 The fence Becher's Brook is named after him and is where he fell in the next year's race.In 1838 and 1839 three significant events occurred to transform the race from a small local affair to a national event.Firstly, the Great St. Albans Chase, which had clashed with the steeplechase at Aintree, was not renewed after 1838, leaving a major hole in the chasing calendar.