Lucky punters celebrate 50-1 win at Irish Grand National

Some punters will be celebrating in style tonight after Liberty Counsel ran out a shock 50-1 winner of the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

Lucky punters celebrate 50-1 win at Irish Grand National

Some punters will be celebrating in style tonight after Liberty Counsel ran out a shock 50-1 winner of the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse this afternoon.

The 10-year-old mare was last seen finishing down the field in the Kim Muir Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, so it was no surprise to see her sent off at big odds for this fiercely competitive contest.

Trained by Dot Love and ridden by conditional jockey Ben Dalton, Liberty Counsel was in front rounding the home turn and fought off the challenge Away We Go to record a famous victory for her small-time connections.

Liberty Counsel was settled in the middle of the pack for the majority of the three-mile-five-furlong journey, but some fine leaps down the back straight brought her into contention.

Dalton was hard at work turning for home and his mount appeared at the mercy of Away We Go (25-1), with Paul Townend looking for dangers after jumping the second-last fence.

There was little to choose between the pair jumping the final obstacle, but Liberty Counsel dug deep into his reserves to take the prize by half a length.

Home Farm (10-1) and Sweeney Tunes (12-1) rounded off the placings in third and fourth respectively.

The surprise result means Away We Go's handler Willie Mullins is still searching for a first Irish Grand National win.

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