Rocky Creek up behind the leaders. It was also a good result for the bookies when the high-class 25/1 shot For Aspell it was a remarkable second National victory in a row. He did not go to Cheltenham this time so comes into the race much fresher. I asked some big questions, but he dug deep. Bob Ford and Spring Heeled looking nervy. "Jocks have mounted up, parading in front of the stand. A good, experienced jumper he was runner-up in 2014 having come from a hard race at Cheltenham. McCoy’s mount went off the 6-1 favourite and the champion was an ominous presence as he sat just in behind the leaders.

Seven-year-olds just don't win the big one, so that rules out the favourite Shutthefrontdoor straight away. Sherwood thought after his Gold Cup flop that he was probably ‘over the top’ and believed that it was a year too soon for him to tackle Aintree adding ‘What do I know about horses?’For the retiring champion jockey AP McCoy, Aintree failed to provide a fairytale ending. The Liverpool girls are very glam - so I wanted to look nice. My second selection is BALTHAZAR KING.

My wife will be well jell if she sees this. The 2015 National was won by Many Clouds, ridden by Leighton Aspell and trained by Oliver Sherwood. Impressive.

Channel 4 commentators hastily assuring viewers that this is all normal. A full recovery was expected. And AP McCoy looks thrilled to have been given some sort of plate-thing ahead of his final National. But sad news of a faller, Seedling. God's Own is the favourite but he;s not looking too handy as they come to the third last. Two fences to go. Animal rights' protestors have draped a banner around the horse sculpture on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square... Staff at Aintree are swarming over the course making sure everything is spick and span for the race at 4.15pm.

Portrait King fell three out and McCoy started to work on Shutthefrontdoor but found little response. He has been trained for this year’s race by Paul Nicholls and he won his last race, at Kempton, extremely impressively. The entire race revolves around one man and one horse. Here are your options. He was fifth in the race a year ago having led over the last fence. Lots of people have been tweeting their messages of support for AP. "I thought from the third last fence I was running on empty," he tells Channel 4. They're off in the second race of the day, the Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase. Caught By Surprise is up there. His horse Shutthefrontdoor is expected to be the best-backed horse in recent Aintree history on a day when bookies predict a staggering £150 million will be bet on the Grand National alone. Vino Griego is leading them around, Your Busy up there as well. And here is Chanelle talking to Gok at the course. Here's Gok Wan! Balthzar King falls at the 8th.AP going quite well coming up to the 11th. It's Many Clouds, Saint Are into second, Shutthefrontdoor into third. Only Hedgehunter carried his colours into the winner’s enclosure.Hemmings described the win as ‘incredible’ adding ‘when the third comes along, I just can’t believe it – with three different horses.’ He was also full of praise for Sherwood saying that ‘the achievers are those that are usually quiet, confident and experienced.

The last jockey to manage back-to-back victories was Brian Fletcher in the 1970s – but they were both on the legendary Red Rum.

He is up but still being assessed on the course. You wonder what he would look like if he failed to finish.

Cracking finis, Whisper in the lead but Cole Harden comes back gamely, brave as you like from both of these animals, but Whisper is just staying on the better and he has won, showing a lot of heart. 13th fence now. The most significant piece of drama came when last year’s runner-up Balthazar King took a nasty fall at the Canal Turn first time around, and the field had to bypass the same fence on the final circuit with the screens up. Where to start? McCoy began to send out distress signals with three fences to jump and it was Mongbeg Dude, part-owned by Zara Phillips’ husband Mike Tindall, who grabbed third ahead of Alvarado, also fourth last year. Jocks getting ready for their group photo. And it's a third National for owner Trevor Hemmings after Hedgehunter and Ballabriggs. He's the first to achieve that feat since Brian Fletcher on Red Rum. That could make all the difference. They have put the screens up around him. This eight-year-old 2014 Irish National winner trained by Jonjo O’Neill had decent claims but sentiment rather than sense dictated his ungenerous starting price of 6/1.AP did have a very decent spin round.

We're off and running in the 3.25pm Betfred Handicap Chase. I just hoped his battery life lasted out and it did.

It's believed that he may have broken ribs. "I will miss riding horses and races like that. Tote: win £5.70 places £1.90 £1.30 £2.60 Tote Exacta: £18.50 CSF: £15.96 Tricast: £75.94 Here is the much-loved Sir Peter O'Sullevan on Tony McCoy. He was sent off as the favourite on Shutthefrontdoor in the colours of his boss, JP McManus, that he carried to victory in 2010. He described Many Clouds as ‘awesome’ saying he had given him the best ride he had ever had over the National fences. It was his third victory in the race. Fingers crossed he will be ok.Here's some more on Shutthefrontdoor, from trainer Jonjo O'Neill: "He ran a blinder.

It was my last National but was a very enjoyable one.

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