The BBC Grand National 1974 - Red Rum

[@captpicard6894]

Red Rum was the definition of a National treasure. He had personality, charisma, superb athleticism, and the heart of a true racer. I get extremely emotional when I watch him run in these uploads

[@lisahart1103]

Yes I feel exactly the same

[@ianbennett1491]

Rummy won the race 3 times when it was fit to be called the GRAND National. Just an ordinary jumps race now. We will never see the likes of Rummy again.Thanks for the memories.

[@suebanks60]

Love you still Rummy, heart of a lion xx

[@vincentgelder823]

Can't watch red rum without tearing up, heart of a lion, they'll never be another rummy true legend 🐎

[@davidevans3227]

just watched a race he won in 1973 beating a horse called Crisp.. so exciting

[@josephclift3662]

​@@davidevans3227it was a fantastic race

[@frqnkkirk8552]

Red Rum the greatest stepple chaser in the history of horse racing

[@michellemacpherson638]

Rummy ❤. Horse with the heart of a lion. Amazing, brave, noble, superstar ❤❤

[@annettemillward-johnson5294]

There is only one Red Rum. He was truly a magical horse. A horse of true courage and passion. A true legend. Every time I watch him I can’t help crying because he was such a beautiful horse and what he achieved was amazing. An achievement that has never been beaten and I don’t think ever will be.

[@leeandrews2473]

Rummy was loved by the nation what a great steeple chaser with such style about him what a fantastic horse. RIP Red Rum

[@MultiMarty25]

Red rum was an absolutely incredible horse.We probably will never see his like again.Exceptional!!!.A true example of of what it takes to go down in histories pages.

[@babaza1972]

One of my favourite races, Rummy winning in style and no fatalities. Thanks for the upload.

[@gazowen7310]

Battering a gold cup winner

[@meercat70]

LEGEND! R.I.P. More than just a racehorse! ❤️1965-1995! 💝🐎💝🐎💝🐎💝🐎💝🐎💝

[@LilithCharles]

Thank you for this race so grand to see...Red Rum is a marvel.👏🐎

[@mrchainsaw-face.141]

The way Rummy sprints off after the last fence is just awe inspiring.

[@jtyt1123]

Red rum one of the.great British icons, legend...

[@keir92]

Irish horse

[@josephclift3662]

​@@keir92I never knew that, or I forgot. A wonderful horse

[@gazowen7310]

This is why rummy will be more of a legend than tiger roll cos he battered a gold cup winner on level terms and never once complained about his rating and weight like o dreary is icon

[@garyloughran9758]

Tackled a much much tougher course than Tiger Roll did. 5 times round - won 3 second twice. Legend.

[@Lovelyjugs]

Tiger roll would never have won the national if the fences were the same as the seventies

[@oceancrow1443]

What always impresses me about the wins of this era is that it was pre the changes made to the race, so the fences, although still a challenge were something to be feared then. The Red Rum races are still very special events ...

[@lynnwilliams638]

Red rum the greatest horse ever love him x

[@krismarais1725]

There are many great stories in steeple chasing there are legends, the grand national is the Rubicon of the sport. A true legend tamed it. I also, like others choke up watching Red Rum's exploits. Surely few others have displayed the athleticism, heart and true grit of this sure footed legend. Three firsts and two seconds in five runnings. A racing purists dream horse. Larger than life. The National was not for sissies. Rummy ( scuse the pun) took it in his stride. I love watching each of his Nationals. His 1977 finish shows his dominance.👏👏❤️

[@krismarais1725]

Utter dominance

[@Britishrailer]

Greatest horse of all-time. Brilliant.

[@peace-now]

Really? What about Eclipse?

[@glynnevans1851]

@@peace-now No comparison sir 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😮😮😮😮😮

[@peace-now]

@@glynnevans1851 Eclipse was unbeaten and was ridden 200 miles prior to starting in a race.

[@glynnevans1851]

@@peace-now Point taken sir but Red Rum had incredible stamina and also he was very brave .Kind regards Glynn n Greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK

[@alisonlaing5626]

Always "remember" a crowd "always" gathered around the "tv" shop etc on that sat........I remember the yakking going on etc especially after winning his second win. x x x x A true legend.

[@GreenStreetPlayer1]

The further they went, the further he went away from them. Then a week or two later he only went and won the Scottish Grand national as well. This was Rummy’s best year and his prime.

[@teenoso4069]

Third in a Hennessy too - know a bad show given it was that long before Red Rum was a bottom weight in the Scottish National. Ginger McCain produced >60lbs improvement in him

[@PaulGibbons13]

Great race thank you for uploading.

[@martinhill9261]

We know he had the heart of 5 lions but what a jumper. Five times round Aintree and hardly a mistake.

