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By the 2nd circuit this year and only 1 had fallen one B|D.Dont think the first 3 this year would have got around in red rums era.
Hyperthetical rubbish.
Impossible to prove either way.
Pointless thing to say.
Impossible to prove either way.
Pointless thing to say.
Perfectly understandable comment from a Grade 1 attention seeker. He will know that he is talking garbage.
Will be pleased that he has reeled in a couple.
Will be pleased that he has reeled in a couple.
I think the rationale he was trying to use, was that back in the day, more than half the field were out of the handicap, if you were a good jumper on the second ciruit you may only have a handful of horses to beat.
These days it is an incredibly tight handicap with many finishers, so it is harder to win in completely different way
BTW, I am not saying I agree.
These days it is an incredibly tight handicap with many finishers, so it is harder to win in completely different way
BTW, I am not saying I agree.
In terms of competitiveness of the races, he is surely right. In terms of jumping the fences, he isn't.
Red Rum's immaculate jump at Beecher's 2nd time around in 'Crisp's National',
is still the fastest I've ever seen it jumped (even including the safe version now)
is still the fastest I've ever seen it jumped (even including the safe version now)
Think Kevin is biased in favour of Irish trained horses. If Red Rum's were easier to win surely this would be reflected in the starting prices. Red Rum's were 9/1, 11/1 and 9/1 while Tiger Roll was 10/1 and 4/1. Let's not forget Tiger Roll also carried 8lbs less than his official rating, did Red Rum ever have this advantage?
Should do the handicap for the race after Cheltenham and give Tiger Roll 12 stone like Red Rum carried twice.
Should do the handicap for the race after Cheltenham and give Tiger Roll 12 stone like Red Rum carried twice.
In Red Rums days the good jumpers got round year after year, think of Red Alligator, Black Secret, Spanish Steps, Rummy, L'Escargot, the pilgarlic. Go further back to the likes of Team Spirit(6 times) Freddie, Mr What, Merryman, Wyndburg etc all great jumpers. You can plough through them now and still get around thats the difference, this young kid wasn't even born then.
It is now a staying chase and Tiger Roll is the best now.
It was a staying and jumping test and Red Rum was the best.
It was a staying and jumping test and Red Rum was the best.
there is no chance that tiger roll would have even got round in the old days, let alone won 2 nationals
A large part of the enjoyment of this race has always been the spectacle .
I often watch again old renewals , I do not think I will ever watch the recent races .
I often watch again old renewals , I do not think I will ever watch the recent races .
Should do the handicap for the race after Cheltenham and give Tiger Roll 12 stone like Red Rum carried twice.
yes and stop compressing the hcap as well
scottish national this weekend is more like it imo, a proper weight range
yes and stop compressing the hcap as well
scottish national this weekend is more like it imo, a proper weight range
sixtwosix • April 11, 2019 8:38 PM BST
A large part of the enjoyment of this race has always been the spectacle .
I often watch again old renewals , I do not think I will ever watch the recent races .
funnily enough I watched around 10 old nationals on youtube the other day
the race nowadays is trash compared to them imo
A large part of the enjoyment of this race has always been the spectacle .
I often watch again old renewals , I do not think I will ever watch the recent races .
funnily enough I watched around 10 old nationals on youtube the other day
the race nowadays is trash compared to them imo
Found it. I think it's fairly clear it's much easier to jump around these days, but that makes it a harder race to win as so many more horses complete and the quality of the race is much better.
Witnessing a truly special moment in sport is a rare wonder, but what we saw in the Grand National on Saturday was special in the very truest sense of the word. National Hunt racing has waited over 40 years for a horse to win the great race twice and that wait came to an end courtesy of Tiger Roll. The diminutive nine-year-old joined just four others in history that have won consecutive renewals of the race since it began in 1839. In doing so, he became the first horse to do so since the great Red Rum in 1974.
Of course, their feats aren’t directly comparable, as the Grand National was a very different test in the 1970s to what it is now. No doubt many feel Tiger Roll wouldn’t have prospered in the old race, with his low-jumping style likely to have been more heavily punished by the much less forgiving fences of old.
However, it must also be said that Tiger Roll has now won two consecutive Grand Nationals in what is by far the most competitive era of the race. While Red Rum had to shoulder 12 stone when winning his second National, there was significantly less strength and depth in the race back then. It was routine for a fair proportion of the field to be made up by proper no hopers that were racing from a long way out of the handicap.
