Ally Sloper (horse)

Ally Sloper was a Thoroughbred racehorse noted for winning the 1915 Grand National.^[1]

Ally Sloper
Sire	Travelling Lad
Grandsire	Gallinule
Dam	Sally In Our Alley
Damsire	Discord
Foaled	1909
Owner	Lady Margaret Nelson
Trainer	Aubrey Hastings
Major wins
Grand National (1915)

A five-year-old owned by Lady Margaret Nelson and trained by Aubrey Hastings, it was ridden by Mr Jack Anthony. Carrying 10 st 5 lb, Ally Sloper won the race by two lengths at a price of 100/8 and in a time of 9 min 47.8 s.^[2][3] It was Aubrey Hastings' second national winner having won the race in 1906 with Ascetics Silver.^[4] It was also the first Grand National winner to be owned by a woman.^[5][6]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Ally Sloper

Sire Travelling Lad 1896	Gallinule 1884	Isonomy	Sterling
			Isola Bella
		Moorhen	Hermit
			Skirmisher Mare
	Homeless 1885	The Rover	Blair Athol
			Crinon
		Joan of Arc	Martyrdom
			Ladylike
Dam Sally in Our Alley 1887	Discord 1876	See Saw	Buccaneer
			Margery Daw
		Anthem	Cathedral
			Melody
	Our Mary Ann 1865	Voltigeur	Voltaire
			Martha Lynn
		Garnish	Faugh-a-Ballagh
			Gaiety