Fine line between triumph and disaster is what makes National test unique

There's a story behind every Grand National winner.

It's a phrase you've probably heard once, twice or 100 times in the past week, but boy did the 2022 running deliver a fairytale result in the shape of Noble Yeats.

Part of the magic and madness of the whole occasion at Aintree is the fine line between triumph and disaster. Each year 40 teams will enter the Liverpool cauldron accepting the inevitable that 39 will be going home with heartache and disappointment.