1870 Grand National
| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree |
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| Date | 9 March 1870 |
| Winning horse | The Colonel |
| Starting price | 7/2 F |
| Jockey | George Stevens |
| Trainer | R. Roberts |
| Owner | Matthew Evans |
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The 1870 Grand National was the 32nd renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 9 March 1870.
In a publicity stunt before this year's race, an athlete by the name of Tom Scott jumped a circuit of the course without the assistance of a horse. At this time the course was still not fully laid to turf and some of the obstacles were still natural hedges and banks making this a difficult two mile cross country run.
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