| Grand National | |
Winner Jack Horner (right)
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| Location | Aintree Racecourse |
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| Date | 26 March 1926 |
| Winning horse | Jack Horner |
| Starting price | 25/1 |
| Jockey |  Billy Watkinson |
| Trainer | Harvey Leader |
| Owner |  Charles Schwartz |
| Conditions | Good to firm |
← 1925
1927 →
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| External videos | |
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 Silent highlights of the 1926 Grand National (British Pathé) |
The 1926 Grand National was the 85th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 26 March 1926.
The steeplechase was won by Jack Horner, a 25/1 bet ridden by jockey Billy Watkinson and trained by Harvey Leader for American owner Charles Schwartz, who had paid 5,000 guineas for him a week beforehand. Schwartz won £5,000 for the victory.
Harvey Leader was a brother of Ted Leader and son of Tom Leader.
Old Tay Bridge finished in second place for the second successive year, Bright's Boy was third and Sprig fourth. Sprig won the National the following year under Ted Leader.
Silvo and Grecian Wave – both well fancied runners – fell at the first fence. Irish favourite Knight of the Wilderness went at the third. At Becher's Brook, Lee Bridge fell and brought down Koko.
Thirty horses ran in the race and all but one returned safely to the stables. Lone Hand was fatally injured in a fall.
| Position | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Distance |
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| 01 | Jack Horner | William Watkinson | 9 | 10-5 | 1025 25/1 | 3 Lengths[1] |
| 02 | Old Tay Bridge | Jack Anthony | 12 | 12-2 | 1008 8/1 | |
| 03 | Bright's Boy | E Doyle | 7 | 11-8 | 1025 25/1 | |
| 04 | Sprig | Ted Leader | 9 | 11-7 | 1005 5/1 | |
| 05 | Darracq | Fred Gurney | 11 | 10-11 | 1040 40/1 |
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This list of sports fixtures or results is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)
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| Fence | Name | Jockey | Age | Handicap (st-lb) | SP | Fate |
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| ? | Gerald L | Fred Brookes | 12 | 12-2 | 1040 40/1 | ? |
| ? | Thrown In | Hon Hugh Grosvenor | 10 | 10-11 | 1033 33/1 | ? |
| ? | Red Bee | D Behan | 8 | 10-10 | 1066 66/1 | ? |
| ? | Dwarf of the Forest | Mr Harry Kennard | 9 | 10-10 | 1028 28/1 | ? |
| ? | Master Billie | Eric Foster | 7 | 10-0 | 1020 20/1 | ? |
| ? | Misconduct | Billy Parvin | 7 | 10-0 | 1028 28/1 | ? |
| ? | Pop Ahead | S Regan Jnr | 8 | 10-0 | 1066 66/1 | ? |
| 1 | Silvo | Dick Rees | 10 | 12-7 | 1007 7/1 | Fell |
| ? | Ardeen | Robert Trudgill | 9 | 11-9 | 1033 33/1 | Fell |
| ? | Mount Etna | Mr Stratford Dennis | 9 | 11-2 | 1016.6666666667 100/6 | Fell |
| ? | Ben Cruchan | Mr William Whitbread | 12 | 11-2 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| 6 | Koko | Tim Hamey | 8 | 11-1 | 1012.5 100/8 | Fell |
| 3 | Knight of the Wilderness | J Meaney | 6 | 11-0 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | Patsey V | Major Cavenagh | 12 | 10-9 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Upton Lad | Bill Dutton | 11 | 10-8 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| 1 | Grecian Wave | Major John Wilson | 8 | 10-8 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | White Surrey | Farragher | 14 | 10-7 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| 6 | Lee Bridge | Billy Stott | 9 | 10-5 | 1020 20/1 | Fell |
| ? | Test Match | Pat L'Estrange | 8 | 10-5 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Pencoed | Mr D Thomas | 11 | 10-2 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Lone Hand | Tommy Morgan | 8 | 10-0 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
| ? | Jolly Glad | Mr P Dennis | 9 | 10-1 | 1050 50/1 | Fell |
| ? | Soldier Bill | Kenyon Goode | 10 | 10-0 | 1100 100/1 | ? |
| ? | Wallsend | Captain H Lumsden | 6 | 10-0 | 1100 100/1 | Fell |
| ? | Cash Box | Mr R Read | 9 | 10-0 | 1066 66/1 | Fell |
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