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Wind the clock back 40 years in Grand National history we find one of the true icons in the history of
the race – Red Rum. His record of being the only horse to have won the great race three times is likely to
stand the test of time and stands as a testament to a truly remarkable horse.
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Surprisingly, Red Rum was bred to be a sprinter, but he had to overcome a bigger impediment that that when
overcoming the debilitating bone disease pedalosteitis, which should have rendered him unraceable. But fate
took a hand in that area, with him being trained at one of the few yards in the country where horses are
trained on the beach – the sea water amazingly provided a catalyst for the horse's bones and he was allowed
to continue racing due to this treatment by trainer Ginger McCain.
In his first National in 1973, he actually started favourite for the race at 9/1 and in one of the enduring
images of the race he eventually caught the massive Australian chaser, Crisp on the run-in to win by ¾ of a
length. Crisp who carried the top weight of 12 stone was giving 23lb to Red Rum but they both broke the
track record in a time of 9 mins 1.9 seconds, a record which was to stand for the next 16 years. Those
looking for
tips for Grand National were very impressed.
Red Rum was never better than in the following season when prior to winning his second National he won four
additional races. In the 1974 race he started third favourite at 11/1, due to the fact that he had to carry
nearly more than 2 stone more than he had the previous year and give 1lb to the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner –
L'Escargot. That didn't stop him though and he became the first back-to-back win since Reynoldstown in 1936.
To complete a splendid season he won another National – the Scottish – three weeks after his second Aintree
triumph. Anyone looking to
bet
on 2011 Grand National should remember just what a special horse he was and they shouldn't expect anyone
in this year's race to repeat his achievements.
His winning National run was then presumed to be at an end as he came second under big weights in 1975 and
1976, with L'Escargot and Rag Trade being his conquerors.
He began the following season with some lacklustre displays until showing some spark in his prep race at
Haydock and then dazzling in a gallop on his beloved Southport sands. That proved to be the catalyst for his
third victory in the race and the old-boy handed out a 23-length beating to Churchtown Boy under 11st 8lbs.
The reception that he got for that victory was one that will never be heard again at Aintree as the people's
champion captured an unprecedented third victory in the race.
In fact, he may not have been done yet as he was being prepared for his sixth National when injury struck
which meant this time that Red Rum had to be retired, although he remained in the public eye with celebrity
appearances.
Red Rum died on Wednesday, October 18, 1995 and was buried by the winning post on Aintree's Grand National
course. His grave is marked by an engraved stone listing his Grand National record, and a life-size bronze
commemorates this legendary horse, along with a race staged at the Grand National meeting, the Red Rum
Chase, named in the great horse's memory.
In Grand National history Red Rum bestrides all the other winners like a colossus.
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