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- L'Escargot made four Grand National appearances, his first in 1972 when he fell, 1973 he was placed 3rd, in 1974 2nd, culminating in his win in 1975, at aged 12 , ridden by Tommy Carberry.
Tommy Carberry who was five times Champion National Hunt jockey and twice overall Champion Irish jockey had previously ridden L'Escargot to victory twice in The Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1970/71.
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.
Rightly said about the horse
L'Escargot was an excellent horse he also won in the US.
@@chuckemeade Hi Charles, thanks for your info didn't know that. Lescargot in my view was very underrated and could be compared with Arkle on form through his two Gold Cups. His regular jockey Tommy Carberry a very acumlished horse man and modest too ' knew how to get the best out of him and that other Momentous stayer Tied Cottage. Fab racing in the 60s n 70s n luvly memories of my parents too. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
@@glynnevans1851 He was a very good chaser,one of the best of his generation,which also included some great horses...as for Arkle,different class,at level weight 40L difference...
@@nickmorrow5216 Sorry, Glynn is right - nothing to choose between L'Escargot & Arkle (both a few pounds inferior to Golden Miller).
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
your right owners have no imagination or class how to name a horse these days.
High ken as well
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
Unforgettable.
@@suzybottomley2275 Hi Suzy, read your story with great interest. I was there in 1981 and I was totally overwhelmed by the occasion. Every year seems to bring up a wonderful story. I also like re living these Momentous grand nationals too. Apols for asking and not knowing but may I ask who is Bill Clarke. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands 🌻
It looked the smallest crowd ever.
In Ginger's book he said the crowd was pitiful.
How many would you estimate?
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.
The 70s and 80s nationals had a special aura about them for me.I don't want to see a horse lose it's life in a race.But the stern test of aintree then and the chance of incident and thrills and spills was what made it unique.And a stand out race that even non horse racing fans tuned into.The incident at 1st bechers in 89 started a slow and steady reduction in the races severity.A reduction in severity that has now accelerated a lot more since the synchronised and according to pete fatalities in 2012.My settee cushions are stiffer than the fences now.Red rums record looked unlikely to be ever beaten.In my opinion now it is impossible.Because no such race exists anymore of the type and calibre of test that he went 1 1 2 2 1.
It wasn't actually the fall that killed Land Lark...he had a heart attack while in mid-air.
I used to hate any changes to the course but now iv accepted it had to change for safety but we still have an exciting race nowadays. Any more changes tho and it will be pointless.
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 ...
Rag Trade was becoming tailed off from a early as the second Canal. He joined a better trainer for 1976.
Spanish Steps was another great National runner. Always got round & often placed, like 3rd in this one.
I can remember picking L'Escargot to win, it's a buzz to be able to watch the race again.
Beau Bobs jockey should have been banned for not pulling a clearly knackered horse up before Bechers
Correct, this was back in the day when jockeys were obsessed with getting round, but that was idiotic, he was never getting home & the fall could have been avoided
Well said. Total disgrace.
It was a shocking ride.
100% correct. To make it worse, he tried jumping Becher's on the inside! Absolutely appalling. I watched this year and the safety measures have made no difference to the race as the jockeys just go faster.
@trafficlight9199 He could barely get over the fence and I would assume broke his neck and killed instantly when he landed. Why Glover continued is beyond me and if I was the owner he would never ride for me again. Bill Whitbread (brewery) was the owner.
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.
just a mention of my favourite who ran well to finish fifth -The Dikler
Spanish Steps was a class Horse. It always got round the course and got placed. Each way backers dream.
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
Ginger McCain's only triumphant winning horse! Red alligator another title winning horse
Bechers was enormous back then
What a ride Barry brogans having falls next fence
Good commentary
I remember we owned a pub in Malham and Dave the head barman organised sweepstake, my Granddad got L'escargot and Red Rum, result!
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.
Also my first racing memory. This was the first and only time my parents had a bet on a race. Red Rum as on the hatrick and was becoming a sporting superstar. There was such an empty feeling on the 1978 national when he was declared a non runner.
