Horse race
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 March 1904 |
| Winning horse |  Moifaa |
| Starting price | 25/1 |
| Jockey | Arthur Birch |
| Trainer | W Hickey |
| Owner | Spencer Gollan |
| Conditions | Good to soft |
| ← 19031905 → | |
The 1904 Grand National was the 66th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1904.
The winner, Moifaa, was the first ever non-British/Irish winner of the race. He ran in the race again the following year, when he was owned by the King.
Finishing Order
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Moifaa | Arthur Birch | 8 | 10-7 | 1025 25/1 | 8 lengths |
| 02 | Kirkland | Frank Mason | 8 | 10-10 | 1014.2857142857 100/7 | Neck |
| 03 | The Gunner | Mr Joe Widger | 7 | 10-4 | 1025 25/1 | |
| 04 | Shawn Aboo | A Waddington | 6 | 10-1 | 1100 100/1 | |
| 05 | Robin Hood IV | A Magee | 6 | 10-3 | 1033 33/1 | |
| 06 | Band of Hope | Patrick Cowley | 8 | 9-13 | 1040 40/1 | |
| 07 | Napillah | Mr Arthur Wood | 8 | 9-9 | 1100 100/1 | |
| 08 | Benvenir | Percy Woodland | 8 | 9-10 | 1020 20/1 | |
| 09 | Manifesto | H Pigott | 16 | 12-1 | 1020 20/1 | 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 | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Ambush II | Algy Anthony | 10 | 12-6 | 1003.5 7/2 | Fell |
| 29 | The Pride of Mabestown | Mr Arthur Gordon | 8 | 11-0 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| 04 | Inquisitor | Ernest Acres | 9 | 10-11 | 1009 9/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Patlander | E Matthews | 8 | 10-10 | 1007 7/1 | Fell |
| 21 | Deerslayer | James Phillips | 8 | 10-10 | 1025 25/1 | Fell |
| 24 | Detail | Arthur Nightingall | ? | ? | 1007.1428571429 100/14 | Knocked Over |
| 04 | Cushendon | Dennis Morris | 9 | 10-7 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Knight of St Patrick | M Walsh | 7 | 10-6 | 1100 100/1 | ? |
| 14 | May King | Bill Dollery | 8 | 10-5 | 1025 25/1 | Pulled Up |
| 05 | Comfit | Mr Frank Hartigan | 6 | 10-4 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| 06 | Biology | David Read | 7 | 10-1 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Loch Lomond | Fred Freemantle | 6 | 9-10 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| 01 | Railoff | R Sullivan | 7 | 9-9 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| 14 | Old Town | Mr Harry Ripley | 13 | 9-7 | 1100 100/1 | Pulled Up |
| 14 | Honeymoon II | W Lynn | 9 | 9-7 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Kiora | T McGuire | 9 | 10-3 | 1040 40/1 | Fell |
| 05 | Hill of Bree | George Goswell | 8 | 10-4 | 1033 33/1 | ? |
| This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
Media coverage and aftermath
Shortly after his victory, a story emerged from the United States that the Grand National winner had come to England, the survivor of a ship wreck. The popularity of the story of the Robinson Crusoe Grand National winner gained weight through the decades and has been retold many times in books and on television regarding the race, with some versions telling of super equine feats of fifty mile swims to safety. While Moifaa is known to have sailed from Australia to England without incident, the story is not totally without a grain of truth as another New Zealand bred competitor in the 1904 National, Kiora had indeed been shipwrecked on its way to England. The horse had swum nearly half a mile through stormy seas to a reef before being rescued in a very exhausted state the following day.
References
- "1904".
- "Aintree 1904 Grand National".
- The Grand National 1839-1930 by David Hoadley Munroe
- "Heroes and heroines of the Grand National". 1907.
- "1904".
- "Moifaa – Grand National Tales". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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