It was won by Teal, a 100/7 shot ridden by jockey Arthur Thompson and trained by Neville Crump.

Thompson and Crump were victorious in the steeplechase in 1948 also, with Sheila's Cottage, at odds of 50/1.

In second place was Legal Joy, third was Wot No Son, and Uncle Barney finished fourth.

Forty-seven horses ran, and all but one returned safely to the stables.

Skouras was euthanised after incurred a cervical fracture falling at Becher's Brook.