1959 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race May 2014 May 2014 1959 Grand National Grand National Aintree Racecourse 21 March 1959 England Oxo 8/1 England Michael Scudamore Willie Stephenson John E. Bigg Good 1958 1960 right 275px Highlights of the 1959 Grand National (British Pathé) British Movietone The 1959 Grand National was the 113th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, on 21 March 1959. The race was won by the 8/1 second-favourite Oxo, ridden by Michael Scudamore and trained by Willie Stephenson. Thirty-four horses ran, including the previous year's winner Mr. What, who finished third. Wyndburgh was second and Tiberetta was the only other finisher, each finishing in the places for the third consecutive year.The Grand National 23 March 1959 4 issue54416 There was one equine fatality during the race: Henry Purcell, who was one of fourteen horses to fall or be brought down at Becher's Brook. Additionally, Slippery Serpent broke a bone in his leg in falling at the thirteenth fence and was euthanised during the week after the race.The Grand National 26 March 1959 16 issue54419 A debate was held in parliamentThe Grand National 10 April 1959 16 issue54431 and the Home Secretary, Rab Butler, met the National Hunt Committee in response to safety concerns raised by the League Against Cruel Sports.The Grand National 12 May 1959 7 issue54458 Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01OxoMichael Scudamore810-138/102WyndburghTim Brookshaw910-1210/103Mr. WhatTosse Taaffe911-96/104TiberettaAlan Oughton1110-920/1Last to Complete Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate01Nic AtkinsFrancis Shortt810-120/1Fell01Stop ListTommy Shone1010-166/1Fell02SoutherntownPatrick Cowley1310-0100/1Fell04Oscar WildeTaffy Jenkins910-428/1Fell06Done UpFred Winter910-3100/7Brought Down06EternalPeter Major810-450/1Fell06Glorious TwelfthGeorge Slack1010-733/1Brought Down06Henry PurcellAnthony Keen1210-0100/1Fell06Mr GayDerek Ancil1210-928/1Brought Down06Sundawn IIIJimmy Power1010-0100/1Brought Down06The CrofterStan Mellor1110-0100/1Fell06Valiant SparkJohnny Lehane1010-340/1Fell11Belsize IIMr G Rooney1010-028/1Fell12DondrosaMr CB Taylor710-1166/1Refused13Slippery SerpentPat Taaffe810-119/1Fell14RichardstownFrancis Carroll1110-166/1Pulled Up17Royal TournamentBert Morrow810-0100/1Refused22Irish CoffeeCathal Finnegan910-533/1Fell22KerstinStan Hayhurst912-025/1Fell22KilballyownE McKenzie1210-233/1Brought Down22MainstownMichael Batchelor910-1040/1Fell22SoltownWilliam Brennan710-325/1Fell22Surprise PacketGerry Scott1010-5100/1Fell24Cannobie LeeDavid Nicholson810-1045/1Fell24Green DrillGeorge Milburn910-622/1Fell24VigorBill Rees1110-566/1Fell24TurmoilJohn Hudson910-120/1Pulled Up24PintailJumbo Wilkinson1010-4100/1Pulled Up26John JacquesJohnny East1011-033/1Fell28Eagle LodgeJohnny Bullock1010-045/1Refused The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, 0-7524-3547-7 http://fiftiesnationals.webs.com/1959.htm 1959 - The Grand National & Aintree 1946-1959 fiftiesnationals.webs.com 2014-08-08 http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm Past Winners of The Grand National grand-national.net 2014-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104085359/http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm 4 November 2011 dead First to be filmed in colour? The Cinema series 'Look at Life' followed Oxo to Aintree and filmed the National in colour, claiming to be the first time the race was screened in such a way.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q01JEespHLo The First Ever Grand National to be Shown in Colour | Look at Life | Our History YouTube 9 April 2022 Post race controversy The debate regarding the safety of the race rolled into June when Mirabel Topham issued a rebuke of a claim that twenty-four horses had been injured during the race. Mrs Topham reported that every horse was checked by three stable lads after the race who reported that Mr What had an abrasion, Tiberetta a scratch and Eternal a cut lip. Daily Mirror, Page 5, Column 2, Article 'Horses like the Grand National. Says Mrs T.' References 1959 1959 Grand National Grand National Grand National