Just watched the coverage and the race, watched as Synchronised ran away and made everyone laugh, and then was gobsmacked to learn it had been destroyed after falling(early on) during the race. I have always bet on the National, I won't be next year.
2 horses died last year, as I type "Synchronised" and "Accordingtopete" have been destroyed and " Weird Al" and "Killyglen" are still being treated on the course. This is on a "safer and improved course".
I know the horses look like they are enjoying it but it's obviously not getting any safer or better, both those horses seemed in fine spirits before the race, maybe AP McCoy should have listened to "Synchronised" a little harder, it ran off and then looked very suspiciously at the first fence when he walked it down there.
( and I'm not a horse fan, I don't like them, having been bitten and trampled in the past, but this isn't right)
What does everyone else think? I had bet the grand total of £9 this year so it's not sour grapes!