Rachael Blackmore's Aintree Grand National journey ended at the 10th fence in the 2022 edition.
The Tipperary jockey was back on board Minella Times after the Henry de Bromhead horse's triumph last year.
This time around the gelding had a lot more weight to shoulder and he came to grief at the tenth fence at the famous Liverpool venue.
Thankfully both rider and horse were okay after the incident, with all of the fallers in the race being reported as safe and sound after the marathon contest.
The race won by Noble Yeats who was trained by Irishman Emmet Mullins, who was having his first runner in the race.
Sent off at 50-1, few would have expected Noble Yeats to strike in the extended four-and-a-quarter-mile showpiece – but he ran a magnificent race as he fended off the 15-2 favourite Any Second Now for a famous National success.
Coming to the last they were the only pair in contention and under a strong drive, Noble Yeats kept finding more to prevail in the colours of Waley-Cohen’s father, Robert. Delta Work (10-1) was third with Santini (33-1) in fourth.
Mullins said: “It was a long-term plan and it seems to have come off in the end somehow, I don’t know how!
“We were probably more confident a month ago. The closer we got to it, everyone else seemed to be talking up their chances and we went cold.
“The form behind Ahoy Senor, a Grade One winner yesterday, that was a great run at Wetherby and the performance there (gave us confidence).”
Full result
1st Noble Yeats
2nd Any Second Now
3rd Delta Work
4th Santini
5th Fiddlerontheroof
6th Longhouse Poet
7th Freewheelin' Dylan
8th Coko Beach
9th Escaria Ten
10th Romain De Senam
11th Samcro
12th Commodore
13th Class Conti
14th Blaklion
15th Lostintranslation
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