Sam Waley-Cohen has won the Grand National on horse Noble Yeats on his last ever ride before retirement
Trained by Emmet Mullins, the seven-year-old horse held off 15-2 favourite Any Second Now to win at 50-1. Delta Work was third and Santini fourth.
The 39-year-old announced his intention to retire on Thursday, nominating Emmet Mullins' charge as his farewell ride in the world's most famous steeplechase. Talking to ITV Racing after his win, Waley-Cohen said: "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 , 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.""It's getting on the right horses and getting the luck.A proud Waley-Cohen's father said: "It's a dream come true.
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