I was 10 years old in 1977. I was suffering a miserable childhood. Red Rum was my hero & saviour. I'm now 56, and I still have to watch this race every year, on Grand National day. From the moment Peter O'Sullevan's voice breaks when Churchtown Boy stumbles at the 2nd last fence, the tears start flowing...I will watch the race later today, but it will never be the same. Thank you, Rummy, for all the memories, they will live with me forever xxx
@barry-wk6ch4 ай бұрын
A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse......
@josephclift36624 ай бұрын
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@TTH774 ай бұрын
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@ianbennett1491Ай бұрын
Best of luck to you mate. I had a wonderful childhood.It saddens me when children have a bad time in what should be the happiest time of their lives 😢
@LilaRobMarshfieldАй бұрын
@@ianbennett1491 thank you!
@nicolakirton22525 жыл бұрын
I am in no way a horse racing fan, but my god, for a brief period in my life, Red Rum made me one, because of his extraordinary and legendary achievements which will never be beaten. What I think is most astonishing of all about that horse was that he just made it look so easy, for what is by far, the toughest horse race in the world, and at a time when the fences were at their highest and toughest. His finish to win his third Grand National always has and always will stay with me, because it really was a miracle. What an astonishing horse, who is much missed. I remember shedding a tear when I heard of his passing, but boy he deserves his well earned rest. RIP Red Rum and thank you.
@replicas114 жыл бұрын
Top comment 👏👏
@stuartbritton48115 ай бұрын
One of the greatest ever sporting achievements.
@layers853 жыл бұрын
5 Grand Nationals and only 2 horses ever finished ahead of him. One was L’escargot who had also just won the Cheltenham Gold cup, so a top top horse and the other was Rag Trade who Red Rum was narrowly beaten by. Other than them, he beat every other horse in 5 races. Astounding achievement. There will never be one like it again in the Grand National
@darenwright10714 ай бұрын
He was penalised by weights too, carrying top weight in them races.
@cornet9592 ай бұрын
And Red Rum was bred to win a flat race (and dead heated with his former stable companion in a flat race at Livepool). But he won the world's longest jumps race.
@marklittlewood29193 ай бұрын
The most magical day ..i went with my younger brother he was 13 i was 15 the previous year we had lost our wonderful Dad who had given us our love of racing ..for us the greatest day in sporting history ..loved Rummy ever since what a wonderful horse 😊❤
@daviderrington82242 жыл бұрын
There was a question on Family Fortunes a couple of days ago .'Name a famous horse'(this could be any horse fact or fiction, not just racehorses) Red Rum was the top answer with 43 out of 100 people naming him. This question was asked 43 years after his retirement, and 26 years after he passed away. It just underlines what a fantastic legacy Red Rum left on the nation. Rummy was so loved and still is.
@helenemillar5175 Жыл бұрын
His legendary status only increases with every year that passes since his brilliant victories. Forever the King of Aintree, his record will never be broken xxx
@whouster5 жыл бұрын
Peter O'Sullevan's commentary for the final part of the race was sheer magic. He made a great sporting moment even greater.
@helenemillar51754 жыл бұрын
Only Sir Peter could have done justice to Rummy's great achievements, by calling him home that momentous day in history RIP Sir Peter
@ianwhitehead5435 Жыл бұрын
100 per cent agree, legendary sporting commentary from a memory that is immortal.
@TheBundleofkent5 ай бұрын
That line “ Red Rum wins the National”…… goosebumps and tearing up. I was 6 and remember it .
@gurney29314 ай бұрын
Didn't he just, "Only 2 fences between Red Rum and Grand National history".
@irishcowboy423 жыл бұрын
I don't care the era or opposition, it is what it was at the time, what a performance off top weight. They might be classier in the national today but none with a bigger heart than this horse. The 3 wins and 2 seconds will hardly be matched.
@harrycallahan33915 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that over 40 years on and we're still talking about the greatest horse that ever graced the Grand National. Still get goose bumps every time I watch this...
@williamdudley10542 жыл бұрын
golden miller?
@richardbrooks502 жыл бұрын
@@williamdudley1054 great horse but not the best at Aintree
@beverleymorris1672 жыл бұрын
And his record will stand forever....course is easier, and the race is 2 furlongs less!!
