GRAND  NATIONAL  1917

 The First World War years of 1916 - 1918 
resulted in the Grand National having to be relocated 
from Aintree to a new venue, 
the highly popular Gatwick Racecourse, near London.

Regrettably Grand National purists do not consider

these three war substitute Nationals part of the history

of the world’s greatest long-distance steeplechase,

the results skirted over if mentioned at all.

This twenty-one page Post researched by George W. Randall

and presented in extra large pages, 

is intended to not only celebrate the Centenary of the

1917 War National Steeplechase (Handicap)

won by Sir George Bullough’s

ten year old bay gelding Ballymacad,

but to remedy this regrettable situation by bringing together

in one place available material on these three races.

I gratefully thank and acknowledge the authors of 

all my references a list of which is included on page twenty. 

REVIEWED 10 AUGUST 2023 BY THEAUTHOR.