| Grand National | |
| Location | Aintree |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 March 1847 |
| Winning horse | Mathew |
| Starting price | 10/1 |
| Jockey | Denny Wynne |
| Trainer | John Murphy |
| Owner | John Courtenay |
| Conditions | Good (good to firm in places) |
| ← 1846 1848 → |
| position | name | rider | age | weight | starting price | distance or fate |
| Winner | Mathew | Denny Wynne | 9 | 10-06 | 4/1 co favourite | 1 length |
| Second | St Leger | Tom Olliver | 12-03 | 10/1 | 1 length | |
| Third | Jerry | J. Bradley | 13 | 11-06 | 12/1 | |
| Fourth | Pioneer | Captain William Peel | 7 | 11-12 | 10/1 | |
| Fifth | Culverthorpe | Horatio Powell | 11-06 | 10/1 | ||
| Sixth | The False Heir | G. Wilson | 13 | 11-04 | Not quoted | |
| Seventh | Brunette | Alan McDonough | 13 | 12-06 | 25/1 | Last official finisher |
| Non Finishers | ||||||
| Unplaced | Young Lottery | John Butler | 5 | 10-07 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | The Pluralist | W Denby | 11-04 | Not quoted | ||
| Unplaced | Frederick | Tom Abbott | 6 | 11-02 | ||
| Unplaced | Latitat | Charles Bevill | 11-00 | Not quoted | ||
| Unplaced | Avoca | Captain J Broadley | 10-10 | 200/10 | ||
| Unplaced | Cavendish | William Scott | 7 | 10-10 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | Midnight | W D Gardner | 5 | 10-10 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | Barmaid | W Lockwood | 7 | 10-08 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | Grenade | H Radcliffe | 6 | 10-08 | ||
| Unplaced | Gayhurst | T. Wesley | Not quoted | |||
| Unplaced | Tramp | William Archer | 7 | 10-06 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | Quicksilver | Rawson | 7 | 10-04 | Not quoted | |
| Unplaced | The Roarer | Jem Mason | 10-07 | 4/1 co favourite | ||
| Unplaced | Saucepan | William McDonough | 8 | 12-02 | 12/1 | |
| Fence 28 | Clinker | W. Maloney | 12 | 10-07 | Not quoted | Fell |
| Fence 16 | St Ruth | Charlie Canavan | 12-10 | Fell | ||
| First circuit, near Anchor Bridge | Cumberland Lassie | J E Maddox | 8 | 10-04 | Not quoted | Ran out |
| Fence 10 | Valeria | James Daly | 6 | 10-03 | Not quoted | Hampered, Pulled up |
| Fence 4 | Ballybar | T Turner | 7 | 11-12 | Not quoted | Refused |
| Fence 3 | Marengo | P Barker | 11-00 | 100/5 | Fell | |
| Fence 3 | Red Lancer | Lord Strathmore | 10-08 | 20/1 | Refused |