@jerryoshea31162 жыл бұрын
I can remember watching this as a Kid(It was quite the tradition in our House& ironic because my "Ol Man" was a obsessed "Mick " from Ireland ☘️ for "Flat Racing"so he never liked this Race) And it was the only "Race" we liked. But yrs later watching one of "Pegasus" Sons " the Legendary "Red Rum" give his usual "Master Class"(1973,Win,1974,Win,1975,Second,1976,Second)at Aintree still sends Shivers down my spine!.. U just run out of Superlatives to describe this Champion"Wonder Horse"☘️👍
@harrycallahan33912 жыл бұрын
@@beverleymorris167 - Very true Beverley. The fences were monsters back in the 70's! They've considerably reduced in size since then!!
@jeanlawley64834 жыл бұрын
Why has there never been a movie ... i read the book, this little horse won despite a poor start in life, he was a true champion with the heart of a lion
@jerryoshea31162 жыл бұрын
Great Question!..The Horse had to be related to the "Greek God"
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
In tears here yet again! What a wonderful, doggedly determined little horse Rummy was! Always my hero, a legend forever!
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Helene Millar yeah!!!.my hero frm my childhood!!.makes me tearful to!!.wat a darling dogged powerful..little horse red rum the bookies nightmare!! The housewifes favourite!!haha
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
There will never be another horse like him - legend forever!
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Helene Millar and legends never die!!!.
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
Ginger and Rummy - forever the Kings of Aintree
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Helene Millar and tommy stack!!.the jockey of red rum!!😃🐎 p.s.ive subscribed to ya channel.thanks.
@bobbell44612 жыл бұрын
Still cannot watch it without a tear in my eye
@vincentgelder8235 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch the legend that is red rum I have tears rolling down my cheeks, what a horse, heart of a lion 🐎
@nicolakirton22525 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I always have tears rolling down my cheeks when I think of the miraculous Red Rum - truly an incredible horse.
@topbanana395 жыл бұрын
when he died i felt i had lost a friend
@markscott51135 жыл бұрын
Remember the race so well I was 8 years old I grew up just a few miles away from the course , my dad got a price of 7-1 for me for my first ever bet ,I remember running around the back garden jumping the hedges whipping my bum with my hand pretending to be the jockey crossing the finish ....great memories ...in 84 I remember RUMMY coming to our school fete as a superstar guest I remember stroking him he had such an incredible aura such a beautiful animal ...great memories thanks
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
oh great that's a really wonderful time and memory to have
@davidmcmahon52343 ай бұрын
Absolutely 💯 memory of a lifetime 😊
@stevej41574 жыл бұрын
Amazing horse always get tears in my eyes as I did when I watched the race all those years ago. Fantastic commentary by Peter O'Sulliven, another racing great.
@TheGlassman632 жыл бұрын
Absolutely agreed, even if a flustered and confused Peter did manage to omit that Boom Docker, 30 odd lengths ahead refused to jump. Though i think he got a bit muddled up on his pass over commentary to John Hamner.
@nantes236 жыл бұрын
Fires up my emotions everytime I watch this. Never get tired of Rummy and the voices commentary.
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
nantes23 me to.makes me cry.
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
Same here! In tears watching the amazing RR for the zillionth time!
@danhourigan69743 жыл бұрын
Red rum simply he is still the best of the best race horse of all time 3 wins and 2nd two times out of 5 runs in grand national had a great jockey on board well done Tommy stack and red. champs.
@ianwhitehead54352 жыл бұрын
Tears here too, every time, Red Rum was a hero to this little 6 year old as I was then, simply sublime memories!!!! ♥️
@chrisreed33855 жыл бұрын
Red Rum for me is easily one of the Top 5 race horses of all time. Such a beautiful majestic horse.
@exex93785 жыл бұрын
When you look how difficult those fences were them days , this is an unbelievable feet of sporting magnitude between horse and jockey !
@leeandrews24735 жыл бұрын
Red Rum they dont make them like him anymore that horse will always be a legend he was fantastic. RIP
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Lee Andrews magical Red Rum.!!🐎
@drdavid19633 жыл бұрын
And he's coming up to the line to win it like a fresh horse in great style. It's hats off and a reception you've never heard quite like it in Liverpool. Red Rum wins the National. Historic commentary.
@manjulajayakody47414 жыл бұрын
As a 71 child I've always grown up with the legend of Red Rum..I can't think of a more extraordinary achievement over 5 years....surely one day a movie will be made....this is the real National Velvet!
@peterbrown64345 жыл бұрын
Just had some tears in my eyes watching this,not seen this in ages!!!
