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Guest pays tribute to Red Marauder
- Updated: November 23, 2016
Richard Guest described his Grand National victory aboard Red Marauder as his “greatest day in racing” after paying tribute to the former Aintree hero, who has died at the age of 26.
The nine-times race winner, who enjoyed his finest moment on a racecourse when capturing a remarkably gruelling renewal of the world’s greatest steeplechase in 2001, died in his sleep on Tuesday.
A sixth-fence faller the previous year, Red Marauder made a triumphant return to Merseyside 12 months later when coming home by a distance from Smarty, with only four of the 40 starters finishing as the rain poured down.
Blowing Wind and Papillon were the only other horses to complete, having been remounted by Sir Anthony McCoy and Ruby Walsh respectively and coming home virtually together.
Red Marauder was officially trained for his finest hour by owner Norman Mason, but his rider Guest, who partnered him in 15 of his 21 career starts, played a key part in his preparation.
Guest, who returned to the hallowed winner’s enclosure splattered in …
