1899 Grand National: Results, Runners & Fallers

The final race of the century, the 1899 Grand National, was run at Aintree as the 61^st edition of the race, and it was won by a horse who would write his name in Grand National history books for years to come.

Manifesto was the winner, and when he won this contest, he would become a dual winner after winning the race two years earlier, in 1897, when trained and ridden by another duo.

Strongly fancied by punters due to that win, he missed the race in 1898, so this was his bid to win back-to-back renewals, and he was successful in doing that.

He would come away from the field to win the race by five lengths and was sent off with an SP of 5/1, showing just how popular he was in the market on the day, people remembered his previous success well.

The race was run on good ground, and that was a help as 11 of the 19 runners would be able to complete the course and cross the finishing line.

At the time, this success would give him a record of two wins, one place and one fall from four attempts, already a very strong achievement. However, he would run a further four times, giving him eight Grand National races during his career, which itself, is remarkable.

Placing a further three times, he would end with seven completions from eight races, two wins and four placed efforts, a remarkable record and certainly deserving of his place in the Grand National history books.

Willie Moore was the winning trainer, the first time he had taken the horse to the Grand National. He would also train him for every race afterwards, the horse in a yard where he and the owner were happy. Moore had an excellent understanding of the race, knowing what it took to not just get around the course but also to go close to winning it, and this was the third and final success of his training career.

Thanks to Why Not in 1894 and The Soarer in 1896, Moore would train three Grand National winners in the space of six years and, in his overall career, had a further five placed runners.

George Williamson was the jockey on board for this success. He would ride Manifesto a total of three times in the Grand National, this being the first, followed by two second-placed efforts in 1900 and 1903.

It would be the only Grand National winner for Williamson from a total of eight attempts at the race, though he was very good at getting around Aintree. Seven of the eight races saw him complete the course, ending with one win and three total placed efforts.

Results

Non Finishers