Red Rum, Red Rum
One of the great English Sporting events - the Grand National is only a couple of months away. Run over one of the most famous courses in the world, the National is the one horse race that unites the country.
When I was a kid, I can remember that it seemed like the whole nation really was watching on National Saturday, as those brave horses and riders tried to negotiate the terrors of jumps like Beechers and the Chair to claim the greatest prize in English racing. The great Red Rum, the only horse to win the event three times, became a national (see what I did there?) hero and remains, with Aldaniti, the biggest name attached to the race.
Now Red Rum lives on in a new way, with his National Tips, a fun new service from grand-national.me.uk. Let Red Rum help you to pick a winner; hey, its got to be better than the methods we used to use in my house which were usually:
- With a pin
- Which one’s grey?
- That one’s got a nice face
- That’s a nice name - I’ll have that one
This post is sponsored by grand-national.me.uk

