Absolutely staggering that they managed to get the race going for over 150 years before 1993 and then the starting mechanism let them down. This wasn't a kids sports day. One of the biggest races in the world.
@@melgrant7404 That starting gate was replaced with a push button system where the tape rises 2.5 times quicker. They also introduced walking starts instead of standing starts. Ironically this year's National should have been a standing start again, but it didn't quite happen.
The Grand National That Never Was. And I was there. Stood just past the Canal Turn with my Black & Red Manchester United umbrella. I only missed the year after because this one put me off from going. My last time there was in 1995.
If my memory is correct odds on the race not to run were in excess of 200:1 - odds on that the following year were much shorter. I don't think you could even bet on that now
Typical british sport...where else could you have a stewards enquiry about a false start with a piece of tape described as a bungee!What about those MUPPETS down the course waving their flags to stop the riders. What about Richard Pitmans hat did anyone think he looked like ELTON JOHN apt with the race being on a Saturday..alright for fighting!;Great commentary n des!What the grand national coverage is lacking...BRING BACK GRANDSTAND!
This is fucking hilarious 😂 Going on like its some great tragedy. "Dark day". Get a grip 😆 It's about as tragic as the Oscars La La Land/Moonlight debacle (I.e. not at all and maybe even quite a bit funny)
That wouldn't be the best idea, in all honesty. Racehorses are extremely sensitive and wired during a race and any sort of distraction like that might cause all sorts of chaos.
I remember that day well one of the TV Presenters said that this would never happen " even in a point to point in a backward little country like Ireland "
You can teach your cats to leave the rats online. My half-sister has 7 rats en 2 cats she can even let them run loose. No problems at all :P But yeah i agree with you. Alot of things in the horse world are so called cruel. But when they understand the reall story they'll be like... owh... but most thing it's all the pretty nice world. Most don't even know how horse politics work... owh and trolls... yes my english isn't perfect this ain't my first language... so don't come knocking for that...
@@andymatthews7617 youre not an equestrian thats why you make a comment like that so I have to disagree . Whipping a poor horse to make it run faster & people baying at them & counting on their horses to win is cruel
@@sarabrown3821 are you an equestrian ???I you take time out to inspect todays air cushioned whips, you would see they cannot harm a horse in any way, a few years ago I would have agreed with you, but not today, I myself would like to see a month of horse racing without the whip just to see what, if any difference it makes, but do look at todays whips, and talk to people who use them day in and day out, most of the grooms of racehorses today are females, believe me if they thought the whip was in any way, harming their great stead the would be up in arms, and rightly so.
A sport still governed by military hierarchy and hooray Henrys, most of whom were never serious professionals in racing and were nothing more than journeymen - they aren't for learning anything and seemed most put out when they were held to account for ruining the '93 National. Bowlers hats, tweed, rank corruption, bone ignorance and contempt of the public is their way of running racing. They didn't act on the Panorama corruption proof either which says it all. Rotten to the damned core. To top the lot they've downgraded the National course into a weaker test.
why oh why don't these people concentrate on the abuse of cats, hamsters and dogs? the most abused creatures in our so-called pet loving nation?...Horses, for all my disgust at animal abuse, are not cruelly treated in racing. They are loved animals
I've no interest in horse racing, but somebody told me about this fiasco so I thought I'd have a look. If horse racing was like this every time, I'd certainly have an interest.
Very sad day for racing, I was there as I had been for the previous 11 years, I came back the following year and again in '95, '96 and the bomb scare year '97. I've been back to Aintree since '97 for supporting days but never again to my favourite race the Grand National.
I haven't been back since they refused my win a few years back.My gallant horse ears pricked clearly passed the line first.ok he threw off the rider on the first fence,but that's just unnecessary weight......
I was missing my 1st national since I remember watching it in 1976 for a a swansea football game that was eventually called off so I got to watch the race.then it was void.the irony
Interesting stuff. The president of the Jockey Club saying that this is the premier sporting event in the world is a reach. The GN was never close to the greatest sporting event in the world.
Absolutely staggering that they managed to get the race going for over 150 years before 1993 and then the starting mechanism let them down. This wasn't a kids sports day. One of the biggest races in the world.
That tape was a nightmare. Compared to starts today I cant belive they expected 35 horses to line up quietly side by side for an even start.
Why?
@@marcospark2803 are you stupid? Why dyou think?
