Jewish jockey Sam Waley-Cohen has won the world-famous U.K. Grand National on 50/1 shot Noble Yeats in a fairytale ending to his career. The amateur rider had declared before the race that he would be retiring whatever the outcome. And having piloted Noble Yeats to victory in a thrilling finish to the Aintree classic, the…
On a video preview we recorded last week Danny Mullins was sweet on the chances of his cousin Emmet’s horse in the Grand National. Danny is not only a top rider but also a very good judge so I should have taken this hint and had a few quid on Noble Yeats but everything told me the horse couldn’t win.
It’s Grand National Day. The whole Aintree Festival is geared up for the race on the Saturday. It’s every jump jockey’s dream to win the Grand National and it’s…