The Grand National was won by 50/1 Noble Yeats ridden by Sam Waley-Cohen on Saturday.
It was a fairytale ending for Waley-Cohen on what was his final race in the saddle after announcing his retirement just two days before Aintree. In winning the race he became the first amateur jockey to emerge victorious in 32 years. The last was in 1990 when Marcus Armytage won on Mr Frisk.
Rachael Blackmore, who rode to victory on Minella Times last year to become the first woman to win the race, had set out to defend her title but fell during proceedings. Catch up on the full Grand National results here (along with which finishing places each-way bets pay out on).
"That's definitely it now, I'm done," Waley-Cohen said. "I always knew when I had second thoughts about getting out of bed to go and ride one it would be time to call it a day and I couldn't think of anywhere better to go out than this. The reason I kept coming back here year after year is to have a feeling like that."
Because Waley-Cohen is an amatuer, he won't receive any prize money for winning the world-famous race. The 39-year-old has a day job running a successful dentistry business. But with the owner of the horse being his dad, he will no doubt be rewarded in some fashion.
Father Robert, who watched his son win the Grand National on a horse he owns in his last race, told ITV: "It's a dream come true. Just fabulous. It's a team and thank God it has really worked. He has so much dedication and puts in so much hard work."
The total prize fund for the Grand National in 2022 was £1,000,000, with £531,600 going to the winning owner. Some jockeys have personal arrangements with owners and they may receive a riders' retainers fee for riding all that owner's horses. Winning jockeys received a percentage of the prize money, typically around 8 per cent for a winning ride or 4 per cent for a placed finish according to grandnational.org.
