Cup took place in 2005. Over the years, Aintree had been the site of private races between the Molyneux family and their friends, including the Stanleys. Lord Sefton leased land at Aintree to the Waterloo Hotel (a hotel in Liverpool's Ranelagh Street) to help establish what is now Aintree Racecourse, home of the Grand National Steeplechase, of which he was one of the principal sponsors and a committee member. In London, he acquired the nickname 'Lord Dashalong' because of his fondness for racing through the streets in a carriage with four horses; along with Lord Worcester, Lord Barrymore, Sir John Lade, Colonel Berkeley and Charles Buxton, Lord Sefton was a founding member of the Four-in-Hand (also known as Four-Horse) Club. He was a member of White's club in London. His wife, Lady Molyneux, was a Patroness of Almack's club, of which his mother had been a Foundress; she is a minor character in several novels of Georgette Heyer. His ancestral seat was Croxteth Hall in Liverpool. He also resided at Stoke Farm, Berkshire and at 21 Arlington Street, London. References External links 'Prinny's set' Biography of William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton. A Web of English Heritage. By Dr Marjorie Bloy. 1772 births 1838 deaths Masters of foxhounds in England People educated at Eton College UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 Sefton, E2 UK MPs who were granted peerages Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Droitwich Earls of Sefton Peers of the United Kingdom created by William IV