Irish Grand National: Burrows Saint wins as trainer Willie Mullins breaks duck

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Trainer Willie Mullins claims a first Irish Grand National victory as Burrows Saint produced an inspired display to take the win at Fairyhouse.

Ruby Walsh won his third Irish Grand National, 13 years after his last victory in the race

Isleofhopendreams once again had to settle for second with Acapella Bourgeois completing a remarkable clean sweep for Mullins.last month, has waited 21 years for his first win in the race.Legendary trainer Mullins fell agonisingly short of claiming his first Irish Grand National last year when Isleofhopendreams missed out in a photo finish.This year the heavily fancied Burrows Saint looked controlled throughout, with the six-year-old moving to the front with three fences remaining.

"Ruby was very confident throughout, but I thought Johnny Burke was too and all our riders rode the last mile fantastic," said Mullins. But prior to this spring his story in the Irish Grand National - and in the Cheltenham Gold Cup which he won for the first time in March - has always been of near misses.

 

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