@Poirot1113 жыл бұрын
Remember my Gran crying when he won again, the best and most exciting horse I have ever seen ❤
@Captainblack7105 жыл бұрын
12yrs old with 12 stone and won like a one miler, what a horse he was and what an english hero rip big lad.x
@alisonlaing56265 жыл бұрын
and a TOUGHER COURSE.
@jacktattis1434 жыл бұрын
mrtopogigio 000: Why are the jockeys so much heavier in this race?
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
@@jacktattis143 because they eat too many pies leading upto the event lol idk
@doonbradan66653 жыл бұрын
Was born in Ireland 🇮🇪
@lightningleaf233 жыл бұрын
@@jacktattis143 jump jockeys tend to be heavier as it requires more strength to ride over fences. The 12 stone he was carrying will not of been from the jockey it will be the jockey and sandals weight combined with some artificial weights that they carry to make up the handicap.
@matthewballard63995 жыл бұрын
I was 9 years old when watching this race,I had my 25pence pocket money on rummy,my dad took my bet cause he said rummy had no chance being top weight and 12 years old!!!.he even gave me 10-1,he was gutted to have give me 2-50..ha.ha.ha..RIP tummy and my dad!!!
@WarTard134 жыл бұрын
"In great style... you've never seen the likes of it in Liverpool." Always make makes me tear up. RIP Red Rum and Peter O' Sullivan. Truly beings of a different and better age.
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
yeah when England was great with many things too
@keithlongworth23503 жыл бұрын
Red Rum will always be the greatest of all time.
@Britishrailer4 жыл бұрын
Greatest ever!
@Humbug-o1c5 жыл бұрын
Remember watching this as a child and my dad had let us bet 50p on Red rum, brought tears to my eyes watching it again. When you see now how high those fences were leaves you in awe at the heart of that horse.
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
kevin coleman great post.
@bronwenhabberley59855 жыл бұрын
A horse that can never be beaten in guts & stamina, Rummey never again will we see the likes !!
@jacktattis1434 жыл бұрын
Bronwyn: You never kno, but this WAS a great horse
@connorhancox74024 жыл бұрын
Not too sure on that. The way Tiger Roll is going, he may just beat him
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
@@connorhancox7402 thanks for mentioning the up coming new star of the show Tiger Roll but we can never take away what the greatest horse REDRUM ever has done though but I'D love to see Tiger Roll equal the record but from what I read last year not long after Tiger Roll winning the national for the 2nd time it was felt they don't want to put him in the national again
@helenemillar51754 жыл бұрын
@@David.L291 Tiger Roll is a lovely little horse with great potential, but he can never equal Red Rum's incredible achievements over those staggeringly huge fences and perilous drops, even if he did win a third, which I very much doubt. Red Rum has no equal, now or in the future, in my opinion
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
@@helenemillar5175but should never doubt him on winning a 3rd though as why would it not be able to do so?
@helenhaley18632 жыл бұрын
I was in my teens and saving up to do my nursing course. Had a bet, as my mate Di told me to. Kept the faith, with that lovely horse and cried, when he won, again. Over those five years, won £220. Thanks Red Rum :))
@johnjoyce3415 жыл бұрын
What Tiger Roll has achieved in winning two Grand Nationals is fantastic but what Red Rum did was unbelievable because it was a far more difficult Grand National back then
@leeandrews24735 жыл бұрын
Very true.think rummy would skip over the fences of today
@rohansrider4 ай бұрын
Better quality fields too when Rummy won, real high end chasers. it’s not comparable at all.
@rockybudgeboa5 жыл бұрын
I was 12 when Rummy won his Third National. To this day, he is the BEST Steeplechaser I ever saw
@Mulberry20005 жыл бұрын
11
@alisonlaing56265 жыл бұрын
i was nearly ten......i was nearly crying watching this........after all these years WOW WOW and more WOW. A TRUE LEGEND.
@sindento19424 жыл бұрын
He was the best Grand National horse,yes,best steeplechaser no.The mighty Arkle changed the rules of racing. making the long weight handicap system so if Arkle pulled out the weights rose making it more fair. otherwise the remaining runners would be carrying virtually the same weight.
