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Fences Derby - Voluptuary, bred on behalf of Queen Victoria, is the only horse to get run within the Epsom Derby and gone to win the Grand National. Voluptuary was trained by the brothers William and Ted Wilson at Illmington, Warwickshire. He ran inside the Derby in 1881, briefly holding the best position while he rounded Tattenham Corner, but finished sixth to Iroquois. The six yr old then won at Aintree, on jockey Ted Wilson (one of the trainers), by four lengths at his debut (in public) over fences in 1884.

Voluptuary ran a further 3 x within the Grand National, but much to everyone's; especially trainer William Wilson's; disappointment, he failed to complete the course ever again! When his racing career was over, he got a billing in the London theatre production, regularly appearing about the Drury Lane stage where he previously to clear a mock Water jump night after night inside the play 'Prodigal Daughter', ridden by actor Leonard Boyne who subsequently bought him.

Derby Fencing - Other Derby runners who proceeded to race within the National were An english Yeoman, belonging to John Elmore and Ryshworth of Henry Chaplin. A British Yeoman was placed third and sixth in the Nationals of 1848 and 1849 after being unplaced at Epsom in 1843. He failed to finish within the National of 1850, and that he was brought down as part of his final attempt, on the chronilogical age of 16, in 1856. Ryshworth was obviously a runner up within the 1873 National after coming fourth in the 1869 Derby.

Donzelon ran, but didn't impress in the Derby of 1924, but went on to win the Scottish Grand National in 1929. However, his only attempt for Aintree in 1930, where he was obviously a 66-1 outsider, led to a fall. Brienz won the 1928 Dewhurst Stakes and finished third in the 1929 Derby. He was good around the fences, winning the Coventry Cup Chase at the 1933 Cheltenham Festival, and in addition came fourth inside the Gold Cup in 1936. His entries in to the Grand National didn't give you the same type of results, as he fell in both 1935 and 1936 races.

Permit was another to run in the Derby and the National. He never showed much promise around the Flat but was capable when it found the Fences, and the man finished third inside the Haydock National Trial of 1969 as well as the Greenall Whitley National Trial of 1971. His attempts at winning the nation's didn't come to fruition - he was brought down in the pile up inside the first open ditch in 1970 plus 1972 fell like a 100-1 outsider.

Fences Derby - Trainers which have had horses win both Derby as well as the Grand National include Dick Dawson with Drogheda who won the National in 1898, followed by Fifinella, Trigo and Blenheim, who won the Derby in 1916, 1929 and 1930 respectively. George Blackwell performed an identical feat winning the Epsom in 1903 with Rock Sand on and on on to win the National in 1923 with Sergeant Murphy.