
The winner of the 1873 Grand National was Disturbance, who would win the race at odds of 20/1. The going on the day was described as good.
He would do so in good fashion, coming away from the field to record a winning distance of six lengths in what would be the first time he had ever run in the race.
A year later, the horse would return to try and defend his title, but he was only able to finish in 6th place that year. He was trained and ridden by someone else during that return.
This time around, he was trained by James Machell, a trainer who was sending his first-ever horse to the Grand National, and he won in style on this debut. A small-time trainer, he didn’t have many horses under his name to run, nevermind having horses for a race as big as the Grand National.
The winning rider on the day was John Richardson. Equally a smaller racing personality, he was having his third Grand National ride here, the first two were unsuccessful in the two years prior to this.
When winning the race with Disturbance, this pair would both be recording their first Grand National wins. However, they would not have to wait long to bag their second.
After teaming up here, 12 months later and, the pair would team up in the race again, and this would also result in a win for them. For Machell, it was two wins from two Grand National runners, and he would have no more runners in the race, leaving him with a perfect record.
Richardson would also bag his second and final win in the race. It would also be his final ride in the contest, bowing out in style with back to back wins.
Results
Result | Horse | Starting Price | Age | Handicap | Prize Money | Jockey | Trainer |
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1 | Disturbance | 20/1 | 6 | 11-11 | £1960 | John Richardson | James Machell |
2 | Ryshworth | 8/1 | 7 | 11-8 | - | William Boxall | Z Boxall |
3 | Columbine (3) | 50/1 | 9 | 10-9 | - | S Harding | W Jenkins |
4 | Master Mowbray | 12/1 | 8 | 10-7 | - | George Holman | William Holman Snr |
5 | Alice Lee | 14/1 | 7 | 10-3 | - | George Waddington | Stevenson |
6 | Star And Garter | 66/1 | 6 | 10-7 | - | Capt D Smith | C Vyner |
7 | Richard | 40/1 | 5 | 10-3 | - | Capt McAlmont | Alan McDonough |
8 | Reugny | 33/1 | 5 | 10-13 | - | Joe Cannon | C Richardson |
9 | Sarchedon | 25/1 | 5 | 10-3 | - | John Pope | J Pope |
10 | Acton | 30/1 | 7 | 11-1 | - | Robert I’Anson Jr | R Sly Jnr |
11 | Loustic | 33/1 | 6 | 10-13 | - | W Bambridge | W Bambridge |
12 | Revirescat | Unknown | 7 | 11-8 | - | Capt William Hope-Johnstone | William Reeves |
13 | Congress | 40/1 | 7 | 10-10 | - | E P Wilson | H Wilson |
14 | Crawler | 50/1 | 6 | 10-10 | - | Arthur Yates | A Yates |
Non Finishers
Horse | Fence | Reason | Starting Price | Age | Handicap | Jockey | Trainer |
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New York | 14 | Brought Down | Unknown | 5 | 10-6 | William Reeves | H May |
Broadlea | 21 | Fell | 12/1 | 6 | 10-5 | Tommy Pickernell | Chris Green |
Footman | 14 | Fell | 100/15 | 6 | 11-5 | Richard Marsh | Edwin Weever |
Lingerer | 14 | Brought Down | 50/1 | 6 | 10-13 | W Mumford | W Bambridge |
Curragh Ranger | 17 | Pulled Up | 25/1 | 7 | 11-3 | T Ryan | P Doucie |
Ismael | 5 | Refused | Unknown | 7 | 10-13 | Bill Daniels | H Wilson |
Red Nob | 21 | Brought Down | 33/1 | 7 | 11-3 | John Goodwin | R Sly Jnr |
Charlie | 18 | Pulled Up | Unknown | 8 | 10-9 | W Gregory | Unknown |
True Blue (2) | 18 | Fell | Unknown | 7 | 10-13 | Marquis of Queensbury | William Reeves |
Casse Tete | 2 | Pulled Up | 10/1 | 8 | 11-3 | Johnny Page | A Cowley |
Cinderella | 13 | Pulled Up | 100/12 | 6 | 10-13 | Jimmy Adams | W Saunders |
Solicitor | 21 | Brought Down | Unknown | 6 | 10-8 | E Dalglish | E Dalglish |
Cecil | 5 | Fell | 10/1 | 8 | 10-9 | Robert Wyatt | John Nightingall |
Huntsman (2) | 5 | Carried Out | Unknown | 6 | 10-11 | H Ellison | H Ellison |