The 1838 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the last of three unofficial annual precursors of a Handicap Steeple-chase, later to become known as the Grand National Steeplechase horse race which took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool on Monday 5 March 1838 and attracted a field of only three runners.
The 1838 Grand Liverpool Steeplechase was the last of a trio of unofficial annual events that would eventually become the prestigious Grand National Steeplechase, which took place at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool on March 5, 1838, with just three horses participating.