'He might not have won - but 1973 will always be remembered as Crisp's National'

The Racing Post asked ten big racing names to write about what they think is the greatest race of all time, before putting their choices to a public vote. In part two of the series, Richard Hoiles nominates Red Rum v Crisp in the 1973 Grand National.

The Grand National. The world's greatest steeplechase. The race where once-a-year punters dine out on their ability to select a winner which will remain etched in their memory for generations.

It will not take long in those reminiscences for the name Red Rum to crop up. The greatest Grand National horse of all time, trained behind a used car showroom and galloped on Southport beach by a trainer who moonlighted as a taxi driver to make ends meet. By the end of Rummy's Aintree exploits he would open betting shops and even appear on BBC Sports Personality of the Year, such was his celebrity status.