Spot on Frank o Brien
...thanks for the upload...
your welcome x
if only go pontinental had taken part, fletcher coudnt lose
fletchers lookin around so many times for lescargot maybe he should have had wing mirrors fitted to rummy
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 .
I've never understood this need to handicap horses races. RR had 10.5 stone in 1973 & 12 stone in 1975. It is just nutty & cruel. Red Rum was one of a kind & I am sure, was a pleasure to ride for any & all jockeys. RIP Red Ru,m you gave us all a great run for our money.
3:50 I swear someone pulled the other off their horse
Andy Turnell on April Seventh pulling Paul Kelleway off Barona..
@@jamesmenzies7986 Well spotted James .Andy actually was a very acumlished horse man and April Seventh went on to win the Whitbread and Hennessey that same year.will always remember Paul kellaway for the Momentous rides he gave Bula. A Momentous era then ..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🕊🕊🕊
@@glynnevans1851 Glynn, Andy Turnell had a very similar style to Lester Piggott and to do this over jumps is impressive! All the best. James
@@jamesmenzies7986 Cheers for your reply James .Yes he did and another salt of thee earth jockey was Ron Barry a nice chap but as hard as nails on the race course. Since the 90s horse racing as lost its momentum in my view. May I ask were R U from sir. Kind regards Glynn
Poor old beau bob 😢 what a horrible jockey the horse was that tired it crashed through beachers and literally landed on his head.
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
good horse who ran well just got tired
Did Brigadier Gerard fall early? Never heard him mentioned?
Historical race that was!! Sad time
Shocking camera coverage.
Poor Bob.his jockey knew he was so tired and should have pulled him up.discusting.
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
Red Rum's trainer Ginger McCain wasn't happy with the ride of Brian Fletcher (probably the best rider of the "old" National fences there has ever been - 3 wins, a 2nd and 2 x 3rd's and he retired aged just 28yo due to head injuries) on Red Rum - said he should have pushed the pace a bit more! L'Escargot was a helluva horse and if you watch the previous year's National when he was 2nd you have to think that but for Red Rum he could have been a multiple winner of the race.
Why was it ridiculous the previous year at virtual level weights Red Rum won by 10 lengths
@@quae5tor weight!!! you could see it from 5 fences out who the winner was!!
@@martinmalone6324 Very high quality race. Look at the leaders with 2 to jump, a couple of Gold Cup winner's and a multiple National winner.
You're getting mixed up with 76 when people thought Stack should have pushed the pace more mate, Red Rum was all in from about the 19th in 1975 & could hardly lift a leg at the end, further pressure applied further out would have flattened him completely here
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.
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.
Rummy was a small horse. He had an oversize heart, which explained his stamina.
Yes Rummy wasnt a big horse
L'escargot was doped up
can u see the hand at 8 40 spooky, beau bobs jockey needed shooting
shaun spadah dreadful
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.
L'Escargot pissed it. The great Red Rum was giving only 10lbs away, yet couldn't make a race of it. It shows how great a horse Crisp was when giving away 23lbs to Red Rum the previous year, and losing by such a small margin.
Was L'Escargot better than Red Rum? I don't think so! Nor was Red Rum better than Crisp.
Red Rum did not like the ground bird brain and the Irish are fiddling bastards...Lescargot had ran like a crab in its previous 3 races...yet it was 13/2 favorite......fishy
@@darksharkrafa1 Considering the race before Liverpool was the Champion Chase over 2m he was hardly likely to win it was he?
quick46...You still alive, you old sausage jockey ??? Thought the Coronavirus would have finished you off by now.....what with your poor immunity due to the HIV???
@@darksharkrafa1 amazed you've got enough money left for an internet connection you have such little racing knowledge......
Can anyone here tell me who that poor jockey was that went splat & one could hear it, he is wearing white & is lying face down after a jump in minute 3.50 seconds.
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
Looks like Beau Bob was forced to his death
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!!
