'Sam jumped the last towards the middle, the straightest line to the Elbow'

Dual Grand National winner Leighton Aspell hails Sam Waley-Cohen's triumph

The great day dawns again . . . Saturday, April and Aintree equals Grand National day.

The start time of 5.15 gives the riders more time to think, twitch, read the racecard, read the paper, think a bit more, twitch a bit more, read the racecard again, read the paper again.

After about 20 coffees comes all the build-up, the prelims and the parade. And still it is the best day of the season, the race every jockey thinks about and wants to win more than any other.

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Published on 10 April 2022inFeatures

Last updated 20:57, 10 April 2022

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