John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron Manners
John Thomas Manners-Sutton (15 May 1852 – 19 August 1927) was a British nobleman. He is known for an 1881 wager, when Manners wagered that he could buy, train, and ride to victory a horse in the Grand National, and succeeded. Background and life Manners was born to John Thomas Manners-Sutton, 2nd Baron Manners and Lydia Sophia Dashwood. He was commissioned an officer in the Grenadier Guards, but resigned the commission as a lieutenant. In 1900 he accepted to be a militia officer, and was appointed a captain in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment on 18 March 1900. The wager In 1881, Manners made a bet that he could buy, train and ride the winner of the 1882 Grand National. With just a few months in which to prepare, Manners managed to procure a horse called Seaman for £1,900. The vendor, an Irishman called Lindt, was not certain that the horse could be trained to the required standard in time for the race and few believed Manners had the riding ability or experience necessary. The day of the race brought some of the worst weather conditions in Aintree's history. The freezing conditions and snow meant many jockeys