- The Huntsman was the winner of the 1862 Grand National steeplechase run on March 12 at Aintree near Liverpool, England
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The Huntsman facts
- The winner was owned by Viscount de Namur and trained in France by Yorkshire born trainer Henry (Harry) Jeremiah Lamplugh who also chose to ride the horse himself
- The Huntsman had previously finished third in the race in 1859 and second in 1860
- The Huntsman had left Chantilly in February 1861 under the care of Lamplugh to spend a year at Doncaster preparing for the Grand National
- Thirteen ran, with the previous year's winner Jealousy being withdrawn on the morning of the race
- The Huntsman came to the final fence with only one other horse in with a chance of beating him, Bridegroom, ridden by Richard Sherrard
- The Huntsman had more to offer than his rival and went on up the run in to become the first French trained winner of the race
- Five horses completed the course although the third placed Romeo had refused at the third last fence while fifth placed Bucephalus had been virtually brought down in the early stages and finished tailed off from his rivals
- The race of 1862 is remembered however for the only human fatality recorded in the Grand National
- At the Chair fence situated in front of the grand stands two competitors collided before both fell
- One of the riders, Joseph {Joe} Wynne, riding in his first National was crushed and was taken unconscious to the nearby Sefton Arms Inn where he died five hours later
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