Yesterday I wished good luck to the forty jockeys in the Grand National. Today I would like to start by congratulating the winning trainer and jockey. I was not surprised that Auroras Encore looked trained to perfection. When Ted Williams was the most famous name in show jumping I remember him telling me that the young man from Yorkshire called Harvey Smith would soon be champion. For selecting a new jockey I cannot think of a couple better qualified than Harvey and his wife Sue. I also imagine they would have felt confident that Ryan Mania would have been well tutored during his time with Howard Johnson.
I have sympathy with those who lost more than they could afford on the fancied losers. They will not be pleased. But racing is here to stay and they will be back. I imagine there were also others who were tempted to have a few pounds on the big outsiders. Those who won got something worth collecting, enjoyed the thrill and will surely come again.
I hope that Ryan Mania and any other jockeys who may have been injured make a speedy recovery.
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