A nicer simpler time with more genuine people than the sound bite brigrade we have now.

Great footage Eddie Cr. Such a nice lack of ceremony about these vintage Nationals.

What a lovely relationship between jockey and owner and jockey and mother. Jockey and Red Rum also, he never beat that horse up even when Ginger later asked him to. Brian Fletcher, what a legend.

Absolutely love this, as other posts say, was the best day of the year...its so different now...wish it was still like this...you felt you were there, commentary superb...needs to return back to how it was, for NH fans....

I so miss David Coleman . I miss THE BBC - they should never have lost the National. Red Rum was special, very special. Came back in 1974, and gave them all a lesson in how to win  the race.If you have not read it, I urge you all to get a copy of Ivor Herbert’s wonderful biography of Rummy. The key to his success was the Southport sands. I miss these great days. Red Rum saved the National!

This takes me back to happy memories , every year on national day the mums and dads of Liverpool would let their children pick a horse and we would all assemble around a tiny TV and cheer our selections on , I remember Crying watching Crisp getting collared on the line , there was so many bets placed by Liverpool households that betting shops wouldn't pay any winnings out until the Monday , fantastic upload Eddie 😀

brilliant to see the extended nationals now were not getting one . keep them coming eddie, you are a star mate.

50 years today. A story emerged many years later that Crisp was going to win the 1973 race if Grand National day fell on 1st April with Peter O'Sullevan recording a revised commentary and the winning post digitally moved forward. Alas it never happened.

rest in Peace Brian Fletcher the only Jockey to have the Grand National Three time in on Red Alligator and the next two was this great Horse Red Rum

Great to see the interviews after the race

Thank you so much!!!!! I’d love to see extended ‘81 if you have it.

Fantastic to see these post race nationals.
Everything seems more controlled and less excitable than today's big races.
David Colenan doing a good job fronting the interviews

...doesn't get much better than this....

I passed the post onto Richard Pitman. He enjoyed Brian's analysis. Total gentleman.

Please put more of these extended highlights on
So good to see them especially from the 1970s

Fantastic footage. Thank you so much for this.31 03 73.what a day.

Great stuff Eddie. More like this from the seventies or even sixties please.

Red Rum is the only racehorse in history to have won at 5 furlongs and 4 and half miles and both at the same track !!  His first race ever was a 5 furlong seller on the flat at Aintree which he won and then he switched codes and eventually won the national three times :)

Thank you for these excellent postings! In particular, the 1973 and 1974 Grand National extended coverage films are really 'top draw'.  Thanks a lot!

Well done for a great upload. I have obviously watched the race many times (and still think Crisp will just hang on one day !) but have never seen any of the post-race presentations & interviews before. Wonderful stuff !