Thrale | 9 | 10-10 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Sandy Hook | Frank Fish | 8 | 10-9 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Herbert's Choice | J Farrell | 8 | 10-8 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Dwarf of the Forest | Mr Harry Kennard | 12 | 10-8 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Drinmond | Barney Balding | 12 | 10-8 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Uncle Ben | Pat Powell | 8 | 10-8 | 1040 40/1 | |
| ? | Beechmartin | Lewis Rees | 8 | 10-7 | 1050 50/1 | |
| ? | Ruddyman | Billy Parvin | 10 | 10-5 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Hawker | Captain A E Grant | 15 | 10-5 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Gay Dog II | A Birch | 10 | 10-3 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Denburgh | Gerald Hardy | 10 | 10-3 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Sultan of Wicken | T James | 10 | 10-3 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Kilbrain | Victor Piggott | 9 | 10-3 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Ballyhanwood | Jack Goswell | 8 | 10-2 | 1100 100/1 | |
| ? | Soldier's Joy | Captain Gossage | 11 | 10-2 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Irina | J Kelly | 7 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Duke of Florence | G Turner | 8 | 10-0 | 1050 50/1 | |
| ? | Harewood | Dudley Williams | 7 | 10-0 | 1040 40/1 | Fell |
| ? | Mabestown's Pride | Mr D R Daly | 13 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Knocked Over |
| ? | Rathory | Roger Burford | 13 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Cloringo | A Wall | 8 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Merrivale II | Fred Brookes | 11 | 10-0 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Miss Balscadden | George Bowden | 10 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Odd Cat | J Sinnot | 8 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | Best Home | Mr G Elliott | 8 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Big Wonder | J Bisggod | 9 | 10-0 | 1050 50/1 | |
| ? | Fleet Prince | Mr Fred Thackray | 11 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Kawngo | Arthur Waudby | 8 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | |
| ? | More Din | A Harroway | 9 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Stage Management | M Doherty | 9 | 10-0 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Theorem | T Costello | 12 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |
| ? | Toy Bell | Danny Morgan | 7 | 10-0 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Wild Edgar | S Regan | 9 | 10-0 | 1200 200/1 | Fell |

## Media coverage and aftermath

The media largely praised Aintree's decision to fill in the ditch at The Canal Turn in the wake of the pile up that happened there the previous year but the sheer volume of entries again led to criticism, despite Aintree having introduced an additional forfeit stage in the conditions. The Hon George Lambton claimed that the conditions of the race encouraged poor horses to be entered and that the framing of the weights was also unfair and that the top weights should not be forced to burden as much as 35lbs more than those at the foot of the handicap. Aintree responded the following year by increasing the minimum entry age from five to six years, though changes to the handicap remained unaltered until 1960.