Bookies trounced as Arthur creates Aintree legend for Golf Widows

Lucinda Russell became the fourth woman to train the victor of the Grand National at Aintree – and the third in nine editions – when her eight-year-old One For Arthur saluted in the 170th running of the event on Sunday morning (AEDT).

The 24-year-old was riding in the world’s most famous race for the first time at Aintree on Saturday but revealed he had only watched it back once.

Over the final few fences, the horse had battled with Cause Of Causes – the 16-1 prospect finished second.

The victor was chased home by Cause Of Causes with Saint Are back in third.

One For Arthur is only the second Scottish-trained victor of the race, 38 years since Rubstic last achieved the feat.

Krone, then 29, did not wish to make anything of her landmark win: “I don’t think the question has to be genderised”.

“I just know that he stays so well and he put in some incredible jumps”. Jack Berry House got him back.

“He had never sat on a horse before so it was a bit odd when he said that was what he wanted to do”, she said.

“He seems to have matured an terrible lot this year and I certainly wouldn’t be swapping him for anything at this stage”, said 34-year-old Tom Scudamore.

“I just hope Danny doesn’t go to the front too early”, Ellison told the Racing Post.

My late father Michael won the 1959 Grand National with Oxo. I’m so proud of the horse.

The eight-year-old horse is trained by the partner of Peter Scudamore, a former eight-time champion jockey who never won the grueling race in 12 attempts in the saddle.

“After we’d gone one circuit, I was thinking, ‘I can’t be going as well as I am, ‘” Fox said. It’s been an absolutely awesome day. It was a bit bold to say that, but we were right.

Blaklion was sent off as the race favourite and under Noel Fehily travelled powerfully, to a point they looked likely to win by cruising into the lead with three fences to go. Arthur and jockey Derek Fox never really put a foot wrong. Barry (Geraghty) said he gave him a great ride round there, but he just didn’t get home.

“The mere fact that it’s a cause for celebration because no horse died during the race says everything that anyone should need to know about the Grand National and the horse-racing industry generally”, Allen said when contacted by The Independent.

She said: “We didn’t leave Aintree until after 8pm and got home at 1.30am – the journey home felt very short indeed”.

“He jumped a shade to the left at the second-last and we had a bit of a collision with Blaklion, so that was a brief scare, but it didn’t slow him down and he’s done it very well in the end”.