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Crazy idiotic post. Yes thousands of parents allow their children to do a hobby or sport where they know there death is a possibility. Doesn't make them bad parents.

Well done sir, at last a thoughtful sensible post!

Badfish...... Im in no way saying those figures or facts are ok but I'm talking about what happens in this country? We have very little control over what happens in south Africa or austrailia, so maybe you need to vent your frustrations to NSC equivalent in Sydney or Durban!

To be fair the fact we are talking about jump racing in this conversation actually holds little weight to who your auntie is!!!!!

Hahahaha brilliant. Well off you trot with your proof of this to any Sunday newspaper who will just so happen to be delighted to pay you a tidy sum for this information as it would make a terrific story. But the facts are you know that's complete bullish!t

This. You are right Vegster there are plenty of other races over a distance close to the national, with simular fences and big fields but some people on here seem blind to that fact. For some reason the National does seem to have high death rate which I can only put down to my weather/ground...

Was just discussing the National with my mum when she said "I can remember the last time I saw the jockeys with mud splattered all over their silks". And therein lies the problem people. The ground is too quick and too firm, therefore the horses run faster and fall harder. The size of the fences...

Not true at all. If a horse refuses to run or jump it will.

I think the ground is more than a problem than the fences. It's seems so much harder/faster out there than years back