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English steeplechase horse race

Horse race

1878 Grand National
Grand National
Location	Aintree
Date	29 March 1878
Winning horse	Shifnal
Starting price	7/1
Jockey	J. Jones
Trainer	John Nightingall
Owner	John Nightingall
Conditions	Good to soft
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The 1878 Grand National was the 40th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1878.

Finishing Order

Position	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Shifnal	John Jones	10-12	100-15	2 lengths
02	Martha	Tommy Beasley	10-9	20-1	10 lengths
03	Pride of Kildare	Garrett Moore	11-7	6-1
04	Jackal	James Jewitt	10-12	12-1
05	Miss Lizzie	William Hunt	10-7	25-1
06	Curator	Ted Wilson	10-5	50-1
07	Boyne Water	Jimmy Adams	10-12	5-1	Last to complete

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

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
?	Verity	W. Gregory	10-10	20-1	Fell
01	His Lordship	Robert I'Anson	10-5	9-2	Knocked Over
01	The Bear	Richard Marsh	10-4	100-8	Knocked Over
01	Northfleet	C Lawrence	10-3	100-7	Fell
01	Tattoo	W Canavan	10-3	100-3	Fell

References

"Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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"Aintree Grand National 1878". greyhoundderby.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
Mason, Finch (1907). Heroes and heroines of the Grand National. Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine. London: : The Biographical Press, 12, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C.
"1878". grandnationalultimatehistory.com.

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Course	Aintree Racecourse Becher's Brook Canal Turn The Chair Valentine's Brook
Famous horses	Aldaniti Battleship Corbiere Crisp Devon Loch The Duke E.S.B. Foinavon Golden Miller L'Escargot Lord Gyllene Lottery Mr Frisk Party Politics Peter Simple Red Rum Tiger Roll West Tip
Famous jockeys	Duke of Alburquerque Jack Anthony Martin Becher Rachael Blackmore Tommy Carberry Bob Champion Richard Dunwoody Brian Fletcher Dick Francis Josh Gifford Bruce Hobbs Count Karl Kinsky Jem Mason Tony McCoy Tom Olliver Ernest Piggott Richard Pitman Davy Russell Ruby Walsh Fred Winter
Other people	Peter Bromley Ginger McCain Vincent O'Brien Michael O'Hehir Peter O'Sullevan Jenny Pitman Fred Rimell Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Lord Oaksey Lord Sefton
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