1939 Grand National: Results, Runners & Fallers

Painting of 1939 Grand National Winner Workman
Painting of Workman

The 1939 Grand National saw a total of 37 horses go to post, with the going on the day described as good.

11 of the 37 runners would complete the course, and they were led home by winner Workman, who took the race at odds of 100/8.

The winning distance was three lengths, small for a race of this nature, and second-placed MacMoffat would fill the same position a year later in his bid to go one better.

That bid to go better was something that Workman was able to do, though he finished 3rd in the 1938 renewal of the National, and this time around went two places better.

Jack Ruttle was the winning trainer, and to add to that, this was his one and only ever runner in the Grand National, so technically, he is one of the very few people to have a 100% record in the race.

The rider on the day was Tim Hyde, and although this horse did run in the 1938 edition of the Grand National, neither trainer nor jockey were involved with that run. This was also the one and only victory in the race for Hyde, from a total of six attempts.

Results

Result Horse Starting Price Age Handicap Prize Money Jockey Trainer
1 Workman 100/8 9 10-6 £10000 Tim Hyde (1) Jac Ruttle
2 MacMoffat 25/1 7 10-3 - Ian Alder Unknown
3 Kilstar 8/1 8 10-3 - George Archibald Jnr O Anthony
4 Cooleen 22/1 11 11-8 - Jack Fawcus Harry A Brown
5 Symaethis 66/1 7 10-00 - Matthew Feakes G Langlands
6 Dominick's Cross 33/1 8 11-1 - Bob Everett William Payne
8 Pencraik 100/1 12 10-00 - A Scratchley Goode
9 Royal Mail (1) 100/8 10 12-7 - Danny Morgan Ivor Anthony
10 Bachelor Prince 66/1 12 10-2 - Tom Isaac Harry A Brown
11 Under Bid 22/1 7 10-00 - Gerald Wilson Percy Whitaker

Non Finishers

Horse Fence Reason Starting Price Age Handicap Jockey Trainer
Jimmy Brogan Unknown 66/1 Unknown Unknown Unknown
Mesmerist 1 Fell 100/1 8 10-00 Perry Harding J Gosden
Teme Willow 1 Fell 100/9 8 10-13 Thomas Frederic Rimell Tom Rimell
Drim 1 Fell 100/1 12 10-00 Mr J Morris P Thrale
War Vessel 1 Fell 50/1 6 10-7 Billy Parvin Reg Hobbs
Brendan's Cottage 1 Unknown 25/1 9 11-2 George Owen George Beeby
Dunhill Castle 3 Fell 28/1 9 11-9 Fulke T Walwyn H Lowe
St George (3) 5 Unknown 100/1 10 10-11 Capt R Robert ‘Bobby’ Petre Basil Briscoe
Epiphanes 6 Fell 100/1 7 10-00 Herbert Applin Bridgman
Royal Danieli 7 Fell 100/8 8 11-13 Dan Moore Unknown
Luckypenny 9 Fell 100/1 10 10-12 Roger Moseley William Payne
Rockquilla 9 Fell 100/6 9 11-7 Thomas F Carey George Beeby
Perfect Part 10 Fell 33/1 9 10-13 James Ward F Brown
Red Freeman 13 Unseated Rider 50/1 8 10-5 Bill Redmond P Thrale
Sporting Piper 20 Fell 50/1 8 10-00 John Hislop P Thrale
Birthgift 21 Refused 100/1 8 10-00 Thomas McNeill W Bissill
Blue Shirt 21 Fell 50/1 8 10-4 Bob Smyth H Smyth
Second Act 21 Fell 10/1 8 10-5 Jack Dowdeswell J B Powell
Tuckmill 21 Carried Out 100/1 9 10-00 Glen Kelly C Kelly
Montrejeau II 22 Fell 40/1 9 10-4 Frenchie Nicholson Basil Briscoe
Scotch Wood 22 Fell 100/1 9 10-00 Peter Herbert Freake
Red Hillman 22 Fell 66/1 11 10-12 Eric Foley F Brown
Deslys 22 Fell 100/1 10 10-1 Alexander Marsh Lyde
Milano 23 Fell 50/1 8 10-3 Mr L Stoddard Ivor Anthony
Lucky Patch 23 Pulled Up 66/1 9 10-00 Tommy Elder Mercer
Black Hawk 27 Unseated Rider 40/1 8 10-8 John Moloney J Goldsmith
Inversible 30 Fell 22/1 11 10-7 Matt Hogan J S Wight