2008 John Smith's Grand National - Comply Or Die (BBC Extended Coverage)

2008 John Smith's Grand National - Comply Or Die (BBC Extended Coverage)

[@andrewnelis9791]

I had 40e/w on comply or die that day , I said to my great friend jim ( deceased now ) if he wins we will have a great drink tonight !. We did that , everytime I watch this I think of jim miss him I do

[@Savagejoe_exp]

Great story 💚

[@andrewnelis9791]

@@Savagejoe_exp thank you

[@Savagejoe_exp]

I love how horse racing and in particular the grand national have such great meaning to us. You can always remember with Great detail the day you had the winner. Such a nice story of you and your friend Jim. God bless. Memories are all we have in the end. 😊

[@andrewnelis9791]

@@Savagejoe_exp couldn't have put that more beautiful, the memories occasion the National cheltenham , never forget that day , god rest jim has was such a good friend, and drinking that night we Toasted comply or Die 20 times at least!! He loved his racing also , because when you mentioned memories, I said back War of Attrition for the Gold cup prior to Aintree think he had a tenner on it !! Then he told me as he cheered Comply or die he was shouting andy you were right again lol . What memories and thank you again means a lot you replying to this occasion and it has a smile on me in remembering jim and that year At Aintree

[@Savagejoe_exp]

@@andrewnelis9791 i remember that day it was St. Patrick’s day 2006 cant remember what I backed but I didn’t have the winner I know that. That was a great day out. I love when the gold cup falls on paddy’s day. You’re welcome. Hopefully we can pick the winner at Aintree in a couple weeks!

[@darraghsheehan9467]

My first national winner, great video thanking you

[@mickcody6860]

One of many great horses owned by the late David Johnson ,glad he lived to see this winner.

[@chatham43]

the Aintree Grand National 1839-2012 RIP...

[@waqarkhan25]

so you don't like when Channel 4 & ITV now showing the Grand National

[@thommobris]

My 3rd grand national winner this 👍🏼 even had Timmy Murphy's autobiography later that year as a xmas present, a great read particularly when Timmy recounts his winning ride....

[@naungnaung4464]

my favourite jockey

[@Savagejoe_exp]

What were your other two winners?

[@thommobris]

@@Savagejoe_exp At the time of it being my 3rd winner, the others were Earth Summit (1998) & Hedgehunter (2005). Did add 3 more winners towards the end of the 2010s mind 😉

[@gary1961]

I love hearing about which National winners people backed. I've had a fairly decent record over the years. I backed Red Rum every time he ran, so there's three winners straight off the bat. Then I picked Lucius, Ben Nevis, Corbiere, Earth Summit, Silver Birch, Ballabriggs, Neptune Collonges, and Tiger Roll when he first won it. As for this year, I might back whatever Rachael Blackmore is riding. The way she is going, she could be the first female rider to win.

[@chatham43]

...thanks for the download...

[@leepenfold]

My 1st Grand National Winner 2008

[@freedomforpeopletruelies6]

The good days you never forget

[@Bob-jy4pq]

First time I have seen this race on here.

[@chatham43]

....when it was still the GRAND national......

[@goingbehind1093]

Indeed. What they have done to the course is nothing short of criminal damage.

[@gazowen7310]

That music

[@gazowenowen250]

Backed comply or die and king John's castle

[@waqarkhan25]

Timmy Murphy is now riding on the flat he and Graham Lee but national winning jockey grinding on flat racing

[@jackiewilkinson3122]

So so brave! Jockeys and horses both

[@waqarkhan25]

don't you have 1995/96 BBC extended coverage

[@patrickcarney8808]

Do you have the 2014 grand national steve. have only got the crap racing tv version.thanks.

[@goingbehind1093]

No sorry. It's not worth watching anyway.

[@lindarichardson1465]

@@goingbehind1093 Please upload the 1982 Grand National (Extended) with pre race and post race footage

[@lindarichardson1465]

@@goingbehind1093 Please upload the 1983 grand National (Extended) with pre race and post race footage

[@lindarichardson1465]

@@goingbehind1093 Please upload the 1984 grand National (Extended) with pre race and post race footage

[@lindarichardson1465]

@@goingbehind1093 Please upload the 1986 Grand National(Extended) with pre race and post race footage

[@patrickcarney8808]

any more extended grand nationals steve. brilliant.

[@goingbehind1093]

I've uploaded what I have converted at the moment.

[@patrickcarney8808]

@@goingbehind1093 hope you do some more Steve. Great memories in a bloody awful year.

[@goingbehind1093]

@@patrickcarney8808 Thanks. I'll get round to it!

[@frconvey]

Top class was Timmy Murphy

[@nealhalfpenny415]

Another gallon in the tank... and he would have won it the following year too. Just ran out of gas

[@whichypoohs]

Comply or Die …. Sadly that’s true for these poor horses.