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The Irish in the Grand National - By: Gen Wright, 2009-07-26 The impact of Irish horses and jockeys on the English Grand National. The Grand National is one of the most famous steeplechases in the world, and it was two Irish fox-hunting men, Edmund Blake and Cornelius O'Callaghan who came up with the name 'steeplechase' in 1752. COMMENTS Add a comment |