@jeanlawley64834 жыл бұрын
@@sindento1942 ... well the name of the game is jumping ... and the national had the hardest fences, at least back then ... so Red Rum was the best jumper ever ... if you want to talk fastest jumper well thats another question ... would Arkle have even got round, we will never know, would Tiger roll have jumped the fences back then, again we will never know ... what we do know is a little horse who had a poor start in life and was like a wet rag in a field when he was saved and went to Southport with bad feet ran the National at its hardest and never fell or looked like it in 5 outings coming 1st 3 times and 2nd 2 times ... winning under top weight of 12st on his 2nd start at Liverpool and never looked tired at the end did get round time and time again ... they count the winners at the end and if you don't finish you can't be counted ... He was a legend then and he is a Legend now ... having read the book of his life and witnessed his wins I can tell you this horse was all heart and class, no silver spoon in his mouth
@sindento19424 жыл бұрын
@@jeanlawley6483 You have to remember the first National winner,Lottery,quite appropriate for what was to come.There's been some massive upsets over the years.Over the last few years the course and fences have been made much safer,and about time.Many owners of top class chasers wouldn't risk their horses in such a race due to how unpredictable it was.You need luck as well has natural ability but none of that counts if some horse comes down and drags you down with it and many horses that ran back then wouldn't be allowed to now,they just weren't good enough. Red Rum was the best horse ever over the National course there's no doubt about that,away from Aintree his limitations were exposed though.
@1964karlos3 жыл бұрын
There can never be another Red Rum because the course has so fundamentally changed from his day
@simonparkin66383 жыл бұрын
1964karlos so true they have taken the challenge out of the course
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
When i need to shed tears.i watch this great race....memory lane...
@leeandrews24735 жыл бұрын
Same here my friend i loved that horse what a champion
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Lee Andrews red rum was magical.frm an other place beyond earth.thats why he had such an impact.a charisma.and his.record at the grand national.i love him lots..wat a darling.
@jimbo43ohara513 жыл бұрын
Awful display of animal cruelty. Red Rum was a great horse but don't forget the carnage
@wayne501roberts5 жыл бұрын
Remember this National very well as I had wad of cash on Red Rum to win which was a £1,it was a lot for a 14 yr old back in 77.Memories of by gone age.
@Jasper614566 жыл бұрын
love red rùm .what a horse. a great champion .can not see his record being beat .3 wins and 2 seconds in the grand national.and dont forget he won a scottish national aswell. greatest race horse in my mind.
@billgowland32505 жыл бұрын
Red rum also won on the flat in his younger days ridden by some unknown jockey Lester piggot Often wonder what happened to him
@ianthomas2815 жыл бұрын
Red rums achievements will never be equalled by any horse. The course was much more demanding back then they have made a lot of fences smaller with landing sides levelled off. Never the less all horses and jockeys who tackle the course I wish them well and hope they all come back safe win lose or draw👍
@Eleventhearlofmars6 жыл бұрын
For me, the best weight carrying performance of a horse ever, including arkle, rummy won this easy and was 12 at the time with 12st on his back. I remember this because I had all my pocket money on him and it paid for the whole family to see jaws at the odeon in Liverpool. Great memories.
@philiskirk575 жыл бұрын
You know nothing it was a poor horse in a handicap way below arkle or any gold cup winner
@Eleventhearlofmars5 жыл бұрын
I bow to your superior knowledge
@tigerarmyrule5 жыл бұрын
@@Eleventhearlofmars Nice response mate. In terms of the Grand National I reckon Crisp giving 23 pounds to a younger red Rum and nearly beating him is the greatest weight carrying achievement. Crisp was such a superbly charismatic horse who jumped like a stag and had the class to win at Cheltenham.
@scrambles00633 жыл бұрын
I remember when he did this. I was watching from across the pond.. What a great animal!
@rockybudgeboa5 жыл бұрын
I never saw a better Steeplechaser in my 54 years than Rummy
@leeandrews24735 жыл бұрын
Hes the greatest Rummy RIP
@shelleylouise10997 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the upload ..even all these years later it still gives me goosebumps no matter how many times i watch ..he made history in so many ways the grand national and aintree were struggling to say the least it needed a miracle to survive and that miracle came in the form of red rum and ginger mcain, he broke tbe track record on his first national (crisp setting the pace throughout the race and what a truly magnificent ride he had)l, rum is the only horse in racing history to win 3 grand nationals( a record he still holds to this day) he is the peoples champion an icon and hero, truly remarkable ,will there ever be another red rum,,who knows ....all thats left for me to say is THANK YOU GINGER FOR BRINGING RED RUM TO OUR HEARTS AND THANK YOU RED RUM :) xx
@katex5717 жыл бұрын
no probs x
@helenemillar76267 жыл бұрын
Forever the true kings of Aintree - Rummy and Ginger xx
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Red rum the housewives favourite.the bookies nightmare.i get very tearful after all these years.the national.with the magic horse red rum.god bless .
