New Posts For Thread: The Red Rum Story From adversity to triumph with first Grand National victoryhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29830369/the-red-rum-story-from-adversity-to-triumph-with-first-grand-national-victoryAs the 40th anniversary of Red Rum’s first Grand National victory approaches, Chris Wright looks back on the Aintree hero in the first of a Liverpool ECHO three-part seriesby Chris Wright, Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Mar 28 201He doesn't stand "head and shoulders" above Manifesto. That horse won the race twice, was third 3 times (once carrying 12-13), and 4th once. If the top weight had been limited to 12-0, as it was in Red Rum's day, he would have won the race at least 3https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29830369/the-red-rum-story-from-adversity-to-triumph-with-first-grand-national-victory?post_id=530228147#530228147He doesn't stand "head and shoulders" above Manifesto. That horse won the race twice, was third 3 times (once carrying 12-13), and 4th once. If the top weight had been limited to 12-0, as it was in Red Rum's day, he would have won the race at least 3Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:16:47 -0500It's quite possible that the 23lb Red Rum received from Crisp helped a bit as well!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29830369/the-red-rum-story-from-adversity-to-triumph-with-first-grand-national-victory?post_id=530228123#530228123It's quite possible that the 23lb Red Rum received from Crisp helped a bit as well!Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:15:00 -0500I was watching that first National win with my father. He had backed Crisp and I had backed Red Rum ( I hope aftertiming is allowed after 40 years ). My old man was...er...disappointed with the result. Luckily it was his TV so it was safe. I didn't ihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29830369/the-red-rum-story-from-adversity-to-triumph-with-first-grand-national-victory?post_id=530227915#530227915I was watching that first National win with my father. He had backed Crisp and I had backed Red Rum ( I hope aftertiming is allowed after 40 years ). My old man was...er...disappointed with the result. Luckily it was his TV so it was safe. I didn't iThu, 28 Mar 2013 07:00:39 -0500As the 40th anniversary of Red Rum’s first Grand National victory approaches, Chris Wright looks back on the Aintree hero in the first of a Liverpool ECHO three-part seriesby Chris Wright, Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Mar 28 201https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29830369/the-red-rum-story-from-adversity-to-triumph-with-first-grand-national-victory?post_id=530227651#530227651As the 40th anniversary of Red Rum’s first Grand National victory approaches, Chris Wright looks back on the Aintree hero in the first of a Liverpool ECHO three-part seriesby Chris Wright, Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk Mar 28 201Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:42:50 -0500