I Am Maximus emerged as the winner of the 2024 Grand National at Aintree, finishing ahead of Delta Work and Minella Indo in a thrilling race. The victory marked a second win for jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins, who previously won the race with Hedgehunter in 2005.
Delta Work was second with Minella Indo third while Galvin and Kitty's Light rounded up the first five while Ain't That A Shame was sixth. But last year’s winner Corach Rambler unseated his rider Derek Fox at the very first fence. Mullins was winning the race for a second time after sending out Hedgehunter in 2005 but it was a first Aintree victory for Townend. He said: “It’s an unbelievable race and an unbelievable horse and it’s a bit surreal to be honest.
Townend continued: “I ended up being first down to the first to give him a look and as he got to the Melling Road he started backing off so it wasn’t a great start, but the volume of horses pushed him down over the first three and he got a bit careful on the second circuit but I was trying to conserve as much as I could as well. Gold Cups are Gold Cups and Grade Ones are hard to win. But Grand Nationals are just a bit different. You just need so much luck and I can’t believe it, I’m a lucky boy.
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