Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) 4m 2f 74y

4.00pm, Saturday 5th April

177th Running


1 NICK ROCKETT (IRE) 8 11 8 STEWART & SADIE ANDREW W. P. MULLINS IRELAND MR P. W. MULLINS 33-1
2 I Am Maximus (FR) 9 11 12 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland Paul Townend 7-1
3 Grangeclare West (IRE) 9 11 8 Cheveley Park Stud W. P. Mullins Ireland Brian Hayes 33-1
4 Iroko (FR) ts 7 10 11 Mr John P. McManus Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero Jonjo O'Neill Jr 13-2 Fav

5 Meetingofthewaters (IRE) h 8 10 7 Mr John P. McManus W. P. Mullins Ireland Danny Mullins
6 Senior Chief p 8 10 10 Lucky In Life Syndicate Henry de Bromhead// Ireland Darragh O'Keeffe
7 Minella Cocooner (IRE) 9 11 2 Mr David Bobbett W. P. Mullins Ireland Jonathan Burke
8 Hewick (IRE) bl 10 11 7 Mr T. J. McDonald John Joseph Hanlon Ireland Gavin Sheehan
9 Minella Indo (IRE) 12 11 3 Mr Barry Maloney Henry de Bromhead Ireland Rachael Blackmore
10 Twig 10 10 5 Mrs G. Morgan Ben Pauling Beau Morgan
11 Three Card Brag (IRE) p 8 10 5 Patrick & Scott Bryceland,McNeill Family Gordon Elliott Ireland Sean Bowen
12 Beauport (IRE) 9 11 1 Bryan & Philippa Burrough Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies
13 Horantzau d'Airy (FR) ts 8 10 6 Mr Jim Gill Michael Keady Ciaran Gethings
14 Vanillier (FR) bl,ts 10 10 6 Mrs H. M. Keaveney Gavin Cromwell Ireland Sean Flanagan
15 Bravemansgame (FR) ts 10 11 0 Bryan Drew Paul Nicholls James Reveley
16 Chantry House (IRE) bl 11 10 13 Mr John P. McManus Nicky Henderson James Bowen

16 finishers


PU Conflated (IRE) p 11 11 2 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
PU Stumptown (IRE) bl 8 11 2 Furze Bush Syndicate Gavin Cromwell Ireland Keith Donoghue
PU Hitman (FR) ts, p 9 11 1 Mason, Hogarth, Ferguson & Done Paul Nicholls Freddie Gingell
PU Threeunderthrufive (IRE) ts, p 10 10 12 McNeill Family Paul Nicholls Harry Skelton
PU Idas Boy (IRE) ts, p 11 10 10 Dozen Dreamers Richard Phillips Harry Bannister
PU Fil Dor (FR) ts, p 7 10 9 Robcour Gordon Elliott Ireland Sam Ewing
PU Stay Away Fay (IRE) ts 8 10 9 Bell, Lyons, Hill Paul Nicholls Paul O'Brien
PU Monbeg Genius (IRE) ts, p 9 10 6 Martin Tedham & Wasdell Properties Ltd. Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill Nick Scholfield
PU Hyland (FR) 8 10 6 The Ten From Seven Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville
PU Celebre d'Allen (FR) p 13 10 6 Mr Allan Stennett Philip Hobbs & Johnson White Micheal Nolan

UNSEATED RIDER 3rd Duffle Coat (IRE) p 8 10 4 Mr Ray Stokes Gordon Elliott Ireland
FELL 9th Perceval Legallois (FR) 8 10 12 Mr John P. McManus Gavin Cromwell Ireland Mark Walsh
PU 15th Coko Beach (FR) p 10 10 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
PU 17th Royale Pagaille (FR) 11 11 9 Mrs S. Ricci Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch
PU17th Intense Raffles (FR) 7 10 10 Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede T. Gibney Ireland J. J. Slevin
BROUGHT DOWN 21st Appreciate It (IRE) ts 11 11 2 Miss M. A. Masterson W. P. Mullins Ireland Sean O'Keeffe
FWLL 21st Kandoo Kid (FR) ts 9 10 11 Mr Michael Geoghegan Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden
FELL 25th Broadway Boy (IRE) p 7 10 9 Mr D. M. Proos Nigel Twiston-Davies Tom Bellamy


34 ran

Patrick Mullins, the winning rider: “We got too good a start and we were too handy. He was jumping brilliant but I was taking him back everywhere. At the Canal Turn second time I was wondering if I'd dropped back too far but then once I’ve asked him to make up ground he got there easily and I was going to get there too soon. I’d that in mind when we got to the last so I was bopping around until we got to the Elbow and then I said to myself I’m going to go, I’m going to enjoy this.

“That’s so cool. This is the race. I remember reading books about it when I was six or seven and obviously Lottery, The Lamb, Abd-El-Kader as the first double winner of the race and then Reynoldstown, Golden Miller and so on. That’s proper history."

Jackie Mullins, mother of the winning jockey: “I’m so proud. I can’t put it into words. It’s when we are home and look at it again that I’ll really appreciate it. We watched it in JP’s box and we were all roaring for slightly different things, but I was watching Patrick of course and then also the possibility of the one, two, three, which I could see might be on once they got over the last, although we all know what the National is like and anything can happen.”

Harry Skelton - Threeunderthrufive
"He enjoyed it for a long way, he just ran out of petrol before Becher's the second time, so I just pulled up."

Keith Donoghue - Stumptown
"I couldn't travel, couldn't go on the ground."

Paul O'Brien - Stay Away Fay
"Went a good gallop, didn't travel great, jumped good and had a guess at the third fence. After that he got into a good rhythm, but they just went a bit quick for him."

Danny Gilligan - Duffle Coat
"I didn't get too far. I went at the third."

James Reveley - Bravemansgame
"I had a good run around. He just got very tired two out.

Rachael Blackmore - Minella Indo
"He ran well. He's just ... he's 12 now."

Harry Cobden - Kandoo Kid
"I don't know what happened."

Freddie Gingell - Hitman
"Jumped really well. Just not really got the trip."'

Jonathan Burke - Minella Cocooner
"It was great fun. Probably raced a little bit keen. Jumped really well. I was in front at the last, he just didn't really see it out from there."

James Bowen - Chantry House
"It had a great spin. Finished stone last, but enjoyed myself."

Jordan Gainford - Conflated
"It ran a lovely race, travelled early. It went out a little bit but travelled back into it at Canal Turn. Thought I was squeaking up the side, but it just got tired. Pulled up two out, but he's been a great horse and I'm sure there's many more big days in him."

Harry Bannister - Idas Boy
"Delighted with my lad. Jumped great, travelled well. Probably just got a bit tired after Valentine's. But I had a great spin."

Sean Bowen - Three Card Brag
"It ran a super race. He jumped very, very well, but he was just a bit too keen the whole way. And, obviously, in those races you can't do too much the whole way, and he just did that. But he was racing fresh, and he ran well for a very long way."

Charlie Deutsch - Royale Pagaille
"He jumped really well. I wasn't sure, but he took to the fences really well. Just after the Canal Turn he wasn't travelling at all really. He carried on jumping well, but we were starting to get detached. I think the ground was probably a bit quick for him."

Mark Walsh - Perceval Legallois
"I fell at Valentine's, so the race was over quick."

Sean O'Keeffe - Appreciate It
"I just got brought down."