Many Clouds wins the Grand National
Many Clouds has won the world's most famous steeplechase race - The Grand National.
The steeplechase kicked off with 40 runners and riders racing over the four-mile, four-furlong (7.2km) course at Aintree.
O'Connell gets Windermere ride
Brian O'Connell will replace the injured Robbie McNamara aboard Lord Windermere in the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.
The jockey steps in for the ride aboard the 2014 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner after McNamara sustained chest, abdominal and spinal injuries from a fall at Wexford on Friday.
O'Connell has previously ridden Tharawaat to finish eighth and last year was on board Quito De La Roque, who pulled up at the 21st fence.
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