Grand National: March 25, 1938 Programme

Grand National: March 25, 1938 ProgrammeThe 1938 Grand National was the 97th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1938. The steeplechase was won narrowly by American thoroughbred Battleship, a 40 1 shot ridden by 17 year old jockey Bruce Hobbs and trained by Reg Hobbs, for owner Marion duPont Scott. Royal Danieli finished in second place, with Workman third and last year's second placed Cooleen was fourth. Workman won the

The 1938 Grand National was the 97th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 25 March 1938.

The steeplechase was won narrowly by American thoroughbred Battleship, a 40/1 shot ridden by 17-year-old jockey Bruce Hobbs and trained by Reg Hobbs, for owner Marion duPont Scott. Royal Danieli finished in second place, with Workman third and last year's second-placed Cooleen was fourth. Workman won the National the following year and Cooleen also finished fourth in 1939.

Battleship is the only horse to have won both the Grand National at Aintree and the American Grand National.

G.R. Griffith Ltd Printers

1938

6 1/8" x 4 1/8"

List of GN winners 1837-1937 w/ 3-fold map of Plan of The Liverpool Racecourse insert

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