Rag Trade wins Grand National
LONDON. I he bold-striding ten-year-old Rag Trade gave the veteran trainer Fred Rimell his fourth victory tn the English Grand National at Aintree ion Saturday after a battle of survival with the gallant Red Rum Rag Trade at 14 1 pulled away from Red Rum. 10-1. in the last furlong of the four mile and a half mara thon over 30 fence.- to grab victory by two length-. As usual the fearsome fence- claimed mans victim-. Only half the 32-horse field finished the race. But as dumped riders and horses sprawled around both Red Rum and Rag Trade they side-stepped the lot and settled down for a thrilling run home. Red Ruin, trying for a record third win. jumped the last fence in front of Rag Trade with Eyecatcher. 28-1.
and Barona. 7-1 laiournr close on their heels Rag Trade, with 23-veai old jockey John Burk' straining every ntusch his body to get his mount tr the front, gathered it "Rummy and the hugi Aintree crowd moaned After the race Red Kun i new rider Tommy *Ma»i said "He was just unbeltev able. He was like a hallo dancer stepping round a' the tailing horses
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34120, 5 April 1976, Page 9
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