By comparison, from the 2005 renewal onwards, just six horses have taken part in the Grand National from out of the handicap. Over the span of those 15 renewals the average rating of the bottom weight has risen from the mid-130s to the low-140s. The race has never had the depth of quality that it has now.
Thus, while the modern Grand National may not the niche test of jumping that it once was, it could readily be argued that the higher completion rate brought about by the more conventional test of jumping combined with much higher-quality fields makes it a harder race to win these days. In that context, it could be argued that to win the race twice in the modern era is even more impressive now than it was in Red Rum’s day.
For all that it is different to what it once was, the modern Grand National remains an extreme test of a thoroughbred and Tiger Roll has it down to a tee. His low-jumping style is ideally suited to the structure of the modern fences, but his history-making successes in the race are down to far more than that. It is his constitution, his heart and his seemingly ever-growing enthusiasm for his job that has led him into the pantheon of Grand National greatness.
Red Rum went on to finish second in two more renewals of the race before winning it a third time in 1977 to secure his legacy as an icon in the sport. Thus, the question will now be can Tiger Roll possibly win it for a third time. Despite Michael O’Leary’s protestations to the contrary, have no doubt that this is the only thought in the minds of everyone involved.
As incredible a day as last Saturday was, it is impossible not to let the mind wander to imagine what next year might be like. It goes without saying that it is often ill-advised to look too far ahead with these brilliant but fundamentally fragile stars of our sport, but if Tiger Roll makes it back to Aintree again next year, it will be an occasion like few others in the modern history of horse racing.
Given it had been so long since a horse had won two Grand Nationals, it was only natural for most people to just hope rather than expect that Tiger Roll might be able to do what so many before him had failed to do. However, now that he has burst through the glass ceiling that had gradually been reinforced with each passing year since the time of Red Rum, no one can be in any doubt that this is a horse that is uniquely equipped to achieve what was widely considered the unachievable and win a third Grand National.
Should he get there in top form next year, the level of expectation and hope that followed him into this year’s renewal will be made look miniscule. Just the thought of it as I sit hear writing these words is turning my stomach with nerves and excitement.
What we witnessed on Saturday was Tiger Roll’s arrival into the hearts of not just the racing world, but the wider world. This is a story with the power to lift racing back into the public consciousness in a way it hasn’t been for many years. It is only true stars that can transcend a sport and Tiger Roll is just that. Everyone that has played a role in his journey from start to finish can be very proud of what he has become. As a sport, we couldn’t have wished for a better ambassador.
THE GRAND NATIONAL IS THRIVING
As can always be expected, the ignorant sensationalism and clickbaitery from certain media outlets and outrage junkies on social media could be seen in abundance after the Grand National. However, by the time you read this article, 99.9% of those that seemed so enraged by everything to do with the Grand National will have moved onto whatever the new issue of the day is. That’s the nature of our social media-driven world and as annoying as it can be, it isn’t worth getting riled up about.
By all meaningful measures, the Grand National is thriving. ITV posted excellent viewing figures and the betting industry reported stronger-than-ever interest in the race. It will never be perfect, nothing ever will be, but this is a contest that National Hunt racing can be proud to have as its most iconic event.
DON POLI AND OUTLANDER SALES HIGHLIGHT UNSATISFACTORY LOOPHOLE
The sale of Don Poli and Outlander for a total of £335,000 two days before they ran in the Grand National highlighted an issue that should be addressed going forward. There was of course nothing wrong with what transpired. Indeed, it was a stunning piece of business by the Gigginstown team to sell the horses for literally five times what they would have sold for if going through a sale ring a week later. It was how the change of ownership was handled that didn’t sit right.
In the event that Don Poli or Outlander had won the Grand National, the winning trainer would have been Phil Kirby or Richard Spencer, despite the fact that the horses had literally never stepped foot in their yards. This is clearly the wrong way to deal with these situations. While there is of course no problem with the ownership and colours being changed for the race, it would be wrong for those trainers to go down in the history books as Grand National winners in the circumstances.
While it isn’t a situation that arises very often, a small rule change that requires any horse that changes hands after the final declarations have been made to run in the name of and under the care of the trainer that made the declaration would remove the scope for such an unsatisfactory result.
STANDING START FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL
Standing starts are an abomination that are to the detriment of everyone. The sooner they are done away with, the better.
