The Archive · 1939

Grand National

Domaha the Favourite for Lincolnshire London, Feb. 28.

The call-over for the Grand National, to be run over a course of four miles and 856 yards on March 24, is as follows:—

Kilstar, taken and offered Danieli ket che, War Kilstar's reduced price was due to his smashing win in the Grand National trial chase handicap over 3% miles at Gatwick on Saturday, in which he beat his Grand National rivals, Brendan's Cottage, Rock Quilla, v: Perfect Part, St. George, La Touche, Symaethus, Red Freeman and Mesmerist.—Reuter.

The Whites were nervous at the outset, giving away a string of points. They settled down in the middle of the first set but were unable to recover and, in spite of staging a rally toward the close, emerged on the short end of a 15-13 score

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