LOVELY COTTAGE WINS

Chronicle (Levin), 6 April 1946, Page 5

LOVELY COTTAGE WINS

— Press Association

Grand Nabonal Results i — : ; PiliNCE REGENT'S GREAT BID i '

By Telegraph

Received Saturday, ip.40 a.m. LjQNLGN, April .5. The Grand National resuitC(l: L|Qyeiy Cottag'e (10,5) 1, Jack Finiay (10.2) 2, Frince Regept (Ls.5) 3. It' yva.s won by lour len,gths with ! three lpngths between second and thlrd. The time was 9 miris '66 Jl-5 secs. I Irish' horses were prominent i thrqughouL tne race and lined tne first lour places. Oniy six of the i cnirty-iour starters hnisned. j Lough Conn led ror the first iround, out fell at the twenty-nrst jump eariy lii tne second circuit. Tne French horse Symoole fell ! eariy in tne race and was killed. Limestone Weed led over Becher's I fsrooK ior tne second round. Both |he and Prince Regenf had been I prominent lforn tne start. Tiiey made mistakes at Becher's, where j at least haif a dozen runners fell. Prince Regent, who was going 1 easiiy througnout, passed Limestone ! Weeu aiter tn^y had jumpect Valen- ; tme's for the second tinie when ! there were only five more fences, . oyer which he continued to gain 1 gioana. '±ie had a long lead as he clear ed the last jump, and raced fqr tne course proper, hut challengers appearea iri Lovely Cottage and Jack "Finiay, both of whqm made up grouna over the last mile. i After oemg well in the rear in the eariy" stages, Prince Regent's weight I began to tell. He slowed up and though he oattled gamely, his task ' was too much. Both challengers passed him in the run to the post. i Tne famous amateur rider, Captain Rooert Petre, rode Lovely Cottage.