@williamwellington86685 жыл бұрын
Only time my Dad put a bet on was this race.......he won. Decided to quit while he was ahead!! He died 3 months later. Still brings a lump to the throat.
@Mulberry20005 жыл бұрын
3 months after the race ? sorry to hear about that mate
@williamwellington86685 жыл бұрын
@@Mulberry2000 Thankyou.
@davidmcmahon52343 ай бұрын
Omg that's sad but maybe your dad knew he would win again magnificent memories sorry about your dad
@nevetsgnil19622 жыл бұрын
Fabulous memories of our family all watching the grand national, still watch it every year with my boys x
@bronwenhabberley59855 жыл бұрын
Watched this at the royal London hospital after my brothers motorbike accident, still gives me goosebumps to this day xx
@barrywebster1128 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. John Hanmer, vastly underrated commentator, never got flustered even when commentating on the greatest race of all every year.
@nigelhughes41823 жыл бұрын
Great memories watching this Andy Pandy , Brown Admiral, Churchtown Boy , The Philgarlck and of course Red Rum what an amazing horse . Great to hear the old commentators too very emotional to watch. Great days .
@edwardburek17175 жыл бұрын
According to Sir Peter O'Sullevan himself, the only remaining ambition in his broadcasting career was to call a perfect commentary. Well, that was pretty damn perfect to my ears.
@jafalad2 жыл бұрын
Peerless. Just got his words muddled when Boom Docker refused. Great call to bring Rummy home.
@rohansrider6 жыл бұрын
A quite remarkable horse: to jump 150 fences, run some 22 and half miles, never fall, rarely falter and carry heavy weights . I witnessed all this and am so glad I did. I truly believe we will never see his like again. Good horses will come and go, occasionally great horses will come and go but there will never ever be one of the calibre of Red Rum. His story is all the more poignant if you consider his quite dreadful history of inept trainers, bad jockeys and pedal bone ossification. Rummy - simply the best .
@LordMontystink6 жыл бұрын
I can't add anything to that. You have said it all. :-)
@petergoddard2625 жыл бұрын
Red Rum knew he was at Aintree, he loved the crowd and the atmosphere.
@kowsilmannan82815 жыл бұрын
Bperenagadwsawtww
@Skyeskimmer5 жыл бұрын
And the first race he ever won was a 5 furlong sprint as a 2 yo..
@adrianashilling99055 жыл бұрын
You said it. To have 3 wins and two seconds in a race where only about 1/3 of the horses finish is incredible. To have raced a hundred times and managed to stay on his feet in all of them is mind boggling. WHAT A HORSE! Feel bad for the horse that fell at fence 6 and looked like it had a spinal injury. They must have had to hustle to get him off the course before the second lap. Red Rum’s trainer disapproved of the changes they made since Tummy’s time to make the course safer . Decreasing the drop after the fence at Becher’s and making some fences smaller. The trainer predicted it would make riders more reckless and the statistics seem to support his position. Kind of like frangible pins in eventing. Designers make trappier combinations because they figure it’ll give way if someone misses (the one study done showed they frequently don’t) and riders think the same thing. Pesky unintended consequences.
@davidwilliams66955 жыл бұрын
That gave me goose pimples watching that...the greatest horse ever!!!!!!!!!
@sindento19423 жыл бұрын
Over the National course yes, no doubt about that.
@beneire69553 жыл бұрын
Amazing looking back at these great times I was 6 years old in 73
@christinecronje47043 жыл бұрын
It still sickens me to see such beautiful creatures fall and die where they lay. I don’t watch any jump racing any more, 50 years!!
@peterbrown64345 жыл бұрын
Red Rum is a Mega Sporting Superstar and Icon!!
@neilcole96982 жыл бұрын
I was 14 at the time and my father offered to place £1 on a horse of my choosing. I chose Red Rum and dad refused to place the bet saying Rummy was too old and carrying too much weight to win. I went without a bet, and gave my dad a bit of a hard time later that day! In fairness, he coughed up the winnings out of his own pocket! (And remember, a quid bought you a lot more back then than it does today).
@davidsinclair99344 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one to cry when watching this!
