'It's a Willie Mullins world and we're living in it' - Sean Bowen on his Haiti hopes and who he fears most in the Grand National

Anyone who thinks the Grand National has lost its magic is advised to spend a few minutes with champion jockey Sean Bowen. You will soon see things in a very different light.  

Admittedly Bowen is a glass-half-full sort of person, but there is nothing ungenuine about his passion for Aintree's great race. It is still the pinnacle in his eyes and boy would he love to win it. 

"It's still completely different to what we're ever used to riding in," he says. "It's four and a quarter miles, 30 fences and a lot more runners than your typical race. Becher's Brook and the Canal Turn are unique and I still think it's a magical race and one more people in the world would watch than any other jump race.