The stats - how the Tiger roaredTiger Roll is the fifth back-to-back winner in 172 runnings of the race. Before Red Rum, it was last achieved by Reynoldstown just before World War Two.
He has won four times at the Cheltenham Festival - in the Triumph Hurdle, National Hunt Chase and Cross Country Chase . Neither he nor 41-year-old Elliott were born when Red Rum strutted his stuff at the Merseyside track, winning twice, finishing second twice and then claiming a third success in 1977."The people adore him - he's not a big, fine, good-looking horse, but at home people walk past his stable and say hello to him as if he's a human being. It's just unreal.
Fellow trainer Jessica Harrington embraced him after her gallant mare Magic Of Light defied odds of 66-1 to finish second under Paddy Kennedy, beaten by just under three lengths. Whether at home in Ireland or 'away' in England, he is a fierce competitor who saddled a record 11 runners in the this year's Grand National, one more than his mentor Pipe ran in 2001.
"It really feels like an out-of-body experience," he said afterwards, insisting this was a"great day" rather than Groundhog Day. "But money couldn't buy you days like this - I have four children at home jumping up and down on the sofa cheering on Tiger Roll."
Why isn't it a headline that a poor animal was killed due to this pathetic race?!?! 😡 Abysmal BBC!!!
tigers are great
Awful that every year wonderful horses die in the name of sport! It’s barbaric
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Until he's put into the next race that could kill him
The grand national is the British equivalent of Bull Fighting. YouBetTheyDie NationalDisgrace
Animal cruelty in the end for profit. It is what it is....
Time to unfollow the BBC
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Tiger Roll: The making of wonder horse aiming to make Grand National historyAs Tiger Roll aims to become the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back Nationals, Telegraph Sport goes behind the scenes at his yard to discover his secrets
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Grand National: Tiger Roll becomes first back-to-back winner since Red RumTiger Roll wins a thrilling 2019 Grand National to become the first horse since Red Rum 45 years ago to win the Aintree race back-to-back. 🐯🐯🐯👍🤣🤣🤣 Mine fell as usual How many dead horses this year?
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Grand National 2019: Tiger Roll wins the big race at Aintree – live!Tiger Roll has emulated Red Rum’s feat of back-to-back Grand National wins How many horses died at Aintree this year? Top top top horse tiger
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Tiger Roll victory sees bookies suffers biggest ever Grand National lossGordon Elliott's nine-year-old earned back-to-back victories to become the first horse to win consecutive Grand Nationals since Red Rum in 1974 I quite believe it. I know loads of people who backed Tiger Roll (including my wife!)
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Tiger Roll makes repeat win look easy to join Grand National greatsNo sporting contest makes ‘what-might-have-been’ stories like the Grand National and there have been numerous horses who have tried to emulate Red Rum since 1974 Stop promoting animal abuse. Please do not promote the exploitation of these beautiful animals anymore. Horse racing IS NOT SPORT!!! I shouldn’t have to say this to the Guardian. Its was engineered magnificently the win but is overshadowed with the fact that 3 beautiful animals have died at this festival of racing. This is not acceptable.
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Tiger Roll wins back-to-back Grand NationalsTiger Roll has won this year's Grand National at Aintree, becoming the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back titles. Take a bow Tiger Roll,you can join Red Rum as a national legend 🐎🐎 Red Rum did it when the course was much harder with higher fences rummy is still the best
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