Free to use: The legendary Red Rum – the only horse to win three Grand Nationals – has topped a poll to find the favourite Grand National winner of all time, in a vote commissioned by Coral ahead of this year's race, and to celebrate the result, the bookmaker commissioned Sean Corcoran to create a unique 50 metres by 50 metres portrait of Rummie on Ainsdale Beach, the beach on which he trained.
It’s 45 years since Red Rum scored his third Grand National win. With the Randox Grand National Festival starting today (7 April), it’s a fitting time to be thinking of the Aintree hero. Sand artist Sean Corcoran has created a 50mx50m portrait in the sand on Ainsdale Beach, where Rummy trained. The portrait was commissioned by bookmaker Coral as both a tribute to the legend and to celebrate Red Rum topping a public poll to find the most popular Grand National winner of all time.
Pippa Funnell riding BILLY WALK ON in CCI-S 4* Section M during the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park on the 3rd April 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
Badminton-bound combinations were out in force at the Eventing Spring Carnival at Thoresby Park (31 March to 3 April). The new fixture replaces Belton in the calendar, serving as both a major short-format event in its own right, plus a key preparation run for combinations eyeing the spring five-stars.
Bolesworth and Liverpool show president Nina Barbour reflects on safety over ego after investing in an air jacket – and what more can be done to help protect others involved in horse sport. “Grooms are often at most risk, so it is equally our duty as employers to make sure they’re provided with safety gear and we listen to their concerns. I feel strongly that there’s more to do as show organisers, employers and federations to limit risk and increase awareness,” she says.
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