Witnessing a truly special moment in sport is a rare wonder, but what we saw in the Grand National on Saturday was special in the very truest sense of the word. National Hunt racing has waited over 40 years for a horse to win the great race twice and that wait came to an end courtesy of Tiger Roll. The diminutive nine-year-old joined just four others in history that have won consecutive renewals of the race since it began in 1839. In doing so, he became the first horse to do so since the great Red Rum in 1974.
Of course, their feats aren’t directly comparable, as the Grand National was a very different test in the 1970s to what it is now. No doubt many feel Tiger Roll wouldn’t have prospered in the old race, with his low-jumping style likely to have been more heavily punished by the much less forgiving fences of old.
However, it must also be said that Tiger Roll has now won two consecutive Grand Nationals in what is by far the most competitive era of the race. While Red Rum had to shoulder 12 stone when winning his second National, there was significantly less strength and depth in the race back then. It was routine for a fair proportion of the field to be made up by proper no hopers that were racing from a long way out of the handicap.
By comparison, from the 2005 renewal onwards, just six horses have taken part in the Grand National from out of the handicap. Over the span of those 15 renewals the average rating of the bottom weight has risen from the mid-130s to the low-140s. The race has never had the depth of quality that it has now.
Thus, while the modern Grand National may not the niche test of jumping that it once was, it could readily be argued that the higher completion rate brought about by the more conventional test of jumping combined with much higher-quality fields makes it a harder race to win these days. In that context, it could be argued that to win the race twice in the modern era is even more impressive now than it was in Red Rum’s day.
For all that it is different to what it once was, the modern Grand National remains an extreme test of a thoroughbred and Tiger Roll has it down to a tee. His low-jumping style is ideally suited to the structure of the modern fences, but his history-making successes in the race are down to far more than that. It is his constitution, his heart and his seemingly ever-growing enthusiasm for his job that has led him into the pantheon of Grand National greatness.
Red Rum went on to finish second in two more renewals of the race before winning it a third time in 1977 to secure his legacy as an icon in the sport. Thus, the question will now be can Tiger Roll possibly win it for a third time. Despite Michael O’Leary’s protestations to the contrary, have no doubt that this is the only thought in the minds of everyone involved.
As incredible a day as last Saturday was, it is impossible not to let the mind wander to imagine what next year might be like. It goes without saying that it is often ill-advised to look too far ahead with these brilliant but fundamentally fragile stars of our sport, but if Tiger Roll makes it back to Aintree again next year, it will be an occasion like few others in the modern history of horse racing.
Given it had been so long since a horse had won two Grand Nationals, it was only natural for most people to just hope rather than expect that Tiger Roll might be able to do what so many before him had failed to do. However, now that he has burst through the glass ceiling that had gradually been reinforced with each passing year since the time of Red Rum, no one can be in any doubt that this is a horse that is uniquely equipped to achieve what was widely considered the unachievable and win a third Grand National.
Should he get there in top form next year, the level of expectation and hope that followed him into this year’s renewal will be made look miniscule. Just the thought of it as I sit hear writing these words is turning my stomach with nerves and excitement.
What we witnessed on Saturday was Tiger Roll’s arrival into the hearts of not just the racing world, but the wider world. This is a story with the power to lift racing back into the public consciousness in a way it hasn’t been for many years. It is only true stars that can transcend a sport and Tiger Roll is just that. Everyone that has played a role in his journey from start to finish can be very proud of what he has become. As a sport, we couldn’t have wished for a better ambassador.
THE GRAND NATIONAL IS THRIVING
As can always be expected, the ignorant sensationalism and clickbaitery from certain media outlets and outrage junkies on social media could be seen in abundance after the Grand National. However, by the time you read this article, 99.9% of those that seemed so enraged by everything to do with the Grand National will have moved onto whatever the new issue of the day is. That’s the nature of our social media-driven world and as annoying as it can be, it isn’t worth getting riled up about.
By all meaningful measures, the Grand National is thriving. ITV posted excellent viewing figures and the betting industry reported stronger-than-ever interest in the race. It will never be perfect, nothing ever will be, but this is a contest that National Hunt racing can be proud to have as its most iconic event.
DON POLI AND OUTLANDER SALES HIGHLIGHT UNSATISFACTORY LOOPHOLE
The sale of Don Poli and Outlander for a total of £335,000 two days before they ran in the Grand National highlighted an issue that should be addressed going forward. There was of course nothing wrong with what transpired. Indeed, it was a stunning piece of business by the Gigginstown team to sell the horses for literally five times what they would have sold for if going through a sale ring a week later. It was how the change of ownership was handled that didn’t sit right.
In the event that Don Poli or Outlander had won the Grand National, the winning trainer would have been Phil Kirby or Richard Spencer, despite the fact that the horses had literally never stepped foot in their yards. This is clearly the wrong way to deal with these situations. While there is of course no problem with the ownership and colours being changed for the race, it would be wrong for those trainers to go down in the history books as Grand National winners in the circumstances.
While it isn’t a situation that arises very often, a small rule change that requires any horse that changes hands after the final declarations have been made to run in the name of and under the care of the trainer that made the declaration would remove the scope for such an unsatisfactory result.
STANDING START FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL
Standing starts are an abomination that are to the detriment of everyone. The sooner they are done away with, the better.
Equine flew is absolutely right..in the old days only a few horses were equipped to win the race..good jumper with stamina but nowadays only stamina is needed and probably at least 30 of the runs could win on any given day. So tiger probably won a more competitive race but rummy wad a great horse for an old style national. Cant entirely agree with how great the old race was as I can remember a dead horse being pulled out of the ditch at Bechers with ropes..not a great sight for any horse lover and I've loved jump racing since 1971.
Depth of quality it may have looked but in truth only a handful of horses were ever involved namely the horses that raced up with the pace, everything else was no chance.
The rag that finished 2nd could even afford making a shocking mistake and Rathvinden numerous errors without those mistakes costing them their place finishes.
So yes it looked to have depth as many years do these days, but the old adage of "hunt round for the first circuit" is done with now, you need to be at the sharp end throughout to which end only a few ever get involved.
The rag that finished 2nd could even afford making a shocking mistake and Rathvinden numerous errors without those mistakes costing them their place finishes.
So yes it looked to have depth as many years do these days, but the old adage of "hunt round for the first circuit" is done with now, you need to be at the sharp end throughout to which end only a few ever get involved.
Didn't Tiger Roll himself "hunt round for the first circuit"? He wasn't up with the leaders this year or last.
TIGER Would M U R D E R - R E D R U M
Pure n Simple! Different Stock!
Pure n Simple! Different Stock!
Tiger Roll would never have been even entered in the race back then.
It's true that a fair proportion of the field in Red Rum's day were out of the handicap, but to assume that most of them were therefore no-hopers is wrong. In 1974, Red Rum's 2nd win, only 18 of the 44 were above the minimum of 10-0, but the horse that was 34th in the handicap (Scout) went off favourite; the horse that was 30th in the handicap (Charles Dickens) finished 3rd; the horse that was 37th in the handicap (Rough Silk) finished 5th; and Astbury, who was 35th in the handicap, and had won twice that season, had previously finished 3rd and 5th in the race. All 4 were out of the weights, but hardly 'proper no-hopers'. If Red Rum winning, or going close, seemed inevitable bar bad luck, it was because he was an exceptional horse, just as Tiger Roll is. Whether he won or not, was, in 3 of his years, down to a few pounds here or there, just as it has been with Tiger Roll. You could say the same about Manifesto, who, having won the race twice, in 1897 and 1899, was asked to carry 12-13 in his attempt to win the race for a 3rd time in 1900. He duelled with the winner (Ambush, who had 11-0) from the last until giving best in the final 75 yards, when his rider eased him down and he lost 2nd place close home. Ambush carried 12-7 and 12-6 in his subsequent Nationals, but fell both times, at the last fence on one occasion when looking the likely winner. Manifesto competed in 3 further Nationals, each time being asked to carry more than 12 stone - he finished 3rd twice more, under 12-8 (aged 14) and 12-3 (aged 15) - the bottom weight in those days was 9-7.
Film of the 1953 National reminds us of how the fences were back in those days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAVK4c0rOEQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAVK4c0rOEQ
Were you there Ged? One of the fences was a huge solid wall wasn't it?
It's not much more than a long distance hurdle race now
Just watched that 53 race sparrow, was that a young Mercy Rimell in the parade ring beforehand with Ordnance, who led most of the way before coming a cropper, a nice looking woman if it was. What you notice, there was not a Scouse Brow, or bare @rse in sight. The 4th fence must have had a really big drop after it as the 2 fallers both went head over heels and totally disappeared from view. Also had to laugh when the one jockey came flying over a fence on his own after his mount ran straight into another one and stopped before the fence!
.As stiff as the fences were didn't stop Vincent O'Brien winning 3 on the trot with different horses, as i said before you had to train them to jump properly in those days.
.As stiff as the fences were didn't stop Vincent O'Brien winning 3 on the trot with different horses, as i said before you had to train them to jump properly in those days.
RAMRUNA tiger roll was always prominent in this years race,always going pretty well too,although I dont think he will find much under pressure.
fav!
Interesting in the 1955 Pathe film of the National, the narrator tells us "several jumps have been made less dangerous" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRm47b8PxA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRm47b8PxA
Might well have been.
Was watching Golden Miller's win the other day and the fences looked even bigger than I remember from the 60s.
Was watching Golden Miller's win the other day and the fences looked even bigger than I remember from the 60s.
Enjoyed the video of the 1953 national, thank you sparrow. Weird hearing the commentator saying "coming to fence number 7". We now always hear coming to foinavon.
National triva from wiki:
The Chair has also claimed the life of the only human fatality in a Grand National when Joseph Wynne, the son of former winning jockey Denny Wynne, was badly injured in a fall at the fence during the 1862 running. Although taken alive from the course to the nearby Sefton Arms pub, he died hours later, never having regained consciousness.
National triva from wiki:
The Chair has also claimed the life of the only human fatality in a Grand National when Joseph Wynne, the son of former winning jockey Denny Wynne, was badly injured in a fall at the fence during the 1862 running. Although taken alive from the course to the nearby Sefton Arms pub, he died hours later, never having regained consciousness.
The changes in 1955 were made after there had been 4 fatalities in the 1954 race (despite there being only 29 runners, the smallest field for nearly 20 years).
In 1950, there were 49 runners. 33 of them fell. No fatalities. Only 7 finished. One of the jt-favs won; the 2 jt-3rd favs were 2nd and 5th.
The 1951 might be worth a watch. 36 runners, only 5 left standing after a circuit. 3 finished - 1 remounted after doing a somersault at Bechers. None died. None pulled up. Last mare to win - has a race named after her at the meeting.
In 1950, there were 49 runners. 33 of them fell. No fatalities. Only 7 finished. One of the jt-favs won; the 2 jt-3rd favs were 2nd and 5th.
The 1951 might be worth a watch. 36 runners, only 5 left standing after a circuit. 3 finished - 1 remounted after doing a somersault at Bechers. None died. None pulled up. Last mare to win - has a race named after her at the meeting.
1951 Grand National here, ged.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqApWlHHRwA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqApWlHHRwA
Apr 12, 2019 -- 10:13AM, haplessamatuer wrote:
It's not much more than a long distance hurdle race now
correct
Apr 12, 2019 -- 11:31AM, ged wrote:
The changes in 1955 were made after there had been 4 fatalities in the 1954 race (despite there being only 29 runners, the smallest field for nearly 20 years).In 1950, there were 49 runners. 33 of them fell. No fatalities. Only 7 finished. One of the jt-favs won; the 2 jt-3rd favs were 2nd and 5th.The 1951 might be worth a watch. 36 runners, only 5 left standing after a circuit. 3 finished - 1 remounted after doing a somersault at Bechers. None died. None pulled up. Last mare to win - has a race named after her at the meeting.
great post ged
slow falls for horses built to jump big fences are rarely anything to worry about
fast rotational falls are
Love watching the slow mo camera Pathe news had a bechers brook.
Something Sky Racing have introduced in 2019.
Something Sky Racing have introduced in 2019.
the fences are far to easy nowadays,, go and look at the stats for the amount of finishers back in the day to nowadays.
Does my head in the way people say the race is so much classier now..... ITS NOT, THE HANDICAP IS JUST MORE COMPRESSED NOW. and say Tiger Roll is a better horse than Red Rum is laughable, lets see how he does under top weight next year...
People get easily brainwashed by hype. What is true to say is that the PRESENTATION of the race is so much better than in the 70's. As for the race itself the fences are much softer and lower and the race itself is less of an assault course.
It takes nothing away from the quality of Tiger Roll and his wins but there is no doubt whatsoever that the race is easier to win today, compared to forty years ago.
It takes nothing away from the quality of Tiger Roll and his wins but there is no doubt whatsoever that the race is easier to win today, compared to forty years ago.
Cheers, ged. We tend to think of demands for 'welfare' changes as a modern 'snowflake' thing, but evidently not. Do you know if it was from within the sport that called for the changes, or was it external pressure? '
The guy's a self-publicist. More fool you for giving him more publicity.
George: - 'The Society for the Modification of Steeplechasing and Grand National Reform' held an emergency meeting on the Sunday night after the 1954 Grand National, and its members 'demanded that a telegram be delivered to Topham's Ltd', and that a letter be written to the Home Secretary requesting a Government investigation into the race. Lord Ammon (a Labour peer) was president of the society, and resolved to put down a question in the House of Lords, and Brigadier Medlicott MP proposed to raise a quetion in the House of Commons.
The League Against Cruel Sports held an emergency meeting on the Tuesday to consider whether legal proceedings should be taken against the owners of the 4 horses killed, and whether any action could be taken against the promoters of the race.
The Humane Education Society wrote to Mirabel Topham asking for the number of fences jumped to be reduced from 30 to 15, and the abolition of Becher's Brook.
It was discussed in the House of Lords on April 6th, when it was mentioned that, overall, the fences were actually smaller than in 1936, with only one fence being bigger (by half an inch).
April 22 - RSPCA met with Weatherbys (acting for the NH Committee), and presented 6 recommendations for changes, including lowering the top weight to 12-0, tightening up rider qualifications, and decreasing the run to the first fence.
The Society for the Modif.....etc submitted their recommended changes, which were more extensive, including shortening the run-in, and jockeys not being allowed to hit horses when tired.
The Chief Steward met with the Home Secretary and defended the race, and the sport, robustly, and said that the public should not get the impression that ill-prepared/unwilling horses were being flogged by incompetent jockeys, as some members of the Houses had been suggesting.
In the end, the only changes made to the race for 1955 were...
1. Making the brook on the landing side of Becher's shallower and easier for a horse to get out of (should it have fallen in).
2. Lowering the fence after Becher's (today called 'Foinavon'), by 6 inches, to 4'6", the minimum allowed, as a respite following Becher's.
The League Against Cruel Sports held an emergency meeting on the Tuesday to consider whether legal proceedings should be taken against the owners of the 4 horses killed, and whether any action could be taken against the promoters of the race.
The Humane Education Society wrote to Mirabel Topham asking for the number of fences jumped to be reduced from 30 to 15, and the abolition of Becher's Brook.
It was discussed in the House of Lords on April 6th, when it was mentioned that, overall, the fences were actually smaller than in 1936, with only one fence being bigger (by half an inch).
April 22 - RSPCA met with Weatherbys (acting for the NH Committee), and presented 6 recommendations for changes, including lowering the top weight to 12-0, tightening up rider qualifications, and decreasing the run to the first fence.
The Society for the Modif.....etc submitted their recommended changes, which were more extensive, including shortening the run-in, and jockeys not being allowed to hit horses when tired.
The Chief Steward met with the Home Secretary and defended the race, and the sport, robustly, and said that the public should not get the impression that ill-prepared/unwilling horses were being flogged by incompetent jockeys, as some members of the Houses had been suggesting.
In the end, the only changes made to the race for 1955 were...
1. Making the brook on the landing side of Becher's shallower and easier for a horse to get out of (should it have fallen in).
2. Lowering the fence after Becher's (today called 'Foinavon'), by 6 inches, to 4'6", the minimum allowed, as a respite following Becher's.
here was significantly less strength and depth in the race back then.
Agreed ...poxy 2 mile champion and dual Gold Cup winner following him home unlikethe quality of ........Magic Of Light and Pleasant Company .....what a load of tosh.
Agreed ...poxy 2 mile champion and dual Gold Cup winner following him home unlikethe quality of ........Magic Of Light and Pleasant Company .....what a load of tosh.
Interesting stuff, ged, thanks for posting.
I tend to think of calls for changes as a modern era protest, but this proves we've had at least 65 years of it!
The Humane Education Society wrote to Mirabel Topham asking for the number of fences jumped to be reduced from 30 to 15, and the abolition of Becher's Brook.
Some of us would be shocked if we had read that this week!
I tend to think of calls for changes as a modern era protest, but this proves we've had at least 65 years of it!
The Humane Education Society wrote to Mirabel Topham asking for the number of fences jumped to be reduced from 30 to 15, and the abolition of Becher's Brook.
Some of us would be shocked if we had read that this week!
The Society for the Modif.....etc submitted their recommended changes, which were more extensive, including shortening the run-in, and jockeys not being allowed to hit horses when tired.
That could have been written after this year's NH Chase at Cheltenham.
That could have been written after this year's NH Chase at Cheltenham.
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