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1946 Grand National

Horse race held in 1946

Field	Value
pagename	1946 Grand National
horse race	Grand National
location	Aintree Racecourse
date	5 April 1946
winning horse	Lovely Cottage
starting price	25/1
winning jockey	England Capt. Robert Petre
winning trainer	Tommy Rayson
winning owner	John Morant
conditions	Good
previous	[1940](1940-grand-national)
next	[1947](1947-grand-national)

The 1946 Grand National was the 100th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1946. It was the first true Aintree Grand National since 1940 due to World War II.

The National was won by 25/1 shot Lovely Cottage, ridden by jockey Captain Robert Petre and trained by Tommy Rayson.

Thirty-four horses ran and one died: Symbole fell at Becher's Brook, incurring a fatal cervical fracture.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Lovely Cottage	Bobby Petre	9	10-8	25/1	4 lengths
02	Jack Finlay	William Kidney	7	10-2	100/1	3 Lengths
03	Prince Regent	Tim Hyde	11	12-5	3/1
04	Housewarmer	Aubrey Brabazon	9	10-2	100/1
05	Schubert	Cliff Beechener	12	11-0	100/7
06	Limestone Edward	David Doyle	12	10-2	13/2	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
06	Symbole	Bill Redmond	11	11-0	33/1	Fell
22	Largo	Jack Cooke	7	10-13	66/1	Fell
?	Heirdom	Peter Cahalin	14	10-10	66/1	Fell
15	Bogskar	R Matthews	13	10-9	66/1	Unseated Rider
22	Kami	H Bonneau	9	10-9	33/1	Fell
23	MacMoffat	Ian Alder	14	10/8	50/1	Unseated rider
12	Astrometer	M Gordon	8	10-3	50/1	Fell
19	Knight's Crest	P Murphy	9	10-3	22/1	Fell
29	Suzerain II	George Archibald (jnr)	8	10-3	33/1	Fell
?	Vain Knight	Dick Curran	13	10/2	100/1	Fell
19	Silver Fame	Daniel Ruttle	7	10-0	40/1	Fell
?	Historical Revue	S Ryan	8	10-0	66/1	Fell
?	Tulyra	Derek Jackson	10	10-0	100/1	Fell
03	Dunshaughlin	Bobby O'Ryan	8	10-0	100/8	Fell
?	Double Flush	Eddie Newman	10	10-0	100/1	Fell
?	Yung-Yat	T Cullen jnr	10	10-0	100/1	Fell
19	Lough Conn	Daniel McCann	10	10-0	33/1	Fell
03	Jock	Fred Gurney	8	10-2	50/1	Fell
?	Musical Lad	M Browne	9	10-0	100/1	Fell
?	Bricett	Jimmy Brogan	9	10-2	28/1	Fell
?	Gyppo	Mr J Cousins	12	10-0	40/1	Fell
06	Alacrity	George Bowden	13	10-0	100/1	Unseated Rider
03	Closure	Herbert Applin	9	10-0	100/1	Fell
01	Elsich	Bill Balfe	10	10-0	100/1	Fell
?	Red Rower	Glen Kelly	12	11-7	22/1	Pulled Up
?	EP	Martin Molony	11	10-2	50/1	Pulled Up
?	Newark Hill	Peter Lay	12	10-1	50/1	Brought Down
19	King Gesson	Roger Burford	10	10-0	100/1	Refused

References

"1946".
"Racing: WATCH OUT PHIL – O'RYan's a STAR!; Kevin aims to dethrone Fenton as top amateur. – Free Online Library".
"The Grand National (1946)".
The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, {{ISBN. 0-7524-3547-7
"1946".
"Past Winners of the Grand National".

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