@helenemillar51754 жыл бұрын
I cry every time I watch it - and that's a lot :D
@lesblakeman3 жыл бұрын
When asked the best day of their life , some say "The birth of my first child" , I'm afraid that doesn't come close , this is pure gold even 43 years later
@NPA10014 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest sports moments of all time, a accompanied by one of the greatest commentaries of all time
@bronwenhabberley59853 жыл бұрын
Watched this on the tv in 1977 at The London Hospital Whitechapel London when my brother was in with a badly broken leg. Rummey was always a favourite despite coming 2nd in the previous 2 races. He was the people’s horse !!
@OldiesAl6 жыл бұрын
No other horse since Rummy has won the race twice, he will always be the greatest National horse ever. I had the honour of meeting him twice, he knew he was a star
@charlottejune59976 жыл бұрын
OldiesAl actually he won it 3 times!!73, 74, , 77.
@Captainblack7105 жыл бұрын
horse racing icon, quite simply the best of all time.rip big fella
@OldiesAl5 жыл бұрын
Yes I know he did, this was his 3rd win, what I said was no other horse since him has won it twice.
@whataloadofbollox5 жыл бұрын
@@OldiesAl people can't read but can act clever !
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
OldiesAl nice!! Yea he knew he was magical!! God i wish i had met red rum.a pat .gosh.
@gary19613 жыл бұрын
In our house that day, I'd backed Red Rum. My older brother picked Churchtown Boy. My mum had Eyecatcher, and my dad done The Pilgarlic. Even my younger sister picked out Happy Ranger which finished 7th. My dad had put the bets on that morning and staked around £5 with mostly 50p each-way bets. As I had the winner, I pocketed over six quid and all the others got their each-way up. I remember the huge chippy tea we all had that night, covered by a bit of our winnings.
@jonlahive3303 жыл бұрын
Looking at the odds 9/1 20/1 18/1 ...you could have bought the chip shop if the money had gone on the family tricast!!
@gary19613 жыл бұрын
@@jonlahive330 Ha, yeah, imagine that. A £5 straight tri-cast. We could have bought a 4-bed detached house with the winnings. I remember some being built near us and were going for £4,950.
@oriel2296 жыл бұрын
Red Rum, you were beautiful. You still are................................................................
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
Always and forever xx
@quidnunc24365 жыл бұрын
Red Rum's record of 3 wins and 2 seconds will NEVER be equalled let alone beaten. If the Grand National is still being run in 200 years time, Red Rum will still be the only 3 time winner of the race.
@martinmalone63245 жыл бұрын
tiger roll might put that to bed he might win 3 but the 2 seconds I cant see it, but who knows Rummy was my hero
@helenemillar51754 жыл бұрын
@michael wills Not forgetting much heavier weights in those day! Twelve stone not allowed now, making Rummy's achievements all the more incredible :)
@darenfinan21925 жыл бұрын
Sir Peter O'Sullevan CBE .more than a commentator. It was like hearing poetry being read.
@alitob59114 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Always worth watching and listening for inspiration. Every word perfect. "...and he's coming up to the line to win it like a fresh horse in great style... it's hats off and a tremendous reception, you've never heard one like it at Liverpool... Red Rum wins the National..."
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
great commentator indeed but how on Earth did REDRUM do what he did is beyond me, absolutely amazingly incredible, I think the only horse that comes close to REDRUM after all these many many years is Tiger Roll
@garrywilson73274 жыл бұрын
@@alitob5911 - he wasn't perfect at the first fence on the second circuit (17th) Boom Rocker refused, and O'Sullivan had a "senior moment" verbally fumbling.
@shaunspadah57903 жыл бұрын
@@David.L291 tiger roll won 2 overlong stayers races you cant compare him to red rum
@andrewhubbard40443 жыл бұрын
@@David.L291 think red rum would probably skip over the jumps these days
@Yeldah.5 жыл бұрын
Having the privilege of being around at the time when Rummy was , I cant speak highly enough of what this horse achieved in his career, he was simply a one off , and anyone with the basic knowledge of horse racing should see how he won this race on merit.
@elizabethbrown19184 жыл бұрын
How I loved this beautiful horse
@gogee85102 жыл бұрын
Me too in tears. Never tire of watching this race since when I was a boy.
@darrellheath69975 жыл бұрын
You've never heard a roar like it. R.i.p rummy. History
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Darrell Heath HISTORY WITH LOVING TEARS!!!!!!!
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Darrell Heath god bless ya.have a charmed life!!!!!🐎
@alisonlaing56265 жыл бұрын
i was a kid back then....i STILL ADORE this horse like LOTS of others. back then people would be huddled outside tv shops on a sat afternoon, the atmosphere was GREAT and UPBEAT. its a people,s race etc. every tom dick and harry loved it back then.
