The RSPCA is calling for the Becher's Brook fence to be scrapped from the Grand National course.
BBC: Grand National: RSPCA urges scrap Becher's Brook
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In contrast, Becher's Brook despite its feared reputation has produced an average of just 2.2 fallers each year in the same period.
WSJ: Why They Fear Aintree's First
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Becher's Brook takes its name from Captain Martin Becher, who fell from his mount, Conrad, in the first official Grand National in 1839, and took shelter in the brook to avoid injury.
BBC: Grand National: RSPCA urges scrap Becher's Brook