You're listening to the seventh and final episode of Tiger Roll, the People's Horse.

Not since 1974 had a horse won two entry Grand Nationals back to back.

And that horse was named Red Rum.

Red Rum for England trying to complete that great double that hasn't been done since

Wendletown being pressed by Les Gargo now for Arlen.

A horse that rode his way into the history books and will forever be remembered.

And racing up to both the line.

And Red Rum getting the innovation of his career.

And it's proud.

2019 was the year Tiger Roll could race his way into the history books

and emulate a second back-to-back win at the Grand National,

just like Red Rum had done 45 years earlier.

And the year started out with Gordon Elliott feeling Tiger needed another race to up his fitness

and in preparation for both the Cheltenham Festival and his history-making attempt at the

Grand National.

We're going to get running there to get him fit in the spawn for Cheltenham.

Tiger was still a little fat after his summer break,

so he needed to lose weight and get fitter.

Keith Dunahue was worried that Tiger might be running out of time for the 2019 festival,

which was just 12 weeks away now.

Tiger all takes work. He carries condition.

It's like a very worrying if he'd even make Cheltenham.

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