1859 Grand National: Results, Runners & Fallers

In a dramatic and very tight finish, the 1859 Grand National was won by Half Caste, a horse that was sent off as one of the more fancied runners in the race at odds of 7/1.

The race was run on good ground, and that definitely helped a good number of the runners to complete it. Of the 20 runners that started the race, 11 of them were able to complete it, over half finishing is a very good return for a race of this nature.

The winner, Half Caste, was having his one and only run in the race. He would never return to try and defend his crown and had no previous course experience to help him navigate.

He was ridden and trained by the same man, Chris Green, who was in the middle part of his career and was both riding and training at this moment. This was quite popular with horses at the time, as the sport was still in its infancy, so many decided to perform the roles of both trainer and jockey.

This was the only occasion where he both rode and trained the winner of the race, but he had more success doing them singularly, too, at the start and end of his career in race.

At the start, he would ride Abd-El-Kader to success in 1850. This would be his first-ever Grand National ride. As a rider, he would have nine total mounts in the race, with two wins, and the last three of those were all on horses that he also trained, including this one.

After retiring as a rider, Green would continue to be involved with racing as a trainer only, and this would bring him more success. In 1871, he would train The Lamb to win the Grand National, making it a total of three career wins in the race as both a trainer and jockey.

The winner from a year earlier in 1858, Little Charley, was back to run here and try to defend his crown. He would complete the race but finished down the field, crossing the line in 10^th place.

Results

Non Finishers