Nick Rockett, a 33/1 shot, wins the Grand National

Nick Rockett has won the Grand National at Aintree.

The horse was a 33/1 shot that was ridden by amateur jockey Patrick Mullins, the son of trainer Willie Mullins.

It was a 1-2-3 for the Irishman as he also trains I Am Maximus, which finished second this time after winning the world famous race last year.

Another of Willie Mullins’s horses, Grangeclare West, was third in front of about 70,000 racegoers.

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