1917 War Steeplechase

Horse race

1917 War SteeplechaseWar Steeplechase

Location| Gatwick Racecourse
Date| 21 March 1917
Winning horse| Ballymacad
Jockey| Edmund Driscoll
Trainer| Aubrey Hastings
Owner| Sir George Bullough

← 1916 (unofficial)

1918 (unofficial) →

The 1917 Grand National was cancelled because Aintree Racecourse had been taken over by the War Office. However, a substitute race known as the War Steeplechase was held at Gatwick Racecourse. The Gatwick races from 1916 to 1918 are typically omitted from the true Grand National records.

The 1917 War Steeplechase was won by Ballymacad, ridden by jockey Edmund Driscoll and trained by Aubrey Hastings.

Limerock ridden by Bill Smith was clear on the run-in when he collapsed yards from the winning post, similar to Devon Loch in 1956.

## Finishing order

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Position  | Name  | Jockey | Age  | Handicap (st-lb)  | SP | Distance

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01  | Ballymacad  | Edmund Driscoll  | ?  | 9-12  | 1011.1111111111 100/9  |
02  | Chang  | Willie Smith  | 7  | 9-9  | 1005.5 11/2  |
03  | Ally Sloper | Ivor Anthony  | 8  | 11-10  | 1020 20/1  |
04  | Vermouth  | John Reardon  | 7  | 12-3  | 1008.3333333333 100/12  |
?  | Father Confessor  | A Aylin  | 8  | 11-7  | ?  |
?  | Queen Imaal  | Alfred Newey  | ?  | 11-3  | 1025 25/1  |
?  | Yellow Chat  | Georges Parfrement  | 6  | 11-0  | 1008.3333333333 100/12  |
?  | Blow Pipe  | Edward Lancaster  | 12  | 10-0  | ?  |

This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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## Non-finishers

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Fence  | Name  | Jockey | Age  | Handicap (st-lb)  | SP | Fate

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?  | Templedowney  | Tom Hulme  | ?  | 12-7  | 1025 25/1  | Fell
?  | Irish Mail  | Ernest Piggott | 10  | 12-4  | 1025 25/1  | Pulled Up
?  | Carrig Park  | Charles Hawkins  | ?  | 11-6  | 1003.5 7/2  | Fell
Run-In  | Limerock  | Bill Smith  | ?  | 11-5  | 1014.2857142857 100/7  | Fell
?  | Hackler's Bey  | Captain D Rogers  | 10  | 10-10  | ?  | Fell
?  | Kenia  | A Saxby  | ?  | 10-10  | 1033 33/1  | Fell
?  | Thowl Pin  | Charles Kelly  | 12  | 10-7  | ?  | ?
?  | Charlbury  | Joe Dillon  | 9  | 10-6  | ?  | Pulled Up
?  | Denis Auburn  | Roger Burford  | 10  | 10-4  | ?  | Pulled Up
?  | Fargue  | Harry Brown  | 7  | 9-7  | 1025 25/1  | Fell
?  | Grithorpe  | Herbert Smyth  | ?  | 9-7  | ?  | Fell

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This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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## References

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1. ^ "Aintree 1917 Grand National".
2. ^ The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
3. ^ "Grand National Winners - Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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