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Darrell Heath hair tands on end!!.
@diabeticfridge29303 жыл бұрын
What an amazing horse... no other words needed
@galtongabriel11725 жыл бұрын
3 grand national wins & 2 runners up..phenomenal achievement by Red Rum
@leeandrews24735 жыл бұрын
A true true champion and missed by all
@helenemillar51754 жыл бұрын
@@leeandrews2473 Missed, but forever in our hearts and always an inspiration xx
@sparkle9353 жыл бұрын
Rummy captured so many hearts 💓💓 ( he was still full of running at the finish )
@darenwright10714 ай бұрын
Hard to watch when the tears start to appear, god bless this tough heart of a lion horse who had a rubbish start to life. Magnificent.
@paulking45943 жыл бұрын
The size of the fences then to the last few runnings. The difference is undeniable. This horse is a legend and regardless if any other horse wins the National 3 times, it will never equal Red Rums weight carrying and jumping ability.
@garycook50713 жыл бұрын
The roar of the crowd when he jumped the last!
@richln96827 жыл бұрын
The names are so familiar......Boom Docker, Sage Merlin, Churchtown Boy. But from forty years on it's like watching a story from the age of myth.
@petergoddard2625 жыл бұрын
I backed Churchtown Boy in this race.
@johnellis9555 жыл бұрын
I believe Boom Docker recovered form after being put on a Milk diet, no joke, I had backed him the previous year, Milk had done its trick on its warm up race but 4 miles was beyond it,. I 'made' my wife and kids back Red Rum in 1977.
@Gervase19705 жыл бұрын
I backed Red Rum I was 7. I think I had 10p each way on him. My Dad put the money on top of the telly. I think I got £1.07 back after tax. Fortunately it didn't turn me into a gambler. I spent the next 2 weeks re-enacting the race running round the garden. @@petergoddard262
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Rich LN well written!!!
@David.L2914 жыл бұрын
@@Gervase1970 beautiful memories
@Chris_342 жыл бұрын
If that ending doesn't bring a tear to your eye then nothing will🏇😪.
@bernardbrady19265 ай бұрын
The greatest horses of them all. And the commentary from sr Peter O Sullivan never to be repeated
@Johnboy777 ай бұрын
I was born a couple of months after this race, i recall the commentators voices as a kid, brought back some memories as my dad always had the racing on. What an incredible horse 🐎
@michaelmuldowney85 жыл бұрын
Still the best piece of live sporting commentary in history.
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Michael Muldowney agreed!!!.dream race this was!!!!!
@keithwilliams20775 жыл бұрын
Fairytale. That's what's makes racing great..that and Frankel and hurricane fly..superstars.
@leemasters27943 жыл бұрын
1977 i was 12 yrs old and had a 50p each way bet on Red Rum ! i was straight down to the toy shop that afternoon!!
@leefran71 Жыл бұрын
About £8 i think,not bad in the 70s
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Has a kid i won every distance race.or 2nd.athletics.i ran thm like red rum.i trained wth him in my mind.up the pennines hills i ran daily.i remember ths race.🎋🎋🎋🎋
@chatham437 жыл бұрын
......Good old Rummy...what a legend.....thanks for the upload....and great quality vid....
@katex5717 жыл бұрын
your welcome x
@shaunspadah57907 жыл бұрын
if they ran this race today you would have had sebastian and andy pandy fighting out the finish, boomdocker an exausted 3rd and rummy about 15th
@chatham437 жыл бұрын
...Sage Merlin might have been up there too...
@helenemillar76267 жыл бұрын
Aintree's modern-day course would be a walk in the park for yesterday's steeplechasing stars, the greatest, Red Rum, in particular! No horse will ever equal his magnificent record - forever the king of Aintree and true legend!
@shaunspadah57906 жыл бұрын
and andy pandy has gone round bechers, looks like some jockey at 1st bechers has a little cut, theres a huge tent there and andy pandy wins the national and rummys 2nd for the 3rd time,
@johnhudson7475 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant .
@qfox167895 жыл бұрын
A lead like Boom Docker’s wouldn’t be surmounted today on the puny fences, takes the edge off a bit if there isn’t the constant real threat of falling on the mountainous fences of the golden age of the National
@7llininthedream3 жыл бұрын
Was born in '07. I am 44 years late to this race but I got goosebumps.
@nantes233 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, just beautiful
@davidblake86426 жыл бұрын
Now he was a legend.
