Graham Buddry remembers the great career of L’Escargot, dual Gold Cup winner and Grand National champion

YESTERDAY’S HEROES
Can you imagine any sporting hero sitting in retirement with his pipe and slippers recalling his past exploits, knowing he had achieved more than almost any others before or since and sadly wondering why no one remembered him?
There are many things which make a sporting hero in any sphere but unless there is that extra something he will quickly be lost in the mists of time. In football terms everyone has heard of George Best and proclaim him the greatest of...