1975 Grand National 

I love these archived nationals featuring the great Peter O’Sullevan and Julian Wilson. Brilliant and legendary.

L`Escargot has never been given the credit he deserves as a Dual Gold Cup Winner who is one of only two horses in history to have won the national & Gold cup in their careers. Tommy Carberry gave him a lovely ride and he was cantering over his field from the Canal Turn. In the space he also won the Gold Cup on Ten Up and Irish National on Brown Lad.

cant beat the 70s horse racing.. i just loved some of the names.. they had amongst them.. crisp..the dikler.. spanish steps..red rum..lescargot...rag trade ...other great names..boomdocker 😁　.. eyecatcher..andy pandy .. spitting image...hurdles they had.comedy of errors..night nurse..monksfield to name a few

Spanish Steps was another great National runner. Always got round & often placed, like 3rd in this one.

What a performance from L’ Escargot - next years winner Rag Trade just faded late on. Julian Wilson gave Hi Ken the ultimate commentators kiss of death there ...

We were there with wonderful seats and paddock access, thanks to a gift from wonderful Bill Clarke, my father-in-law, I was able to be almost nose to nose with Red Rum as he walked around before the race. That race was a once in a lifetime experience for me...I'm so glad that all this new technology has given me the chance to re-live it all these years later... It was

I can remember picking L'Escargot to win, it's a buzz to be able to watch the race again.

This renewal with just 32 runners has more class at the top than the 2023 race. L'Escargot was a classy hurdler - Irish champion and 2nd fav for the champion hurdle at one time.

At 11:26, you can see the covered up body of Land Lark who fell at the Chair. As others have said, Beau Bob's jockey should have pulled him up before diving over the steepest part of Becher's Brook on a tired horse, or at least took him over the other side of the fence where the drop was much less severe. He would have died instantly with landing on his neck like that. It's really sad what happened to Up For Review yesterday, but it's more upsetting the way people are screaming for the race to be abolished, and even all National Hunt racing to be scrapped. You try to explain to them that this was the first fatality in the race for SEVEN years, and the strides the industry has made to make the race safer with the fences reduced to the size of upturned dandy brushes, but the bastards just won't have it.

just a mention of my favourite who ran well to finish fifth -The Dikler

Beau Bobs jockey should have been banned for not pulling a clearly knackered horse up before Bechers

Spanish Steps was a class Horse. It always got round the course and got placed. Each way backers dream.

...thanks for the upload...

So the snail gains revenge I believe he never got the credit he deserved yet best mate won 3 poor gold cups yet is branded a legend lescargot made a howitzer of the 7th a class horse the snail

Bechers was enormous back then

I love watching these old races from the past I wish they would show some Scottish grand national races from bogside .if they have them .

Good commentary

What a ride Barry brogans having falls next fence

Ginger McCain's only triumphant winning horse! Red alligator another title winning horse

My first racing memory. This was at a time when Irish horses were not quite so successful as they are now. Golden Miller is the only other horse to have done the Gold Cup, National double and it was asking a lot of Red Rum to give so much weight to a Gold Cup winner. L'Escargot has never been given the credit he deserved but he was a truly great horse.

I remember we owned a pub in Malham and Dave the head barman organised sweepstake, my Granddad got L'escargot and Red Rum, result!

Historical race that was!! Sad time

Going to the chair being preceded by 4 loose horses cant think of a worse nightmare they didn't move the barrier 4 years later chaos

Showed how good red rum was

Dickler good 🏇 had a few quid on this and brigadier gerrard

Poor old beau bob 😢 what a horrible jockey the horse was that tired it crashed through beachers and literally landed on his head.

3:50 I swear someone pulled the other off their horse

To ask Red Rum to give a dual gold cup winner 11lbs is ridiculous, no wonder L'escargot's jockey was looking around two out he must have thought it was his birthday on Christmas day

Poor Bob.his jockey knew he was so tired and should have pulled him up.discusting.

The electronic caption or Eric 1st apered on bbc1 as part of the election results service on bbc1 and bbc2 in 1974 Also making his aperence in the BBC TV both christerfore morris

Just look at the sparse crowds at the start in the stands and at the end,there's more jockeys than spectators. Red Rum was hating the ground this day and Brian Fletchet was thinking of pulling him up so testement to Rummy that he finished 2nd giving a double Gold cup 10lbs.

Have you ever seen a horse cantering all over the opposition as L` escargot was after the third Last. What is also interesting is how much bigger a horse L`Escargot was than Red Rum.

When did fence 23 become known as 'Foinavon's' fence? I've re-watched nearly all the Grand Nationals from the 70's and 80's and at no stage is that fence every given a name!!

Looks like Beau Bob was forced to his death

can u see the hand at 8 40 spooky, beau bobs jockey needed shooting

Terrible ride by the jockey on Beau Bob. The horse had clearly nothing left to give, yet he ploughed on and suffered a fatal fall at Becher's Brook second time round.

Shocking camera coverage.

Remember the last transnational the original tape Man started??

Red rum was never gunna beat L’Escargot, giving him 10lbs and the soft ground did not help

I think this was the lowest attendance at a Grand National. 27,000 or so.

Lescargot backed that

The fences were exactly what they were! Meling road is hard enough takes it out of the horse true

Sunny hill boy 👍😎

Andy Turnell on April Seventh pulling Paul Kelleway off Barona at Bechers is very funny.

The smallest crowd in grand national history

Did the jockey in all white wake up after his horse trod on his face that looked nasty at 3:50

High ken might of won it but for that fall

Rag Trade has a unique Grand National record...last in 1975, first in 1976.

Biggest winner Andy Pandy 100/1?

Regarding beau Bob hes not that far behind other jockeys wud have continued on

Loose horses getting blocked in at the chair luckily there where no problems the authorities didnt learn anything and 4 years later a pile up

IF British NH had kept stiffer fences across the UK as was the norm pre 1990, there may be a bigger range of home breds rather than the importing of Irish and French horses with forgettable names

O'Hara good commentator

Mill reef

...High Ken was a class horse but not very big... around Aintree Jockeys should have been paid danger money to ride him.....

a class horse beats the most over rated racehorse ever