- Shock 50-1 winner beats off favourite on run-in
- Irish horses dominate finish at Aintree again
Noble Yeats, a 50-1 shot trained by Emmet Mullins and ridden by amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen, won the Grand National at Aintree. The winner held off the well-backed 15-2 favourite Any Second Now in a long fight on the run-in. Delta Work was third and Santini fourth.
It was the rider’s final ride, after announcing earlier this week that he would retire after this year’s race. “It’s a dream. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve got to say thank you, as it’s my last ever ride, to my dad [Robert Waley-Cohen, owner], for unwavering belief and love,” said the jockey afterwards.
