BBC SPORT | GRAND NATIONAL | Red Rum: Simply the best

Red Rum after his third National win in 1977

BBC Sport Online looks back at the Grand National career of Red Rum, with video highlights of the only horse to win the race three times.

Red Rum after his first Grand National victory

1973

Ridden by Brian Fletcher, Red Rum achieved his Grand National victory in a record time of nine minutes, 1.9 seconds - setting a benchmark that would stand for 16 years.

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Red Rum becomes the back-to-back National winner since 1936

1974

With Brian Fletcher in the saddle once again, Red Rum became the first winner of back-to-back Grand Nationals since Reynoldstown in 1936.

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Red Rum makes history with his third Grand National victory

1977

Red Rum makes history, winning his third National in five attempts, and becoming the only horse in the history of the race to win it three times.

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