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Fred Winter was one of the most successful jockeys in National Hunt history – and whenever I talk to those who witnessed him, they all agree he was one of the finest of his era. Champion Jockey four times (and Champion Trainer a remarkable 8 times) Fred Winter won this Grand National aboard Kilmore in [...]

Here are some fun stats from the 180 years that the Grand National has been running. Not all of them are statistically important i.e. they won’t help you to predict future winners, but they are interesting facts and figures which reflect the way this infamous race has been run in the preceeding decades. Choose from [...]

Devon Loch, owned by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, is widely regarded as one of the most unlucky horses in the history of the Grand National following this catastphic National in 1956. The horse jumped an imaginary fence in the run-in for some strange reason. Some say Devon Loch was spooked by the huge noise [...]

When Red Rum lined up for the 1977 Grand National at Aintree, aged12, though everyone wanted him to, few thought he would be able to roll back the years as incredibly as he does here to battle to the line. Red Rum was all heart and class, and every National Hunt horse should be shown [...]

Tommy Carbury broke many English hearts when stopping the incredible Red Rum (who was carrying a tremendous weight, mind you) from making it three successive Grand National wins aboard L’escargot in 1975. This horse certainly didn’t go round at a snails pace! You have to hand it to Red Rum for making this a true [...]

For no reason at all, we’ve decided to start our countdown to the business end of the National Hunt racing calendar with highlights from the past – this is the first installment of our new “Grand Nationals Remembered” section where we’ll show video replays of Grand Nationals you may or may not remember from the [...]