'Respect this place: This hallowed ground: A legend here: His rest has found...'
...which is the first part of the epitaph on the grave of RED RUM, at the winning post of Aintree Racecourse...
...and it was 53 years
ago (!?!?!) yesterday since 'Rummie' landed the first of his 3 Nationals...
...apparently, according to some, CONSTITUTION HILL is starting to reach Red Rum levels of public support with his recent exploits...
Aye! Right! Good one!!! Not even near... not even close to being in the ballpark!! And it wasn't even an April Fools joke! I heard Constitution Hill being mentioned in the same breath as Red Rum last week...
Come back to me when Constitution Hill starts opening supermarkets... or switching on the Blackpool illuminations... or appearing at awards ceremonies...
Anyway... I'll stick to solid stats and facts as always...
And today I have three stats for you to plug
into your napper, to help with your Aintree punting next week...
1 each for... 'The Strong'... 'The Weak'... and... 'The Woeful'...
Before those stats...