Yes I feel exactly the same

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

​@@davidevans3227it was a fantastic race

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

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

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

Battering a gold cup winner

Irish horse

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

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

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

A legend.

Not being picky but he actually went round Aintree 10 times

Really? What about Eclipse?

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

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

@@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

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.

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.

+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.

+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.

+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.

+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.

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

A very good national horse

😂 lol what’s up with balding 😂

One of THE GREAT performances.

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.

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

+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.

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

.....good point....I doubt it...

Well noticed I saw it too

Sorry arkle

..injury I guess...

Thats the sponsors names