The 1974 Grand National was the 128th renewal of the

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that took place at

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near

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, on 30 March 1974. The race is famous for the second of

Red Rum Red Rum (3 May 1965 – 18 October 1995) was a champion Thoroughbred steeplechaser. He achieved an unmatched historic treble when he won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, and also came second in the two intervening years, 1975 ...

's three Grand National wins. L'Escargot finished second.

Finishing order

Non-finishers

The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin,

Media coverage

David Coleman presented Grand National

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, the fifteenth year the race was shown live.

References

* 1974

Grand National The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool, England. First run in 1839, it is a handicap st ...

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