1922 Grand National

The 1922 Grand National was the 81st renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 24 March 1922.

1922 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	24 March 1922
Winning horse	Music Hall
Starting price	100/9
Jockey	Lewis Rees
Trainer	Owen Anthony
Owner	Hugh Kershaw
Conditions	Good

External video

Silent highlights of the 1922 Grand National (British Pathé)

After two false starts, the race was won by Music Hall at odds of 100/9. The nine-year-old was ridden by Lewis Rees and trained by Owen Anthony, for owner Hugh Kershaw, who collected the winner's prize of £5,000. The winning jockey's brother, Fred Rees, had won the race the previous year on Shaun Spadah.[1]

Drifter finished in second place and Taffytus in third. Sergeant Murphy and A Double Escape were remounted after falling and finished fourth and fifth respectively.[2] There were only five finishers from the field of thirty-two horses. Most did not complete the first circuit, with many having been obstructed by Sergeant Murphy in an incident at the Canal Turn.[1]

After a second consecutive year with a small number of finishers, following the 1921 race when only four horses completed the course, The Manchester Guardian wrote that "it is often not a case of the survival of the fittest but of the survival of the luckiest",[3] while Robin Goodfellow in the Daily Mail described it as "a fit subject for the Chamber of Horrors".[1] The favourite, Southampton, and Shaun Spadah both fell at the first fence, and there were two equine fatalities: The Inca II at Becher's Brook and Awbeg at the Canal Turn.

Finishing Order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
1	Music Hall	Lewis Rees	9	11-8	1011.1111111111 100/9	12 lengths
2	Drifter	William Watkinson	8	10-0	1018 18/1	6 lengths
3	Taffytus	Ted Leader	9	11-0	1066 66/1
4	Sergeant Murphy	Charles Hawkins	12	11-0	1016.6666666667 100/6
5	A Double Escape	Tuppy Bennet	8	10-3	1040 40/1

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
01	Shaun Spadah	Fred Rees	11	12-3	1012.5 100/8
01	Southampton	Harry Brown	6	11-10	1008.3333333333 100/12 F
04	Vaulx	Tony Escott	8	10-0	1025 25/1	Fell
05	Clashing Arms	Jack Anthony	7	11-3	1009 9/1	Fell
06	Grey Dawn V	Alf Newey	9	10-0	1025 25/1
06	The Inca II	Fred Brookes	8	10-0	1100 100/1	Fell
06	Wavertree	Bryan Bletsoe	11	11-10	1025 25/1	Fell
08	All White	Bob Chadwick	8	11-0	1014.2857142857 100/7	Brought Down
08	Awbeg	Mr A Knowles	11	10-0	1100 100/1	Fell
08	General Saxham	Mr P Dennis	9	10-9	1066 66/1
08	Norton	Isaac Morgan	7	11-8	1040 40/1	Fell
?	Clonree	J Mahoney	8	11-6	1033 33/1
?	St Bernard	Mr R Pulford	8	11-5	1066 66/1
?	The Turk II	Ivor Anthony	12	10-11	1033 33/1
?	Super Man	Roger Burford	7	10-9	1100 100/1
?	Gay Lochinvar	F Croney	6	10-8	1100 100/1
?	Dunadry	James Hogan jnr	9	10-7	1066 66/1
?	Any Time	Gilbert Wall	11	10-5	1100 100/1
?	Square Up	J Rennison	9	10-4	1020 20/1
?	Mask-On	J Burns	9	10-2	1050 50/1
?	Arabian Knight	R Spares	6	10-2	1100 100/1
?	Sudan II	G Calder	13	10-0	1100 100/1
?	Masterful	Mr M Blair	9	10-0	1066 66/1
?	Dunstanburgh	H Watkins	10	10-0	1100 100/1
?	Confessor	Robert Trudgill	8	10-0	1100 100/1
?	Such A Sport	Captain A C Delmege	11	10-0	1100 100/1
22	Arravale	Percy Whitaker	7	10-10	1014.2857142857 100/7

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References

1. Robin Goodfellow (25 March 1922). "Grand National". Daily Mail.
2. "The Grand National". The Times (42989). London. 25 March 1922. p. 5.
3. "The Grand National". The Manchester Guardian. 25 March 1922.
4. http://www.greyhoundderby.com/GN1922.html
5. The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. https://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1922.html