@Moggy471 Жыл бұрын
I worked with a man who was a big racing fan, he only used to really bet on flat races (He said that there were enough things to think about without fences if your money was on a horse.) But he went to Aintree every year. He told me two things about that race and Red Rum. He said that year was the only time he saw the track bookies take a real hammering. Everyone was betting heavy on what they fancied to win but also putting a side bet on Red Rum, so if they had £50 on Curchtown Boy they put £20 on Red rum if £500 on another horse £100 on Red Rum. He said that virtually no one there that day had no money on Red Rum to win, just because they wanted him to. The other thing that he said was. "If the National was run over 6 miles over those fences, that horse would have won all 5." Some horse. A British sporting hero.
@lycangypsypriest31905 жыл бұрын
Paced the horse.yet was top weight.amazing.god i love that horse.burried at the wining post.well deserved.🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋🎋
@sazzieb13 ай бұрын
The only horse to be booked to open supermarkets. What a star!
@DIDCOTTWIST3 жыл бұрын
Boom docker leaping the fences like a gazelle
@horrortackleharry6 жыл бұрын
Those two loose horses at the end proved to be perfect 'pacesetters' for Red Rum to chase!
@rohansrider3 жыл бұрын
I think one was Andy Pandy who as very unlucky to come a cropper at Bechers.
@kepnjem4 жыл бұрын
Unforgettable! RIP Rummy. ❤️
@Laytonia19776 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this - this was the day after I was born. One of my favourite finishing commentaries.
@katex5716 жыл бұрын
i was only 5month old x
@Laytonia19776 жыл бұрын
Ah! Older than me :) x
@Eleventhearlofmars6 жыл бұрын
I was 10 and had all my pocket money on him at 16/1 if memory serves lol, the winnings ( minus my pocket money stake back) were used to take the family to see jaws at the Liverpool odeon cinema😃
@dee77815 жыл бұрын
I was born April 77. Lol.
@watchstrap15 жыл бұрын
Aintree legend Rummy,he had it all.RIP
@JSB-IZ-ME3 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to being a kid watching the national with my racing mad dad, Rummy quite literally a National treasure. Back when the national was so dangerous and Beachers Brook a name that would strike fear into anyone that knew a thing about Aintree. The only other one that gets me like this is Aldaniti and what a film Champions was, accompanied by the greatest racing anthem ever. Great days and miss all the horses we have lost in NH over years. Go Aldaniti Go.
@julzyboy19735 жыл бұрын
This is highly regarded as his best triumph as he was 12 and it was his third victory but imo his achievements in 1974 surpass this by a wide margin. From villain in 73 to hero in 74 carrying 12 stone (he'd only carried 10'5 the year before) Rummy pulverised them on that second circuit with nothing getting to within 5 lengths of him and he won by 20 lengths or more. Not only that but he came out 2 weeks later and won the Scottish version as well. Unbelievable horse to do that. When you assess this 77 race, Rummy was greatly helped by the falls of two horses at Bechers who would've both beaten him imo Sebastian came down at Bechers first time and came out two weeks later and won Scottish Grand National and Andy Pandy, who came down Bechers second time, won the Whitbread three weeks later. But glad they did fall as Rummy fully deserves his place in history due to his record at Aintree which will never be beaten. And even if it was, the distance is shorter and the fences easier, so Rummy will still be the best ever!!
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
Rummy triumphed purely through courage, tenacity, stamina and sheer skill and not due to other horses falling. After all, isn't that the whole point of the challenge? No other horse, not even the great Manifesto, has won this gruelling race three times. Rummy is a true legend without question.
@digitaurus5 жыл бұрын
100 races and Red Rum never fell once. Of the 43 starters only 11 finished in this race alone. If you watch him in the Grand Nationals his jumping was phenomenal. He made those terrible jumps look easy. Carnage all around him and he made it look like a walk in the park. Sure, if other horses hadn't fallen then he wouldn't have won but staying on your feet and keeping going round that horrendous course was what that race was all about in those days!
@helenemillar76265 жыл бұрын
....and still is today, although not the challenge it was in Rummy's day of course, making his achievements even more breathtaking!
@markmeade4785 жыл бұрын
Rummy at his best, and total legend 😊
@richardbrooks502 жыл бұрын
This gave me goosebumps watching 44 years later
@paulcope619 Жыл бұрын
1977 I was in trafalger sq bookies . Backed andy pandy but all you could here was Red rum Red rum. Happy days