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Sun 12th Apr 2026

Monster £100,000 National bet was no publicity stunt, says Fitzwilliam boss Byrne

Fitzwilliam Sports owner Paul Byrne has insisted the £100,000 wager his firm took on I Am Maximus to win the Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday was a “real bet” and not a publicity stunt.

11.14AM
Mr Vango (right)

Mr Vango remains in equine hospital but reported to be doing well

10.31AM

Pierre Bonnard, pictured at Ballydoyle with work rider Freya Frain, is favourite for the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown

Going updates

9.22AM

Tokenomics (left) seen winning at Cork last year

Marnane's Tokenomics ready for a tilt at stakes company

8.46AM

Sat 11th Apr 2026

Tim Toe 'has a bit of class' and strikes on Flat debut

On what was his first start under Flat rules, Henry de Bromhead's Tim Toe led home 14 rivals in the concluding David McKeown A1 Generators Maiden.

8.04PM
Putinapoundinthejar (left) gets the better of Superficial

Putapoundinthejar benefits from patient Harnett ride

7.28PM

Nigel Twiston Davies trainer of Top Of The Bill

Toby McCain-Mitchell handed 10-day ban for not pulling up Top Of The Bill in National

6.02PM

Bay Of Supremacy is ridden out by Patrick McGettigan

Bay shows his Supremacy in His Majesty's Cup

7.02PM

Alnofoor leads home his rivals under Jack Kearney

O'Connell's Alnofoor follows up on his breakthrough success

6.42PM

Paul Townend shows his delight after his Grand National success

Townend shows his brilliance – and character – in National glory

5.38PM

Lahore Da King is ridden out by Yudish Geerdharry

Lahore Da King bounces back to form under Geerdharry

6.26PM

Dream Legend and Leigh Roche (right) lead home Imnotleavinyou and Wesley Joyce

Dream Legend springs surprise for local connections

6.06PM

Quai De Bourbon

Three runners undergoing veterinary assessment following National

4.49PM

Dan Skelton had a day to remember at Aintree

Heidi Palin claims career highlight in Aintree bumper

4.42PM

JP and Noreen McManus

Maximus delight again for McManus, with matching Red Rum the dream

4.41PM

Iroko will get his day in the spotlight, insists Guerriero

4.07PM

Aintree punter’s £100,000 National bet pays Maximus dividends

4.04PM

New Radical (noseband) pips Karrygrant

New Radical finishes with a flourish to deny Karrygrant

4.45PM

I Am Maximus and connections after his second Grand National triumph

I Am Maximus storms to famous second win in the Grand National

3.25PM

Home By The Lee and JJ Slevin

Home By The Lee much too strong in Liverpool Hurdle

2.40PM

Grand National punter places £100,000 bet on I Am Maximus

1.46PM

Bossman Jack and Harry Skelton pictured on their way to victory

Skelton predicting very bright future for Bossman Jack

1.29PM

Wade Out and Gavin Sheehan

Wade Out strikes Aintree gold for Sir Alex Ferguson

12.52PM

Mirabad and Tristan Durrrell

Mirabad much the best at 50-1 for Durrell and Skelton

12.07PM

Gerri Colombe

Kennedy looking forward to National ride

8.41AM

Fri 10th Apr 2026

Keepsgettingbetter lives up to her name

Keepsgettingbetter followed up a win over a mile here last month when successfully stepping up in trip in the Greyhound Racing Every Weekend Handicap at Dundalk.

8.53PM
Luke McAteer and David Marnane celebrate their trebles

Marnane and McAteer plunder Dundalk treble via Golddream

8.49PM

Celtic Druid and Sadhbh Tormey

Tormey again seen to good effect on Celtic Druid

8.19PM

Allsortz, far side, shades it by a neck

Marnane and McAteer at double with Allsortz

7.50PM

Butty O Brien and Eoin Walsh

Butty O Brien regains the winning thread

7.34PM

Royal County Glory with Julian Pietropaolo and Kevin Smith

Royal County gains the Glory over seven

7.15PM

Supreme Jet and Phillip Enright

Supreme Jet is best of the Veterans in Wexford feature

7.05PM

James The Brave and Michael Kenneally

James The Brave records third win this season

6.41PM

Jered Maddox (centre) and Luke McAteer

10 is the magic number for veteran Jered Maddox

6.14PM

Agameoftwohalves

Agameoftwohalves makes Wexford trip worthwhile for Kennedy

6.00PM

New Yorker (left) and Ryan Moore

'He looks like an Ascot two-year-old' - New Yorker scores for Ballydoyle at Dundalk

5.47PM

Mullins: No blame attached to Townend in fatal injury to Gold Dancer

4.38PM

Sean Mc (nearside) and Eoin Staples

Staples and Nolan double up with Sean Mc

5.32PM

Zeus Power (nearside) and JJ Slevin

Zeus Power too much for the rest in Sefton success

4.01PM

Le Moulin Rouge and Eoin Staples

Le Moulin Rouge dances in at Wexford

4.54PM

Will The Wise and Conor Stone Walsh

Will proves Wise for Cromwell and Stone-Walsh in the Topham

3.37PM

Mighty Bandit (far side) and Sean Bowen

Greatrex: Bandit will make them all go

3.36PM

Strong Leader and Sean Bowen

‘No excuses’ for Strong Leader in Liverpool Hurdle

3.35PM

Ifallgoeswell (nearside) and Philip Byrnes

Drama aplenty as Ifallgoeswell scores for the Byrnes

4.22PM

Grey Dawning (Harry Skelton) beating Solness

Grey Dawning delivers for Skelton in Melling thriller

2.51PM

Storming George (left) and Jack Quinlan

Storming George lands Top Novices’ shock

2.28PM

Gold Dancer and Paul Townend

Gold Dancer suffers fatal injury in Aintree victory

2.00PM

Soldier In Milan and Donagh Meyler win the BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National

'I’m riding with a lot of confidence' - Donagh Meyler on his Aintree Grand National chances

2.25PM

Ballyfad (nearside) and Jack Kennedy

Ballyfad aiming to give Elliott a fifth successive Mersey win

12.54PM

Aintree 5 4 25 Nick Rockett and Patrick Mullins win the 2025 Randox Grand National

My Aintree Grand National 1-2-3 - 'He has a young fearless rider on his back'

1.45PM

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