1846 Grand National: Results, Runners & Fallers

1846 Grand National PioneerJust five runners from 22 starters would complete the 1846 Grand National at Aintree, which for this year was officially known as the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase for the very last time.

The winner was Pioneer, a horse that was very unfancied in the market and returned with an SP of 200/10, or in modern pricing, 20/1.

The winner from the previous year, Cure-All, was back to try and defend his title but could not complete the course and was pulled up.

Pioneer was here for his first try in the race, recording his only win, but he did return for the next two years to try and win again. In 1847, he would complete and finish in 4th position, while a year later, in 1848, he would fall and fail to complete.

Just like the horse, the trainer on the day, who we only know as Mr Adams, was having his first attempt at the Grand National, too. It would be his only attempt, as he would not train the horse when he came back, leaving the trainer with a perfect record of one win from one runner in the race.

The jockey on the day was William Taylor, and while he was also having his first-ever ride in the race, he did go on to have more in the race in the future. This was his only win in the contest, but he did have four more rides in the race, his next best effort was a 4th placed finish in 1848.

Results

Result Horse Starting Price Age Handicap Prize Money Jockey Trainer
1 Pioneer (2) 200/10 6 11-12 £695 William Taylor Adams
2 Culverthorpe 12/1 10 11-4 - H Rackley Unknown
3 Switcher 7/1 5 12-4 - Denny Wynne Unknown
4 Firefly 6/1 7 12-8 - Larry Byrne Larry Byrne
5 Eagle 25/1 5 11-12 - Capt William Peel Unknown

Non Finishers

Horse Fence Reason Starting Price Age Handicap Jockey Trainer
Hornihiharriho 4 Brought Down Unknown Unknown 11-00 J Parker H Lee Carter
Regalia Anchor Bridge Crossing 2ND CIR Pulled Up Unknown Unknown 11-12 Thomas Doolan Larry Byrne
Lancet (1) AFT Anchor Bridge Crossing 1ST CIR Brought Down 10/1 5 11-00 William McDonough Unknown
Perambulator Anchor Bridge Crossing 2ND CIR Pulled Up 16/1 6 10-8 Neptune Stagg Unknown
Pickwick END 1ST CIR Pulled Up Unknown 6 10-10 James Daly Unknown
Veluti 2ND LAST Pulled Up 11/2 6 10-6 Jem Mason George Dockeray
Golden Pippin MID 2ND CIR Pulled Up 12/1 7 11-12 Charles Nainby Unknown
Cure-All Canal Side 2ND CIR Pulled Up 16/1 8 12-4 William Loft Christopher ‘Kitty’ Crisp
Brenda Anchor Bridge Crossing 2ND CIR Pulled Up 100/6 9 11-4 Horatio Powell Unknown
Tinderbox Table Top Jump 1ST CIR Fell Unknown 9 11-4 C Daley James Ryan
Peter Simple (1) AFT Anchor Bridge Crossing 2ND CIR Pulled Up 100/6 12 11-2 John Frisby Unknown
Troubadour MID 1ST CIR Fell Unknown 14 11-6 Gibbon B Rammell Unknown
Lady Gray 1 Fell Unknown 6 10-00 E Thomas Unknown
The Scavenger 3 Refused Unknown 6 10-2 J Bradley Unknown
Mameluke Anchor Bridge Crossing 2ND CIR Pulled Up 10/1 Unknown 10-12 Alan McDonough Unknown
Carlow LATE 2ND CIR Pulled Up Unknown Unknown 11-4 Tom Olliver Unknown
Major A LATE 2ND CIR Pulled Up 25/1 6 11-6 W Blake Unknown