1938 Grand National

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.

1938 Grand National
Grand National
LocationAintree Racecourse
Date25 March 1938
Winning horseUnited States Battleship
Starting price40/1
JockeyEngland Bruce Hobbs
TrainerReg Hobbs
OwnerUnited States Mrs. Marion duPont Scott
ConditionsGood to firm
External video
video icon Highlights of the 1938 Grand National (British Pathé)

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.

Thirty-six horses ran in the race, including the previous year's winner Royal Mail, who was pulled-up before the second Canal Turn with a broken blood vessel.

Media coverage and aftermath

Winning rider Bruce Hobbs later explained that he had Fred Rimell to thank in part for his victory. Hobbs stated that Battleship had landed very steeply at Becher's Brook and cut his chin on the ground, causing the pair to come to the seventh fence wrong. Battleship had to veer sharply to take the jump and as Hobbs stated. "He caught me off balance and I was starting to fall off when suddenly I got a push up the bum back into the saddle" [From Rimell]. Of the finish Hobbs stated "I didn't hit the little horse because he wouldn't go for the stick, but he gave everything and got up and won. I thought it was half a length but they gave it as a head and all the Irish said if there was a photograph I would have been second." Hobbs himself never raced in the National again after a fall later that year resulted in a back injury that ended his riding career.[1]

Finishing order
Position Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Battleship Bruce Hobbs 11 11-06 1040 40/1 A Head[2]
02 Royal Danieli DL Moore 1018 18/1
03 Workman Jimmy Brogan 1028 28/1
04 Cooleen Jack Fawcus 1008 8/1
05 Delachance John Moloney 1011.1111111111 100/9
06 Red Knight II Davy Jones 1028 28/1
07 Blue Shirt Bob Smythe 1008 8/1
08 Hopeful Hero Mr W Dawes 1100 100/1
09 Under Bid Marius Pringle 1040 40/1
10 Bachelor Prince Danny Morgan 1025 25/1
11 Lough Cottage Richard 'Dicky' Black 1040 40/1
12 Provocative Fred Rimell 1022 22/1
13 Drim Mr BK Tighe 1100 100/1

Non-finishers
Position/Fate Name Jockey Age Handicap (st-lb) SP
Fell (1st) Inversible Matt Hogan 1033 33/1
Frobisher Perry Harding 1066 66/1
Prominent Lad Hywell Jones 1100 100/1
Dominick's Cross Bob Everett 1022 22/1
Fell (3rd) Pontet JE Parkinson 1066 66/1
Didoric Don Butchers 1050 50/1
Emancipator Mr CRD Gray 1100 100/1
Fell (6th) Brighter Cottage W O'Grady 1040 40/1
Dawmar Roger Burford 1100 100/1
Takvor Pacha A Kalley 1014.2857142857 100/7
What Have You Sean Magee 1100 100/1
Hurdy Gurdy Man John Hislop 1100 100/1
Cabin Fire Tim Hyde 1033 33/1
Fell (10th) Airgead Sios Thomas McNeill 1025 25/1
Stalbridge Park Gerry Wilson 1016.6666666667 100/6
K.D.H. George Archibald 1100 100/1
Fell (16th) Rock Lad Jack Bissill 1066 66/1
Tapinois A Scratchley 1100 100/1
Blue Prince Billy Parvin 1050 50/1
Fell (22nd) Dunhill Castle Frenchie Nicholson 1020 20/1
Fell (22nd) Rockquilla Thomas F Carey 1028 28/1
Pulled Up (24th) Royal Mail Evan Williams 1012.5 100/8
Lazy Boots Sir C Congreve 1100 100/1

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References
  1. Sporting Life Souvenir Magazine, 9 April 1988, page 14
  2. "1938".
  3. "Grand National Winners – Sportsbook Guardian". Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  4. "Aintree Grand National 1938".
  5. "Jockeypedia".
  6. "Past Winners of the Grand National". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  7. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-grand-national-1938/ Highlights of the 1938 Grand National
  8. "1938".
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