....Brian Fletcher rides his first National winner on Red Alligator....it would be five more years before his famous association with the great Red Rum would see him win two more......
My Maternal gramps was a helluva gambler liked his ggs every year when we were kids he would put a half crown on the horse of our choice in the national and i picked Red Aligator and i bet it to win not each way so i had sweets come out my ears all week long gramps had £25 on it to win i didnt know we backed the same horse the fish suppers and beers for the grown ups Lemonade for the kids with their suppers 🍽 happy days gramps passed away 6 years later and had the winner the day he died in The Scottish national gave the casy to the kids 😢 passed away 4hrs later 😢 💔 never forgotten gramps ❤🕊🐴🐎🐴🐎
Thank you for these grand nationals....great memories of horses who seemed to race all year round every 3 to 4 weeks.....wonderful names from the past....Rose tinted glasses? Not at all!
Brian Fletcher the greatest National jockey of them all. Don’t forget he would have won 3 Nationals on Red Rum if he hadn’t got disgracefully jocked off , 4 in all and don’t forget the fences were much more difficult in those days.
Thats a big shout about Fletcher. McCain thought the partnership had run its course and overall you would have to say he was proved just about correct. The irony was had Stack kicked for home earlier in the 76 race he probably would have won
Tiger Bay is going for his third win in a row this year ,but the race cannot be compared to when Rummy won 3. Great spectacle ruined sadly. Just a normal race now.😥
How many people have listened to the Commentator say that a horse has fallen when actually the jockey just fell off!! The horses' Body never touched the ground.!!
Foinavon was going well until brought down at the water of all jumps. Never seen anything fall there before. Smaller and safer fences are making this race as dangerous as ever. The jockeys just go faster and run more risks. It should never have been changed.
@@bronwenhabberley5985 Hi Bronwen , He certainly was and so modest too. I don't think he ever got over been taken off Red Rum in October 1975.May I ask r u from Wales 🤗..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝🐱
@@gazowen7310 Hello sir, May I say you are not entirely correct. Brian was second on Red Rum in 1975 beaten by his old rival Lescargot. In 1976 Brian was third on Eyecatcher beaten by Rag Trade and Red Rum ' Tommy Stack on board. In 1975 Brian rode Eyecatcher in Topham Trophy but he fell when going well at the second last. Our Greenwood won with Tommy Carberry on board. Sadly Brian at to retire early 1977 due to head injuries and is no longer with us RIP. A truly modest kind man .Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
My dad had 2 shillings on red alligator, wow I was only 5 years old,he did have it year come 3rd 100 to one,said son watch learn, ge had in 1968 come first wow
It's David Mould. Married Marian Coakes, showjumer and owner of Stroller. The little 14.2 pony won individual silver medal in 1968 Mexico Olympics and was present at t.heir their wedding
@@karenblackadder1183 David Mould married a Showjumper, not a showjumer as is David Mould related the owner who owner the 2002 The Grand National bindree
@@waqarkhan25I accidentally missed out one letter. You, quite rightly, corrected me on that. Your last 2 posts make no sense whatsoever. I would like to understand what are the facts to which you are referring re: David Mould and Bindaree.
Underated horse, should have won the previous years too.....ended up in the slaughter house I believe. I s that realy befitting a great horse like this?
My first ever bet. One shilling on Red Alligator. I bet Highland Wedding the following year too; as a 6 year old. The National was the highlight of the year for me as a boy.
