# 1927 Grand National

The 1927 Grand National was the 86th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1927.
The race was won by Sprig, the 8/1 favourite ridden by jockey Ted Leader. Leader's father, Tom, trained the winner. It was Sprig's third attempt at winning the National – his owner, Mary Partridge, having kept him in training in memory of her son who died in World War I.
At Becher's Brook on the first circuit, Marsin and Lissett III fell and Silver Somme – a popular fancy – refused. Bovril III, a 100/1 outsider, finished in second place by one length, with Bright's Boy another length behind in third.
This was the first National to be covered on BBC Radio.

## Finishing order

| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
| 01 | Sprig | Ted Leader | 10 | 12-4 | 1008 8/1 | 1 Length |
| 02 | Bovril III | Mr William Pennington | 9 | 10-12 | 1100 100/1 | |
| 03 | Bright's Boy | Jack Anthony | 8 | 12-7 | 1014.2857142857 100/7 | |
| 04 | Drinmond | Barney Balding | 10 | 10-13 | 1066 66/1 | |
| 05 | Master of Arts | Major Cavenagh | 10 | 10-10 | 1050 50/1 | |
| 06 | White Park | Eric Foster | 8 | 12-5 | 1020 20/1 | |
| 07 | Ballystockart | Captain Reginald Sassoon | 8 | 11-1 | 1100 100/1 | |

## Non-finishers

| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
| ? | Gerald L | Lewis Rees | 13 | 12-5 | 1050 50/1 | ? |
| ? | Amberwave | Mr J O'Brien | 9 | 12-0 | 1020 20/1 | Balked |
| ? | Grecian Wave | J Meaney | 9 | 11-12 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| 6 | Marsin | Pat Powell | 9 | 11-12 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Thrown In | Hugh Grosvenor | 11 | 11-10 | 1012.5 100/8 | Fell |
| ? | Knight of the Wilderness | Bill Gurney | 7 | 11-9 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| ? | Dwarf of the Forest | Mr Harry Kennard | 10 | 11-4 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| ? | Shaun Or | W Madden | 8 | 11-3 | 1016.6666666667 100/6 | Fell |
| 6 | Silver Somme | M Connors | 10 | 11-3 | 1014.2857142857 100/7 | Refused |
| ? | Keep Cool | Jack Goswell | 12 | 11-3 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| 16 | Red Bee | Bill Payne | ? | ? | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Hawker | Captain A E Grant | 13 | 11-1 | 1066 66/1 | Ran Out |
| 16 | Test Match | Bob Lyall | 9 | 11-1 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Uncle Jack | T O'Sullivan | 8 | 11-1 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Trump Card | Mr Stratford Dennis | 9 | 11-1 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| ? | Master Billie | Dick Rees | 8 | 10-13 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | Pop Ahead | Harold Fowler | 9 | 10-13 | 1040 40/1 | Fell |
| ? | Misconduct | Billy Parvin | 8 | 10-12 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | Sir Huon | Monty Rayson | 13 | 10-12 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Cash Box | G Green | 10 | 10-12 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Snapper | Captain Meade Dennis | 9 | 10-10 | 1040 40/1 | Fell |
| ? | Upton Lad | Mr Bill Dutton | 12 | 10-10 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Eagle's Tail | Fred Brookes | 8 | 10-9 | 1020 20/1 | Pulled Up |
| ? | Grakle | John Moloney | 5 | 10-9 | 1009 9/1 | Fell |
| ? | Mr Jolly | Mr J S Wight | 12 | 10-9 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Corazon | Tommy Morgan | 9 | 10-8 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| 6 | Lissett III | Tim Hamey | 11 | 10-5 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | All White | James F Mason | 13 | 10-5 | 1100 100/1 | Pulled Up |
| ? | Blaenor | Paddy Doyle | 10 | 10-5 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| ? | Miss Balcadden | Mr D Thomas | 8 | 10-5 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |