Ryan Mania has won on his first ride in the Grand National as he guided outsider Auroras Encore to a shock victory at Aintree racecourse.
The Scottish jockey gave a perfect ride to the 66/1 chance, beating home Welsh duo Cappa Bleu (12/1) and Teaforthree (10/1).
Auroras Encore showed stamina was his forte when he powered clear at the final fence and stormed up the run in to win by nine lengths.
"He gave me a dream ride, he's brilliant. I had the choice of two horses to ride, I wasn't sure which one to go for," said Mania.
Auroras Encore was ridden by Ryan Mania "He loved every second of it, just class - he was second in the Scottish National last season. He made a couple of little mistakes then learned from them."
Auroras Encore's trainer Sue Smith was just the third woman to train a National winner.
"It's unbelievable, he gave him such a good ride," she said.
"I knew the ground was right for him and hoped everything else was. He stayed down the middle and had a bit of luck in running.
"I just feel sorry for the previous owners, who were wonderful and sold him because of ill health."
Mrs Smith, 65, trains 1,000ft up in the Yorkshire Moors in partnership with her husband, former British Olympic showjumper Harvey Smith.
After the shock victory, Mr Smith, said: "It's superb, absolutely spot-on."
A sell-out crowd of more than 70,000 gathered at Liverpool's Aintree racecourse to watch the 40 runners and riders compete in the world's most famous steeplechase.
Favourite Seabass, ridden by Katie Walsh and backed by a swell of public money in expectation of a first female jockey to ride a National winner, was never a threat.
Two other well-backed horses, On His Own under Katie Walsh's brother Ruby and Colberts Station with AP McCoy onboard, were among the 23 fallers.
The Grand National is worth £975,000 in prize money, making it one of the richest jump races in Europe.
Changes were made to the famous fences after four horses died in the last two years.
A spokesman for Aintree said: "Forty horses and jockeys returned safe and sound following the John Smith's Grand National."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Grand National: Auroras Encore Wins At Aintree
Dengan url
http://hajimabruroh.blogspot.com/2013/04/grand-national-auroras-encore-wins-at.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Grand National: Auroras Encore Wins At Aintree
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Grand National: Auroras Encore Wins At Aintree
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar