Help Required The Year Red Marauder Won the National

Fadalko?

14:00 - Novices' Handicap Chase (Class C ) (5yo plus) 2m 4f
1st  (6) Red Striker 7/2
2nd  (5) Hannigan's Lodger 10/1
3rd  (7) Hunt Hill 12/1
Winning jockey : R GuestWinning trainer : N B MasonRunners: All 11 ranWinning Time: 3m 33.22s
Full Result
14:35 - Martell Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class A ) (4yo plus) 2m 4f
1st  (6) Montalcino 10/3
2nd  (11) Takeyourtime 100/1
Winning jockey : B J CrowleyWinning trainer : Miss V WilliamsRunners: All 6 ranWinning Time: 3m 38.36s
Full Result
15:10 - Martell Melling Chase (Grade 1) (Class A ) (5yo plus) 2m 4f
1st  (5) Fadalko 9/2
2nd  (9) Lady Cricket 8/1
Winning jockey : R WalshWinning trainer : P F NichollsRunners: All 7 ranWinning Time: 3m 35.41s
Full Result
15:45 - John Hughes Handicap Chase (Showcase) (Class B ) (5yo plus) 2m 5½f
1st  (11) Gower-Slave 14/1
2nd  (13) Goguenard 12/1
3rd  (29) Scotmail Boy 100/1
4th  (3) Bindaree 7/1
Winning jockey : R JohnsonWinning trainer : P J HobbsRunners: All 24 ranWinning Time: 3m 72.56s
Full Result
16:20 - Martell Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class A ) (4yo plus) 3m ½f
1st  (2) Garruth 16/1
2nd  (4) Historic 4/1
3rd  (3) Hindiana 7/4
Winning jockey : R GarrittyWinning trainer : T D EasterbyRunners: All 13 ranWinning Time: 4m 24.31s
Full Result
16:50 - Mildmay Novices Chase (Grade 2) (Class A ) (5yo plus) 3m 1f
1st  (6) What's Up Boys 12/1
2nd  (2) Shotgun Willy 5/4
Winning jockey : R JohnsonWinning trainer : P J HobbsRunners: All 7 ranWinning Time: 4m 35.85s
Full Result
17:25 - Oddbins Handicap Hurdle (Class B ) (4yo plus) 2m 4f
1st  (1) Crazy Horse 20/1
2nd  (12) Doctor Goddard 14/1
3rd  (14) Ask The Natives 8/1
4th  (5) Kates Charm 20/1
Winning jockey : A DobbinWinning trainer : L LungoRunners: All 18 ranWinning Time: 3m 37.57s

Thanks Donnie   it was Garruth , Paul Barber listed as Owner , I can Remember Harry Saying he was Involved and had Bet it, It won half the track that Day

Red Marauder strikes a fagger deeply at my heart whenever I hear the name.
Way before he became the horse he ended up being he figured in a novice chase somewhere.  I was on a horse called Toytown, at 33's, and everybody thought I was mad - RM  being very short at about evens.  Mine led all the way, and coming to the final fence still looked in good fettle but said Red Marauder just wouldn;t go away and they joined in battle up the final furlong, crossed the line inseparable, and mine was touched off by a nose!
Gutted doesn;t begin to describe it.  It wasn;t a fiver each way!  

Can't find that race?

But... 1990...

3:15
Stratford
Result
Analysis
My Ratings
Past Winners
Alice In Wonderland Novices' Handicap Chase, 2m6f - Good To Soft, 5yo+
Alice In Wonderland Novices' Handicap Chase, 2m6f - Good To Soft, 5yo+
1   
   
0.
Into The Red
8/1
   
Richard Guest
J White
    6
    1110
    100
    63
    104
    –
   
ch g Over The River (FR)
- Legal Fortune (Cash And Courage)
Headway 7th, left poor 2nd 2 out, stayed on strongly to lead close home
2  1
   
0.
Toytown
50/1
   
Norman Williamson
P Ransom
    9
    105
    81
    45
    84
    –
   
b g Pitpan
- Sinarga (Even Money)
Always prominent, led approaching 14th to 3 out, left clear next, weakened and headed near finish
3  20 [21]
   
0.
Celtic Trust
20/1
   
J Shortt
J C McConnochie
    7
    111
    91
    40
    74
    –
   
ch g Celtic Cone
- Trust Ann (Capistrano I)
Behind, headway 14th, weakened approaching 2 out

Wow!  You're right - I;ve mixed up the winning horse with Marauder.
Many thanks for the correction and well done digging it out.
Into The Red. 

For years and years I firmly believed Luca Modric scored a wonder goal for Portsmouth, managed by Harry Redknapp,against Man City, that kept them in the Prem League. They were 1/33 at one point to go down, Id backed them at evens to be relegated for a fair few quid. Turns out he never played for Portsmouth, although he did play for Redknapp at Spurs.Every time I saw Modric on telly I thought "you cost me a few quid you did". The player that did score was Pedro Mendes.

TTT, It is astonishing how memory becomes dislocated - that;s the word I use to describe it.  I can't explain it but it happens as we age I suppose.  I'm always happy to be put right though.    What I had never known, and stunned to find out from Y-H-T-L's research was that Toytown started at 50/1 and I was only on at 33's!    I won on my e.w. bet but it is what might have been that so sticks in the memory craw!

Y-H-T-L's research brought back a particular memory for me ...

On the Friday of Aintree we held a luncheon at work with around 20 esteemed guests from various industries , 2 of the guests were well known sporting figures in Roger Hunt & Gordon Banks , present because they were members of the old football pools panel as the luncheon was at Vernons Aintree call centre.
I was asked to run through the card for the guests along with Statto who did his gig a bit earlier before we sat down to eat , i went through the card race by race and it was fairly clear the guests were extremely occasional punters and today would probably be the only bet of the year for most of them , as 7 or 8 of them were ladies i brought up the suggestion of a coincidence or novelty bet and as Roger Hunt was present it obviously revolved around him and the link with Red Striker & Crazy Horse.

The rest is history , the feedback from my CEO was positive despite costing the company a fair few quid with an over 90/1 double , only complaint from him though was not getting on himself.

Happy memories   

Lovely when they cop!