Location Aintree Racecourse Winning horse Caughoo Trainer Herbert McDowell | Date 29 March 1947 Jockey Eddie Dempsey Owner John J. McDowell | |
The 1947 Grand National was the 101st renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 29 March 1947.
The race was won by 100/1 Irish outsider Caughoo. The eight-year-old was ridden by 35-year-old jockey Eddie Dempsey and trained by Herbert McDowell, for owner John McDowell who had bought Caughoo for £50. The Irish Lough Conn finished in second place, Kami, from France, was third, and Prince Regent, also from Ireland, fourth.
Fifty-seven horses ran — the largest field since 1929 when 66 participated — and all returned safely to the stables.
References
1947 Grand National Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA