1953 Grand National

English steeplechase horse race December 2023 June 2013 1953 Grand National Grand National Aintree Racecourse 28 March 1953 Ireland Early Mist 20/1 Ireland Bryan Marshall Ireland Vincent O'Brien Ireland Joe H. Griffin Good 1952 1954 right 275px Highlights of the 1953 Grand National (British Pathé) The 1953 Grand National was the 107th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 28 March 1953. The race was won by eight-year-old Early Mist at odds of 20/1. Early Mist was the first of trainer Vincent O'Brien's three consecutive Grand National victories, and his jockey, Bryan Marshall, would also go on to win a second successive National the following year on Royal Tan. Of the 31 that started, 5 finished. Mont Tremblant was 2nd, Irish Lizard was 3rd, Overshadow finished 4th and Senlac Hill was last to complete in 5th. Finishing order PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance01Early MistBryan Marshall811-220/120 Lengthshttps://www.grandnationalultimatehistory.com/races-1953.html 195302Mont TremblantDavid Dick712-518/103Irish LizardBob Turnell1010-633/104OvershadowPat Taaffe1310-433/105Senlac HillDick Francis810-1066/1Last to complete Non-finishers FenceNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPFate01Grand TruceDerek Leslie910-066/1Fell01Quite NaturallyTim Molony910-818/1Fell02Happy DaysAlan Benson1310-066/1Fell03Wait and SeeArthur Freeman810-550/1Fell03Head CrestSid Barnes710-040/1Fell04BaireJohn Foster710-040/1Fell04Cardinal ErrorDick Curran911-5100/7Fell06Land FortH Oliver910-1350/1Fell08HiebraAlf Mullins810-050/1Fell08Parasol IIAlan Oughton810-425/1Fell08Whispering SteelBert Morrow810-39/1Brought Down08Lucky DomePatrick Doyle710-010/1Pulled Up08DesireTom Cullen1210-066/1Pulled Up10Punchestown StarSam McComb910-066/1Refused11Glen FireMicky Lynn1010-810/1Refused11Larry FinnArthur Thompson910-1140/1Brought Down11Cream of the BorderJumbo Wilkinson810-066/1Brought Down11Steel LockMr E Maggs910-066/1Refused19KnuckledusterMr PB Browne911-025/1Pulled Up20Armoured KnightThomas Mabbutt910-166/1Fell20OrdnanceMichael Scudamore710-325/1Fell22Uncle BarneyJack Boddy1010-440/1Fell22WittyGeorge Slack810-522/1Unseated Rider24Pearly PrinceTaffy Jenkins1010-066/1Fell27Little YidJimmy Power1110-17/1Refused28CloncarrigBob McCreery1311-566/1Fell The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, 0-7524-3547-7 http://fiftiesnationals.webs.com/1953.htm 1953 – The Grand National & Aintree 1946-1959 fiftiesnationals.webs.com 2014-08-30 http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm Past Winners of The Grand National grand-national.net 2014-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104085359/http://www.grand-national.net/past_winners.htm 4 November 2011 dead References 1953 1953 Grand National Grand National Grand National