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Grand National

Was thinking what a good run the Evan Williams and the Ruckers had with State of play and Cappa bleu did they place 5 times between them ?
 
PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01Red RumBrian Fletcher810-59/1¾ Length
02CrispRichard Pitman1012-09/125 Lengths
03L’EscargotTommy Carberry1012-011/1
04Spanish StepsPhilip Blacker1011-1316/1

Red Rum 2 years younger than Crisp, yet Crisp was giving him 23lbs and only lost by 3/4 length, whist L'Escargot the same age and weight as Crisp is 25 lengths back in 3rd.

Crisp what a horse.
 
Alex said:
PositionNameJockeyAgeHandicap (st-lb)SPDistance
01Red RumBrian Fletcher810-59/1¾ Length
02CrispRichard Pitman1012-09/125 Lengths
03L’EscargotTommy Carberry1012-011/1
04Spanish StepsPhilip Blacker1011-1316/1

Red Rum 2 years younger than Crisp, yet Crisp was giving him 23lbs and only lost by 3/4 length, whist L'Escargot the same age and weight as Crisp is 25 lengths back in 3rd.

Crisp what a horse.
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The greatest GN ever, and the saddest story all rolled into one
 
Danny said:
Was thinking what a good run the Evan Williams and the Ruckers had with State of play and Cappa bleu did they place 5 times between them ?
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The Pilgarlic kept coming back for more - never won it, but will never have had an easy race and if I remember correctly (definitely not an edit!) placed more than once to reward each-way support.
 
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Ian_Davies said:
The Pilgarlic kept coming back for more - never won it, but will never have had an easy race and IIRC placed more than once to reward each-way support.
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He also finished 2nd in the 1976 Topham and 4th in the 1981 Foxhunters' Chase when ridden by Nigel Twiston-Davies. Altogether he jumped 156 National-type fences which is six more than Red Rum achieved. But did he ever win a race of any note?
 
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1973 RED RUM V CRISP

One of the very best.... Red Rum v Crisp in the 1973 Grand National Enjoy
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I was there that day, out on the course (free 😆), I thought Crisp had won, he was so far clear, and the loudspeaker broke down 🙃
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And best of all, you didn't throughout the race have to listen to that God-awful music they've wheeled out ever since that lousy movie.
 
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Basil Pinenuts said:
On Hedgehunter when he fell at the last in 2004. Don't see too many horses fall at the last there, but they all looked legless. Must have gone some pace.

He won in 2005 and then was placed in 2006 after also finishing 2nd behind War Of Attrition in the Gold Cup. Some horse.
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Yes, I think I was the only one of the clan gathering that day who didn’t back it when it won. The brothers had been on it the year before and renamed it Hedgehumper and Hedgebiter but they stuck with it.

I remember the brother immediately older than me saying straight after the first run saying, ‘Hedgehunter will win next year. He ran with the choke out the whole way there.’
 
Desert Orchid said:
Yes, I think I was the only one of the clan gathering that day who didn’t back it when it won. The brothers had been on it the year before and renamed it Hedgehumper and Hedgebiter but they stuck with it.

I remember the brother immediately older than me saying straight after the first run saying, ‘Hedgehunter will win next year. He ran with the choke out the whole way there.’
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Antony Worrall Thompson on BBC Saturday Kitchen kept telling people that "Hedge Trimmer" was a certainty for the National. Used to get wall-to-wall coverage akin to the FA Cup Final.
 

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