Although recorded by the press at the time as the fourth running of the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase, which was renamed the Grand National in 1847, the first three runnings were poorly organised affairs possibly run at Maghull.
The early events that would become the Grand National were inaccurately reported by the media as the fourth running of the Grand Liverpool Steeplechase. It wasn't until 1847 that the event was officially rebranded, although it's possible that the initial events occurred at Maghull.