Well look at the race today 2024
31 years later
20 horses in with a chance 2 fences out
It’s like the STEWARDS CUP ❤
They used the tape for years previously.
@@melgrant7404 That starting gate was replaced with a push button system where the tape rises 2.5 times quicker. They also introduced walking starts instead of standing starts. Ironically this year's National should have been a standing start again, but it didn't quite happen.
The Grand National That Never Was. And I was there. Stood just past the Canal Turn with my Black & Red Manchester United umbrella. I only missed the year after because this one put me off from going. My last time there was in 1995.
The starter had to get a police escort away from the course, nearly got lynched
I got married this year I'm still going round I'm at fence 27 now
Well Des always says that it's the practicality of the situation.
Fascinating stuff. Not seen Bill Smith for ages.
"So -called animal rights protesters". Gotta love that description
Tossers more like 🤣
Back when media was more honest with there words and not owned by communist leaning elitists
@@humanforfreedom9583 This comment is impressively stupid, well done
Only Desmond Lynam could do that. Imagine Alex Scott saying that now.
How the poor little flag man got blamed for this was an absolute disgrace. x.
Remember this well. Remember going to the bookies for a refund.
So you got your 30p back then lol
If my memory is correct odds on the race not to run were in excess of 200:1 - odds on that the following year were much shorter. I don't think you could even bet on that now
yesterday was the best race i've ever seen
Neptune collonges?
@@Eleventhearlofmars unforgettable!
@@spellywelly especially when I backed it lol
@@Eleventhearlofmars same here! Well done 😁👍🏼
UNBELIEVABLE.
Why don't they have lights at the first fence no question then
you do know race horses have some of the best standards of care and vertinary treatment
They do need it... their exploitation you fool causes more deaths and injuries!!!
And then are being allowed to break their neck and limbs on a race track.
Typical british sport...where else could you have a stewards enquiry about a false start with a piece of tape described as a bungee!What about those MUPPETS down the course waving their flags to stop the riders. What about Richard Pitmans hat did anyone think he looked like ELTON JOHN apt with the race being on a Saturday..alright for fighting!;Great commentary n des!What the grand national coverage is lacking...BRING BACK GRANDSTAND!
Could have just let them all go both times what difference would it have made
David Pipe is surely a Day Today character, not a real Jockey Club spokesman.
Should have run it in November
All that money and a bit of tape yanked up at the start
2:00 "wont be gone long". They were gone a good while as it turned out. 😂
They should have taken the prizemoney and distributed it equally between all who lined up at the tape, maybe they did i don't know.
I was at my nieces wedding on that day.
Curious how John White didn't go for fbe whip once on Esha Ness
This is fucking hilarious 😂 Going on like its some great tragedy. "Dark day". Get a grip 😆 It's about as tragic as the Oscars La La Land/Moonlight debacle (I.e. not at all and maybe even quite a bit funny)
Put a bowler hat on a man and you're guaranteed a fuck-up. Much worn in the civil service.
Put lights on all fences
That wouldn't be the best idea, in all honesty. Racehorses are extremely sensitive and wired during a race and any sort of distraction like that might cause all sorts of chaos.
@@scsutton1 The 1967 race would be a good case in point.
only one group will enjoy this abandoned the grand national and that is the animal right activities
Why didn’t they just put their fkn hand up and say ready set go
I saw Des Lynam in W.H.Smith in Exeter once!
Thanks for that.. I'll sleep tonight.
Did you say Hi?
Best. Story. Ever. I'm not even being sarcastic!!!!
Simon Pearn was he buying his wank mags?
No, he was doing a book signing, and I also saw Jamie Oliver, and on another occasion Harold 'Dickie' Bird doing a similar thing!
10:32 "The foremost sporting spectacle in the world"
Not the Olympics then? Or the football World Cup?
I remember that day well one of the TV Presenters said that this would never happen " even in a point to point in a backward little country like Ireland "
There's nothing backward about Ireland.
🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
You can teach your cats to leave the rats online. My half-sister has 7 rats en 2 cats she can even let them run loose. No problems at all :P
But yeah i agree with you. Alot of things in the horse world are so called cruel. But when they understand the reall story they'll be like... owh... but most thing it's all the pretty nice world. Most don't even know how horse politics work...
owh and trolls... yes my english isn't perfect this ain't my first language... so don't come knocking for that...
You couldn't make it up,!!!!!!!!!!!!
