I Am Maximus claims Irish Grand National win for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend via IrishTimesSport
Asked about finally landing the Irish National, Townend said: “It was looking unlikely for a long way. I just tried to get him back popping.
He added: “This is a very special. It’s huge to win this. You need so much luck. I finished second here a few years back and my record besides that wasn’t great. It secured McManus a fourth Irish National, 40 years after the first with Bit Of A Skite, and while witnessing plenty fine rides in that timespan he was ultra-complimentary of Townend’s effort – “We’ll talk about the ride in the Gold Cup but I don’t think anything surpasses that.”
If Townend made his own luck in the feature, he had the fates on his side in the McInerney Chase as Mark Walsh in the McManus colours fell at the last on Janidil with the race at his mercy. It left a tired Easy Game to pick up the pieces and win the race for a third year in a row.
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