[@burnleyfan11965]

Brilliant jumper but 26th(two after canal turn 2nd time) in this one werent one of his better jumps

[@glynnevans1851]

@@burnleyfan11965 yes sir but he and Brian Fletcher corrected themselves mighty quick .Kind regards Glynn n Greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK

[@johnbailey4375]

A legend.

[@johnruby147]

Not being picky but he actually went round Aintree 10 times

[@andrewhubbard4044]

Red Rum what a great jumper with the heart of a lion fantastic a pure champion

[@debracrew3261]

I so forgot how alful these fences were then ALFUL, thank god that now adays the fences are more forgiving now although its still a cruel too long a distance race. Red Rum was a legend.

[@KimJohnson-p3s]

He was truly a national horse, met him at the Yorkshire show when I was a kid in1978

[@1964karlos]

Definitely Red Rum’s best performance of his 5 Nationals. Carrying 12 Stone too. Three weeks after this he won the Scottish Grand National too.

[@rohansrider]

Princess Camilla, rearing and sunfishing, Martin Blackshaw did really well to stay in the saddle! This was a wonderful performance by Red Rum. probably his best of the three. Fast ground as he liked it always made the difference. They will come and go and will all try, but I don't believe we will ever see his like again at Aintree . He was simply the best, and those of us privileged to have seen him will cherish those memories.

[@julzyboy1973]

Rosalind Mercer Probably his best of three...most definitely without a doubt! '73 he was a lucky winner because had Crisp's jockey not used up so much of his energy he would have won. Credit to Rummy's jockey Fletcher because he could see at Bechers second time round that Crisp was too far ahead and was the only horse who kicked on after him. As for '77, anything with a decent chance fell including Andy Pandy who was way out in front and tipped on landing at Bechers 2nd time round. So you could say Rummy was lucky to win his third. The fact that his trainer overraced him each season imo is also a credit to how well Rummy ran at Aintree. And yes we will never see his like again.

[@helenemillar7626]

+julzyboy Red Rum could have just as easily 'tipped on landing' as Andy Pandy though, surely? Every horse that qualifies to run in the GN has every chance of winning, so it's a nonsense to say that Red Rum was just lucky! He won all three races due to his spectacular jumping skills, intelligence and unbelievable stamina, that's all there is to it. What he had achieved by 1977, has so far never been surpassed, let alone equaled in the history of the GN, and probably never will be.

[@julzyboy1973]

+Helene Millar Back then you did NOT have to qualify for the GN so no there was no way anything could win it unless there was a incident like in '67. (a one off in 168 GNs ) Anyone who knows anything about the GN knows that you DO have to have a bit of luck to win it. What about when Clan Royal was out clear in 2005 and a loose horse knocked AP from the saddle. Was that not BAD luck?. When Crisp was caught on the line in '73 that was as much about the inept performance of Crisp's jockey as it was about RR's jockey's brilliance by managing to get him up to win. So luckily for Rummy, Pitman cost Crisp the race. As for '77 was it not BAD luck that Andy Pandy tipped on landing? West Tip did same thing in '85 but won it the next year. One man's misfortune is another mans fortune.

[@rohansrider]

+julzyboy1973 Good to read somebody with such expert knowledge of the GN. I may add one other, albeit tenuously, 1991 Garrison Savannah. Had Mark Pitman had one extra week to have recovered from his car crash 'Garry' would have won. Whatever happened to Seagram after 1991. There are many hard luck stories regarding the GN, most of them accurate. But Helene Millar is right about one thing: RR jumped 150 fences over some 23 miles in 5 consecutive Nationals and he never fell. Some record eh? He could jump like a cat, and always kept out of trouble - that's not luck, that's raw talent and guts.

[@julzyboy1973]

+Helene Millar Look at the odds of horses in the 70s and 80s compared to nowadays and the weights. Much better class of horse in the race now as you do have to qualify. In the 70s & 80s they would even let riders in the race with not much experience. There was a jockey who was about 55 who fell off every year and got injured. He'd never be permitted to race in it now. Like Red Rum was with Crisp, Andy Pandy was receiving a lot of weight from Rummy and was 4 years younger. Had he of not fallen, he would have gone on to win. Andy Pandy raced only 2 weeks later in the Whitbread Gold Cup and stormed up the hill to win. His jockey Burke (no pun intended) was fuming after the race because he thought he would win.

[@bernardbrady1926]

Stood right beside him in South Port and guess what no camera the biggest regret I ever had what a horse his record will never be beaten won Aintree grand national 3 times 2nd twice won the Scottish national and was beet by a whisker in the gold cup my redcandle

[@philippaine]

What a winning margin ....and in 1977 too.