The animal right whatever were just freaking out the horses.
lame...
it is a very cruel event which is why i dont watch it -im a devoted equestrian & devoted equestrians dont watch the national
‘It’s a very cruel event which is why I don’t watch it’
Says the person watching it
THATS SILLY TALK.
@@andymatthews7617 youre not an equestrian thats why you make a comment like that so I have to disagree . Whipping a poor horse to make it run faster & people baying at them & counting on their horses to win is cruel
@@sarabrown3821 are you an equestrian ???I you take time out to inspect todays air cushioned whips, you would see they cannot harm a horse in any way, a few years ago I would have agreed with you, but not today, I myself would like to see a month of horse racing without the whip just to see what, if any difference it makes, but do look at todays whips, and talk to people who use them day in and day out, most of the grooms of racehorses today are females, believe me if they thought the whip was in any way, harming their great stead the would be up in arms, and rightly so.
A sport still governed by military hierarchy and hooray Henrys, most of whom were never serious professionals in racing and were nothing more than journeymen - they aren't for learning anything and seemed most put out when they were held to account for ruining the '93 National. Bowlers hats, tweed, rank corruption, bone ignorance and contempt of the public is their way of running racing. They didn't act on the Panorama corruption proof either which says it all. Rotten to the damned core. To top the lot they've downgraded the National course into a weaker test.
Bloody mess-they were all pissed up on the day.
A complete joke :-/
The only grand national I've ever been to... I still have my burbour hat which I bought with my bet refunds
🤣🤣🤣
why oh why don't these people concentrate on the abuse of cats, hamsters and dogs? the most abused creatures in our so-called pet loving nation?...Horses, for all my disgust at animal abuse, are not cruelly treated in racing. They are loved animals
I remember watchin this race then!!
I've no interest in horse racing, but somebody told me about this fiasco so I thought I'd have a look.
If horse racing was like this every time, I'd certainly have an interest.
Very sad day for racing, I was there as I had been for the previous 11 years, I came back the following year and again in '95, '96 and the bomb scare year '97. I've been back to Aintree since '97 for supporting days but never again to my favourite race the Grand National.
Oh was it in 1997. Because I thought the bomb scare was in 1994. So am glad have seen what you have said now.
I haven't been back since they refused my win a few years back.My gallant horse ears pricked clearly passed the line first.ok he threw off the rider on the first fence,but that's just unnecessary weight......
I was missing my 1st national since I remember watching it in 1976 for a a swansea football game that was eventually called off so I got to watch the race.then it was void.the irony
2:00 Horse right at the back "Hey... hey where you all going?"
relpy to myself- oh i forgot rats..lovely creatures!! if i didnt have 2 cats, the number of rats on my premises would be legion.
should have had loudspeakers at every jump
I was there
He had one job to do
This was the darkest day in the history of Horse Racing.
Annie Power?
They had no chance of re staging the race, why did they ever think about it ?
@Boris The Blade Probably right. An early version of BLM!
I was there !!!!
So was I.
Did they refund you
Thank god no horse was killed
I wemember this
me too
what a pettooo
Lol animal rights protesters what jokes
They should learn Marshalling from F1.
The contrast between this fiasco and the European Grand Prix at Donington the following weekend on Easter Sunday couldn't be starker.
Changes where made, which resulted in more death!
and still use flags hahaha
All the jockeys should of faced penalties and the red flag guy. Like this race isn’t cruel enough. The winner never went on to run well again
Any jockey that continued the race on the 2nd circuit should have been suspended until
the new jumps season
Wasn't this abandoned because of the IRA bomb scare ?
TIL53D93 ! That was 1995 I think.
That was four years later, when the race eventually went ahead on the Monday evening.
@@tisgrand85 1997
Interesting stuff. The president of the Jockey Club saying that this is the premier sporting event in the world is a reach. The GN was never close to the greatest sporting event in the world.
Well yes, but you can say that about a lot of them. It's a great event but doesn't even crack the top 10 in world wide sports events.
The (Kentucky) Derby, Breeders Cup, Royal Ascot, and Dubai World Cup are bigger horse racing events.
In Bookies Revenue It's #1
Disgraceful , should make the fecking Men jump and risk there lives !!!!!
shut up
Yeah...that's in athletics called the high hurdles.
elaine roberts wtf, they do, they’re on the horses.
A FARCE, any jockey that ran the whole race should have been suspended for the rest of the jumps season!