Noble Yeats, ridden by amateur Sam Waley-Cohen on his last ever ride, has won the Randox Grand National at Aintree.
The horse, a 50-1 shot and trained by Emmet Mullins, took the lead from Any Second Now in a dream finish.
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Winning rider Waley-Cohen told ITV Racing in the seconds after the race: "I cant say anything. It is a dream. I can't believe it."
Waley-Cohen continued: “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.
“Over 23 years and never a cross word, never been anything but a dream. It’s been a love affair. To my wife, long-suffering, they aren’t all good days, there are bad days in this sport.”
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“It’s a fairytale, a fantasy. There’s a lot of love and gratefulness,” Waley-Cohen continued.
“It’s getting on the right horses and getting the luck.
“You couldn’t make it up, could you?”
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Robert Waley-Cohen, the father of the winning jockey and owner of Noble Yeats, told ITV: "It's a dream come true. Just fabulous.
“It's a team and thank God it has really worked. He has so much dedication and puts in so much hard work."
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Asked if he could believe that result, trainer of Noble Yeats, Emmet Mullins said: "Not really no. And for Sam to go out on a win like that, you could not write it.
"I was probably more confident a month ago than I was today. It is the stuff of dreams. Today was the plan. It is nice when a plan comes together.
"I didn't get to see much of him early doors but going away from the stands here I took a breath because it was a perfect position. That last circuit everything seemed to fall into place. I don't know when this will register."
Grand National 2022 results
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1 Noble Yeats (Mr S Waley-Cohen) 50-1
2 Any Second Now (M P Walsh) 15-2 Fav
3 Delta Work (J W Kennedy) 10-1
4 Santini (Nick Scholfield) 33-1
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5 - Fiddlerontheroof (Brendan Powell) 12/1
6. Longhouse Poet (D. J. O'Keeffe) 12/1
7. Freewheelin' Dylan (R. A. Doyle) 50/1
8. Coko Beach (Jonjo O'Neill Jr.) 50/1
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9. Escaria Ten (A. P. Heskin) 25/1
10. Romain De Senam (Philip Armson) 125/1
11. Samcro (Sean Bowen) 80/1
12. Commodore (Charlie Deutsch) 33/1
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13. Class Conti (Sam Twiston-Davies) 100/1
14. Blaklion (Harry Skelton) 50/1
15. Lostintranslation (Harry Cobden) 50/1
Fell: Eclair Surf, Domaine De L'Isle, Death Duty, Agusta Gold, Enjoy D'allen, Kildisart, De Rasher Counter, Mount Ida, Burrows Saint, Run Wild Fred, Minella Times
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Pulled Up: Poker Party, Deise Aba, Snow Leopardess, Cloth Cap, Mighty Thunder, Top Ville Ben, Discorama, Good Boy Bobby, Two For Gold, Brahma Bull, School Boy Hours
Unseated Rider: Fortescue, Dingo Dollar
Brought Down: Anibale Fly
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Which horses were running in the Grand National?
Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
1 - Minella Times (15/2)
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H de Bromhead - R Blackmore
2 - Delta Work (10/1)
G Elliott - J Kennedy
3 - School Boy Hours (22/1)
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N Meade - S Flanagan
4 - Any Second Now (10/1)
T Walsh - M Walsh
5 - Run Wild Fred (14/1)
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G Elliott - D Russell
6 - Lostintranslation (50/1)
C Tizzard - H Cobden
7 - Brahma Bull (80/1)
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W Mullins - TBC
8 - Burrows Saint (25/1)
W Mullins - P Townend
9 - Mount Ida (50/1)
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G Elliott - D O’Regan
10 - Longhouse Poet (14/1)
M Brassil - D O’Keefe
11 - Fiddlerontheroof (14/1)
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C Tizzard - B Powell
12 - Two For Gold (33/1)
K Bailey - D Bass
13 - Santini (50/1)
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P Gundry - N Scholfield
14 - Samcro (66/1)
G Elliott - S Bowen
15 - Escaria Ten (18/1)
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G Elliott - AP Heskin
16 - Good Boy Bobby (25/1)
N Twiston-Davies - D Jacob
17 - Romain De Senam (125/1)
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D Pipe - J Wilson
18 - Coko Beach (66/1)
G Elliott - S Flanagan
19 - De Rasher Counter (50/1)
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E Lavelle - T Bellamy
20 - Kildisart (40/1)
B Pauling - J Bowen
21 - Discorama (33/1)
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P Nolan - B Cooper
22 - Top Ville Ben (50/1)
P Kirby - T Dowson
23 - Enjoy D’allen (14/1)
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C Murphy - C Orr
24 - Anibale Fly (40/1)
AJ Martin - L Dempsey
25 - Dingo Dollar (33/1)
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S Thomson - R Mania
26 - Freewheelin Dylan (40/1)
D McLoughlin - R Doyle
27 - Class Conti (100/1)
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W Mullins - S Twiston-Davies
28 - Noble Yeats (66/1)
E Mulllins - S Waley-Cohen
29 - Mighty Thunder (33/1)
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L Russell - D Fox
30 - Cloth Cap (25/1)
J O’Neill - T Scudamore
31 - Snow Leopardess (9/1)
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C Longsdon - A Coleman
32 - Agusta Gold (80/1)
W Mullins - D Mullins
33 - Commodore (28/1)
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V Williams - C Deutsch
34 - Deise Aba (66/1)
P Hobbs - T O’Brien
35 - Blaklion (50/1)
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D Skelton - H Skelton
36 - Poker Party (80/1)
H de Bromhead - R Power
37 - Death Duty (33/1)
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G Elliott - J Gainford
38 - Domaine De L’isle (100/1)
S Curran - H Bannister
39 - Eclair Surf (12/1)
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E Lavelle - T Bellamy
40 - Fortescue (22/1)
H Daly - H Nugent