Named in 1984 after the pile up in the 60s that left Foinavon the only one not affected. He went on to win. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foinavon
@@dianer.9461 Strange it took them 17 years to name a fence!! The commentators didn't seem nearly so pre-occupied with the fence as they seem to today. The effect of Red Rum perhaps?!!
It became commonly known as Foinavon from the 1968 renewal (officially named in 84).
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.
Robin Hamlyn it was, this was the year that Bill Davies tripled admission prices.
@@babaza1972 Quite right sir and a very under handed sneaky business man he was ' trying to steal our Great race for his greedy gains .This particular year was very sad in another way to see Red Rum finish second, I can't help thinking that if Brian had kicked on from the 23rd he would of beat Lescargot for speed .? But no disrespect to Brian he was a past master around Aintree. My late dad ust to say ' ifs buts n may be s etc don't win National s ..May I ask do you remember 50 Years ago Gay Trip won n poor Terry Biddlecombe missed the winning ride watched in hospital with a injury prior to national week n the late Pat Taffe a legend won for Fred Rimell ..All 3 True professional s ..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
Glynn Evans Gay Trip was 2 years before I was born! However I remember reading Terry Biddlecombe’s autobiography and read the story of how he missed out on the ride. 2 years later he was 2nd on the same horse having taken the outer route all the way round to try and find the best ground, and Fred Rimell gave him a right bollocking for doing so.
I found on Facebook some newspaper clippings of the 1975 Grand National meeting yesterday which I think you’d find interesting.
Take care 👍
@@babaza1972 Hi Duncan ,Thanks for your reply. Sadly you missed on a Fab era of National Hunt racing ' 60s n 70s. I was 10 when Gay Trip won but remember it very well .You are very knowledgeable about the Grand National sir, N quite right about 1972 n Terry Biddlecombe going wide on Gay Trip however it was Mercy Rimell who had words with Terry she was the Organ Grinder of the two .I believe Fred ust to buy the horses for the owners and Mercy was the Gaffer!!..I rate 73 as the best Grand National ever and to see Crisp get caught by Red Rum was sole destroying 'at 2nd Bechers he was over 30 Lengths clear,' Unbelievable sir..May I ask were r u from, kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands UK 🤝
It's funny people always say Red Rum saved the National and yet it would appear the attendances didn't go up for some time. No doubt he captured a lot of people's imaginations but it was a probably a combination of factors that helped.
Lescargot backed that
Did the jockey in all white wake up after his horse trod on his face that looked nasty at 3:50
Awful, didnt look like he was getting up
Remember the last transnational the original tape Man started??
Andy Turnell on April Seventh pulling Paul Kelleway off Barona at Bechers is very funny.
He rode so short over them big fences.
Am gussing injury prevented April the 7th running in 76 or 77
Rag Trade has a unique Grand National record...last in 1975, first in 1976.
just goes to show how its like a lottery running in the grand national..plus l'escargot had a few impressive grand nationals in 3 consecutive years 3rd(1973)..2nd then(1974) 1st(1975)
Then put to sleep after falling in the 1977 national 😢
@@markdavidson5930 Nope, he was pulled up lame in the 1978 National.
@@ElizabethCoral maybe got the year wrong but Rag Trade was destroyed
In 78. No need to be a smart arse
The fences were exactly what they were! Meling road is hard enough takes it out of the horse true
The smallest crowd in grand national history
Sunny hill boy 👍😎
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
....too true...it's not just me then😊...
Biggest winner Andy Pandy 100/1?
High ken might of won it but for that fall
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
O'Hara good commentator
eh?
Mill reef
...High Ken was a class horse but not very big... around Aintree Jockeys should have been paid danger money to ride him.....
High Ken's jockey almost got trampled on by L'Escargot.
@@gary1961 Was the jockey Barry Brogan?
Might of won high ken
a class horse beats the most over rated racehorse ever
Overrated? Hahaha
Away from Aintree, Rummy was a very average horse. He only seemed to come alive for those big fences. How many Becher Chases would he have won if the race had been in existence back then?
@@babaza1972 he won a Scottish national
Most overrated horse ever was best mate
Also same overrated horse who battered him the year before