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Easter Monday Fairyhouse Preview With Niall 'Slippers' Madden EASTER Monday is the final day of racing at the Fairyhouse Festival and we have a festival of…
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150-1 Outsider Becomes Highest-Priced Irish Grand National Winner In History Sponsored by:
Jockey Ricky Doyle kisses 150-1 Irish Grand National winner Freewheelin Dylan
Bob Dylan once wrote “If You Gotta Go, Go Now,” and that s exactly what Rickie Doyle did to upset the odds to claim BoyleSports Irish Grand National success at Fairyhouse.
The 150-1 outsider Freewheelin Dylan was considered nothing more than an also-ran heading into Monday s main event, with all eyes on Bryan Cooper on Latest Exhibition and Run Wild Fred under Jack Kennedy before the race kicked off.
But the rest of the field were left Blowin in the Wind as the longer the race went on, with Doyle holding his nerve to steer the rank outsider to success on the highest stage.