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I’d be fascinated to learn which horse has jumped the most Grand National fences. West Tip must surely be up there, completed five Nationals and got to second Bechers on another occasion.
When it comes to owners (over the National fences), I’d like to think the Ruckers are in a league of their own.
By my reckoning Amberleigh House jumped 245 fences over 11 races over the National fences (without ever falling) while Vieux Lion Rouge jumped 253 fences over 11 races (falling once and unseating once). Pretty incredible records.
Peter.h, it makes no difference to Vieux Lion Rouge being the “winner”, but I get 244 fences for Amberleigh House! In order from the oldest race, my counts are 7 (then brought down), 22, 18, 22, 30, 21 (one fence omitted due to low sun), 30, 22, 30, 22, 20 (then pulled up). Happy to be corrected if this is wrong.
I also wondered about Manifesto and Big Fella Thanks as contenders for this title, but their counts are both considerably lower. For Manifesto I’m basing this on his Grand National record only, and do not know if there was other racing over the National course in his era (1890s-1900s).
Loved old Lakeview lad , winning the many Clouds for Trevor hemmings was prob his best day
Pick 3 on Saturday champion 2025/2026
Politologue bows out with an honourable fourth in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, and over £1 million of career earnings. His farewell parade of honour at Cheltenham was very well deserved.
It would feel remiss not to mention the wonderful Tiger Roll on this thread, though I suspect anyone reading this comment will be well aware already…
I’m going miss the little legend Tiger, even though we knew it was coming, just so used to looking forward to him every season
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The BHA have finally updated the non-racing agreements list on their website for the first time since August 2021. A few names that caught my eye among the additions to the list, and that I hadn’t seen reported as retired previously, are:
Beware The Bear
Doing Fine
Duc Des Genievres
Fingerontheswitch
Glen Rocco
Kloud Gate
Red Giant
Ted Veale
The Dutchman
The Young Master
Tobefair
UpswingWishing all of the new retirees on the list a long and happy retirement
The Young Master was a little bit of a cliff horse for me – he won that race at Wincanton that he wasn’t eligible to enter and from then I always had him down as one to win a biggie. Turns out his biggie was what used to be the Whitbread but was still always good to watch.
Duc De Genievres is, I fear, an Arkle winner we can file under “Future Pointless Answers”, but he still won the damn thing!
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