Where is aintree legend red rum buried

I showed them to Charles and to Ginger and they agreed there was nothing more to say. Next year is the 40th anniversary of the great race. From that famous yard behind us, Crisp had been driven north to Liverpool. He came back having endeared himself to anyone who had a heart. His jockey came back with the memory of an experience no other human being would ever have. Richard never claimed to be a great jockey. There were few who could get a horse jumping the way he could and even fewer who would blame themselves for losing the most famous race in the world when giving 23lbs to what turned out to be the greatest Grand National horse in history.

I have had 40 years in a sport I love. I never knew the touchstone for me would turn out to be the Grand National. I helped bury the winning horse. I wrote novels with the man who rode Crisp. I have not sat on a racehorse these past 40 years but it has turned out a great ride through life for me — no skill required from the pilot, carried safely round the course by Lady Luck. Never argue with a fool. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience, then onlookers might not be able to tell the difference.

Simply fabulous. Great stuff. Fascinating subject and very well written. That National helped stoke my interest in the sport as a year-old. Thanks for sharing it with us. It would be good to read more. When I had my very first bet it was on Red Rum, unaware of what he achieved the previous four nationals, my late father had placed a 50p each way single on the horse in question. Rummy had a little bit of luck in the 77 national, my own opinion, because Andy Pandy looked to be going like a winner before falling at Bechers.

I only got to see Rummy in the flesh once, my works had an outing to the national, and he was parading before the start of the feature race, a happy memory I will cherish. What a super post, I loved reading that, even though parts of it were a bit blurry!! The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act. Excellent post steeplechasing. What did you do with those racecards?

Yeats, yes The Open day was another idea to try and draw some crowds. We would gradually increase the volume through the speakers — all of them, as on raceday, and the ghostly effect as people just stopped and listened as Bromley built to a crescendo — wonderful atmosphere even with just a few hundred people. As for the racecards, I refused to admit defeat and stored them for years but eventually, with all the rebuilding, had to chuck them out. Great stuff, Joe, really enjoyed that.

Thanks Mr P — well spotted error: corrected. This topic has 50 replies, 36 voices, and was last updated 2 months, 1 week ago by Tank. Viewing 15 posts - 1 through 15 of 51 total. October 18, at Steeplechasing Participant. Joe McNally Never argue with a fool. Pants Participant. Hammy Member. Kenh Participant. Jonibake Participant. Wow — fantastic post Joe. Rayzor Participant. RedRum77 Participant. Quite a touching piece. He raced again in and In as favourite he was beaten into second place by the twice Gold cup winner 'L'Escargot'.

In Red rum was second favourite but this time it was Rag Trade who ended the dream of triple wins, Red Rum again coming second. At 12 years old in Red Rum was again entered in the National. His trainer, Ginger McCain, prepared him especially for the race planning the whole season to give him the best opportunity of being in perfect form for the race. Soon after Becher's, Red Rum took the lead and won the race to tumultuous cheering.

After his retirement Red Rum returned to Aintree many times to lead the parade of horses before the race. He died on October 18th at the age of 30 and is buried at the finishing line with his head facing the winning post. Home Explore the BBC. This page has been archived and is no longer updated. Find out more about page archiving. Red Rum Profile. Reg Green.