National hero Noble Yeats enters rare territory with a reappearance in France

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: Sam Waley-Cohen riding Noble Yeats win The Randox Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase at Aintree Racecourse on April 09, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Noble Yeats (right): 50-1 winner of the Grand National in AprilCredit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

Noble Yeats, the Grand National's youngest winner for over 80 years, is set to buck another long-standing trend at Auteuil on Saturday by becoming the first horse since 1965 to make his next appearance in France after claiming the world's most famous race at Aintree.

Emmet Mullins has never been afraid to exploit international opportunities with his string, and Noble Yeats has been confirmed to make his comeback in an unorthodox contest for an Aintree winner. He tackles the Prix Heros XII at Auteuil, a Grade 3 chase over 2m6f.

With history-making amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen memorably retiring with a win aboard his father Robert's star chaser at Aintree, French champion jockey James Reveley has been called up for the marquee ride in Saturday's €145,000 contest.

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Mark BoylanReporter

Published on 13 October 2022inNews

Last updated 17:02, 15 October 2022

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