If you grew up in Merseyside, you'll have heard the triumphant stories about Grand National winner Red Rum and the man who famously trained him - Donald 'Ginger' McCain. Born on May 3, 1965, at the Rossenarra stud in Kells, County Kilkenny in Ireland, Red Rum was bred to be a sprinter but would go on to become one of the greatest long-distance chasers. Owned by Noel Le Mare, it was Southport car dealer Ginger who spotted Red Rum and trained the horse on the sands at It's now been over He won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977, as well as coming second in the two intervening years, 1975 and 1976.
Almost no trainer enjoyed the world’s greatest steeplechase and Aintree Racecourse more than Ginger McCain. Growing up with his three siblings Audrey, Sally and William in Southport, As part of , we spoke to his nephew, Guy Grenville, 52, about his memories growing up around Red Rum and pieces of his history that have been unseen to the public for decades. Guy, from Southport, told the ECHO: "My grandparents' house, Sarah and William McCain, was a family house and is actually three doors down from my house, my mother, Audrey's, old house, which I inherited when she passed away in 1999.
"Their house was always like a central hub for the family. Many Saturday mornings were spent there with Uncle Donnie and Auntie Beryl or we'd go out in my mum's mini and visit them when they weren't racing. We were all immensely proud of him but when he came round to the house it was just Uncle.