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| Grand National legend Red Rum runs again as Liverpool hologram | Grand National legend Red Rum runs again as Liverpool hologram |
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| Red Rum's hologram has been on show outside the Royal Liver Building ahead of the Grand National | |
| Red Rum's hologram has been on show outside the Royal Liver Building ahead of the Grand National | |
| A hologram of one of the Grand National's most famous winners has gone on show in the city where it first won the race 50 years ago. | A hologram of one of the Grand National's most famous winners has gone on show in the city where it first won the race 50 years ago. |
| Red Rum won the race at Liverpool's Aintree Racecourse in the 1970s and came second twice. | Red Rum won the race at Liverpool's Aintree Racecourse in the 1970s and came second twice. |
| The horse's hologram has been shining outside the city's Royal Liver Building ahead of the 2023 race on Saturday. | The horse's hologram has been shining outside the city's Royal Liver Building ahead of the 2023 race on Saturday. |
| Bookmaker Coral, which put on the show, said Red Rum was still the race's "most popular and best-loved winner". | Bookmaker Coral, which put on the show, said Red Rum was still the race's "most popular and best-loved winner". |
| The bookmaker said Red Rum was still the race's "most popular and best-loved winner". | The bookmaker said Red Rum was still the race's "most popular and best-loved winner". |
| Horse racing fans have been capturing their own pictures of the hologram | Horse racing fans have been capturing their own pictures of the hologram |
| The horse, which was trained by the hugely successful Ginger McCain, won the annual steeplechase in 1973, 1974 and 1977 and came second in 1975 and 1976. | The horse, which was trained by the hugely successful Ginger McCain, won the annual steeplechase in 1973, 1974 and 1977 and came second in 1975 and 1976. |
| Its first victory, which saw Red Rum make up a huge gap on frontrunner Crisp to romp home, is considered one of the famous race's most memorable moments. | Its first victory, which saw Red Rum make up a huge gap on frontrunner Crisp to romp home, is considered one of the famous race's most memorable moments. |
| The Irish champion horse, which died in 1995, took part in 100 races across its illustrious career. | The Irish champion horse, which died in 1995, took part in 100 races across its illustrious career. |
| A statue of Red Rum stands in Southport's Wayfarer Arcade | A statue of Red Rum stands in Southport's Wayfarer Arcade |
| Coral's David Stevens said while it was five decades since Red Rum "won the first of those historic three Grand Nationals... he is still the most popular and best-loved winner of the most famous race in the world". | Coral's David Stevens said while it was five decades since Red Rum "won the first of those historic three Grand Nationals... he is still the most popular and best-loved winner of the most famous race in the world". |
| "We hope his many fans will enjoy seeing Rummie come 'back to life'," he said. | "We hope his many fans will enjoy seeing Rummie come 'back to life'," he said. |
| "We think the hologram is a fitting tribute to Red Rum on the anniversary of that famous first National victory." | "We think the hologram is a fitting tribute to Red Rum on the anniversary of that famous first National victory." |
| The much-loved champion is also remembered at Aintree, where a life-size statue stands and the annual Red Rum Handicap Chase takes place, and in the form of a statue and a mural in Southport, where McCain lived. | The much-loved champion is also remembered at Aintree, where a life-size statue stands and the annual Red Rum Handicap Chase takes place, and in the form of a statue and a mural in Southport, where McCain lived. |
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