1952 Grand National

The 1952 Grand National was the 106th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 5 April 1952.

1952 Grand National

Grand National
Location	Aintree Racecourse
Date	5 April 1952
Winning horse	Teal
Starting price	1014.2857142857 100/7
Jockey	Arthur P. Thompson
Trainer	Neville Crump
Owner	Harry Lane
Conditions	Good to firm
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External videos
Highlights of the 1952 Grand National (British Pathé)

The race went off ten minutes late, after the field breached the starting tape, prompting a false start. It was won by Teal, a 100/7 shot ridden by jockey Arthur Thompson and trained by Neville Crump. Thompson and Crump were victorious in the steeplechase in 1948 also, with Sheila's Cottage, at odds of 50/1.

In second place was Legal Joy, third was Wot No Son, and Uncle Barney finished fourth.

Forty-seven horses ran, and all but one returned safely to the stables. Skouras was euthanised after incurred a cervical fracture falling at Becher's Brook.

Finishing order

Position	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Distance
01	Teal	Arthur Thompson	10	10–12	100/7	5 Lengths[1]
02	Legal Joy	Michael Scudamore	9	10–4	100/6
03	Wot No Sun	David Dick	10	11–7	33/1
04	Uncle Barney	Jack Boddy	9	10–4	100/1
05	Overshadow	Eddie Newman	12	10–5	22/1
06	Printers Pie	George Slack	8	10–0	100/1
07	Hierba	Alf Mullins	7	10–0	66/1
08	Column	Peter Pickford	12	10–0	100/1
09	Parsonshill	Jim Seely	13	10–1	100/1
10	Sergeant Kelly	Ray Cross	11	10–9	100/1	Last to complete

Non-finishers

Fence	Name	Jockey	Age	Handicap (st-lb)	SP	Fate
01	Early Mist	Pat Taaffe	7	10–11	18/1	Fell
01	Golden Surprise	Mr T Clarke	7	10–3	100/1	Fell
01	Hal's Venture	John Foster	7	10–8	45/1	Fell
01	Rocket VI	Victor Speck	8	10–1	100/1	Fell
01	Russian Hero	Leo McMorrow	12	10–11	50/1	Fell
01	St Kathleen II	Patrick Doyle	9	10–2	50/1	Fell
01	Dominick's Bar	A Prendergast	8	10–13	66/1	Fell
01	Cardinal Error	Jimmy Power	8	11–8	33/1	Brought Down
01	Irish Lizard	Rex Hamey	9	10–3	33/1	Brought Down
01	Court Painter	Francis Carroll	12	10–0	100/1	Refused
03	Cream of the Border	Lex Kelly	7	10–0	50/1	Refused
03	Inter Alia	C Sleator	9	10–3	66/1	Fell
03	Caesar's Wife	Gordon Rogers	10	10–6	50/1	Unseated Rider
03	Whispering Steel	Bert Morrow	7	10–11	40/1	Fell
04	Cloncarrig	William Dugdale	12	11–13	50/1	Fell
04	Nagara	P Hieronimus	10	11–7	100/1	Fell
05	Brown Jack III	Duke of Alburquerque	9	10–0	40/1	Fell
06	Skouras	Mr R Keith	12	10–13	66/1	Fell
07	Pearly Prince	Derek Leslie	9	10–5	25/1	Fell
07	Skyreholme	Dick Francis	9	11–3	40/1	Fell
07	Tantivy	Mr M Westwick	11	11–1	50/1	Fell
07	Wolfschmidt	F O'Connor	12	10–3	100/1	Fell
07	Kelek	Charles Hook	8	10/3	40/1	Refused
08	Possible	Mr E Weymouth	12	11–0	100/1	Fell
09	Another Delight	Glen Kelly	9	10–10	25/1	Fell
13	Starlit Bay	Clive Straker	8	10–3	50/1	Fell
17	Roimond	Tim Molony	11	11–13	33/1	Fell
17	Menzies	Mick O'Dwyer	10	10–4	33/1	Brought Down
21	Border Luck	Tommy Shone	7	10–12	20/1	Unseated Rider
21	Derrinstown	Alan Power	12	10–0	100/1	Pulled Up
21	Tavoy	Daniel McCann	9	10–0	100/1	Pulled Up
22	Traveller's Pride	Len Stephens	9	10–1	100/1	Fell
24	Freebooter	Bryan Marshall	11	12–7	10/1	Fell
24	Royal Stuart	Tim Brookshaw	9	10–3	50/1	Refused
24	Icy Calm	Marquess of Portago	9	11–0	33/1	Pulled Up
30	Royal Tan	Phonsie O'Brien	8	11–6	22/1	Fell
?	Bronze Arrow	John Straker	10	10–2	100/1	Fell

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References

1. "1952".
2. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN 0-7524-3547-7
3. "1952 – The Grand National & Aintree 1946-1959". fiftiesnationals.webs.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
4. "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2014.