Competitors and Betting
Eighteen runners were declared to run in the race but shortly before the start Jerry was withdrawn. This left the field as follows:
| Horse | Age | SP | Jockey | Note |
| The Nun (mare) | 10 | 6/1 favourite | Alan McDonough | Jockey won the previous year's race; he was taking his third ride in the race. |
| Rust | 9 | 7/1 | William McDonough | Jockey was one of fifteen riders not to have competed before. |
| Daxon | 6 | 8/1 | Tom Ferguson | |
| Lottery | 9 | 9/1 | James Mason | |
| Railroad | 6 | 9/1 | A Powell | |
| Seventy Four | 6 | 12/1 | Tom Olliver | |
| Paulina (mare) | 9 | 12/1 | Mr. Martin | |
| True Blue | 8 | 12/1 | P Barker | |
| Pioneer | 11 | 12/1 | T Walker | |
| Jack | 7 | 12/1 | Henry Wadlow | |
| Cannon Ball | 10 | 12/1 | Johnnie Newcombe | |
| Charity (mare) | 9 | 20/1 | N Hardy | |
| Conrad | 11 | 20/1 | Capt. Martin Becher | Provided a third ride in the race for Becher who had won the race in 1836 on The Duke. |
| Barkston | 11 | Mr. Wilmot | Not quoted by bookmakers. | |
| Cramp | 6 | Larry Byrne | Not quoted by bookmakers. | |
| Dictator | Robert Carlin | Not quoted by bookmakers. | ||
| Rambler | 8 | J Morgan | Not quoted by bookmakers. |
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