[@gazowenowen250]

People forget Charles Dickens ran an absolute belter but what a horse

[@colonisedtartan9539]

Red rum the greatest Irish born horse ever

[@PaulGibbons13]

Great race.

[@LittleWhiteHead1]

We all know the legend of red rum but it only just won in 1973, had Crisp had the same weight instead of top weight it would have battered Red Rum which only just won by a few feet. Crisp was injured the next year so couldn't return, it would have changed history if it had done, what a superb horse, and almost completely forgotten, very sad!

[@Captainblack710]

a true race horse in every way, beautiful to watc, rip rummy

[@brookeee359]

Any horse that wins this grand national is fantastic horse in its right. Well done to any horse who has finished the race. Was there any horse injure? If there was I would be very sad😞

[@gazowenowen250]

One who hasn't been mentioned often got placed Spanish steps

[@SJHUE]

Ah yes Spanish Steps, that was the horse I used to follow during these glory years. Always the bridesmaid but a great bridesmaid!

[@Lovelyjugs]

A very good national horse

[@cmc8375]

Such a champion! He was a bit cocky sometimes, but very much a people horse 💙✊

[@rantdmc]

sprjnting clear with top weight, giving several pounds in weight to and beating a former Gold Cup winner in L'Escargot. that was an absurd performance from Rummy. unbeatable in the National on good ground

[@gazowen7310]

Let's be fair he's won at a canter

[@mrchainsaw-face.141]

Everyone says that Crisp lost because of the weight he was carrying - what a load of rubbish, Rummy still won this race by a mile with extra weight.

[@martinhill9261]

One of THE GREAT performances.

[@julzyboy1973]

the Missing lynx In 1973, Crisp DID lose because he was carrying 2 stone more than Red Rum and his jockey Dick Pitman used up too much of the horses energy. Credit must be given to Brian Fletcher though for making up the ground. Remarkable achievement given that Crisp was a two mile specialist.

[@julzyboy1973]

the Missing lynx In between the 73 & 74 nationals Crisp and Red Rum met at levels weights at three & half miles at Doncaster and Crisp won by 8 lengths so there you go! The weight did make a difference in 73

[@helenemillar7626]

+julzyboy1973 The fact that Crisp had clearly run out of steam in '73 was also a major factor in him not winning. Red Rum's great forte was his unbelievable stamina, which ultimately won him the race.

[@helenemillar7626]

+julzyboy1973 .....and Red Rum was bred as a sprinter, who'd have thought that? ;)

[@Jack-rn2ut]

Rummy born and bred in Co Kilkenny.

[@markkirby2282]

from villain to hero

[@Captainblack710]

23lb more weight ! awsome horse, and bookie killer !

[@gazowenowen250]

I'm convinced he would of won the gold cup that year he was very fit that year Charles Dickens ran a barnstorming race

[@trevorsmith3305]

11/1 great price

[@terablair628]

Does Red Rum ever make a mistake? EVER? 5 times around aintree, not evena missed stride, jumps perfect evrytime

[@jojogizmo9244]

Red Rum he greatest ever Grand National horse, and the greatest ever Grand National jockey Brian Fletcher

[@naffring]

And he didn't even use the whip....

[@Ayewitness]

Well noticed I saw it too

[@samholden4171]

Back when it was on bbc1 and on all day and without that bloody Claire Balding 😡

[@Ayewitness]

😂 lol what’s up with balding 😂

[@kevinthomas9002]

best horse ever

[@gazowenowen250]

Sorry arkle

[@davidevans3227]

how come the start of this race seems so disorganised?

[@edwardcoonan957]

Bobby Coonan rode Argent They fell at the canal turn.Argent had won the leopardstown chase previous

[@PeterMc141]

The Duke of Alberqurq on Nereo finished 8th 😂

[@burnleyfan11965]

I wonder why Charles Dickens never came back for another try,jumping well at the front most of the race,He almost caught L'escargot for 2nd. I just find it odd he didnt have another try

[@chatham43]

..injury I guess...

[@jtyt1123]

When it was the greatest steeplechase......pathetic now.....

[@michaelcloherty5452]

Why all the names for the national Seagram randox there is only one name you need the red rum grand national

[@burnleyfan11965]

Thats the sponsors names

[@vinceiswatchingyou]

Proper fences

[@teenoso4069]

A whole generation are asking "whats a refusal?" - its when you cant breast the fences as they are too stiff and horses know better than people when enough is enough

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Pick up hot PETA chicks protesting the race at Aintree.

[@BrianChurchill-li8kx]

Zee

[@brianfoskett3055]

Mr grand national red rum what a amazing horse

[@frqnkkirk8552]

Red Rum the greatest stepple chaser in the history of horse racing