General Principle clinched an absorbing contest in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse today.
Gordon Elliot had 13 out of the 30 horses entered in the race and it was the JJ Slevin ridden eight-year-old who managed to win the National for the Irish trainer and land the €500,000 prize fund on offer.
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The result had to be cleared by a judge after a maniac end.
Irish Grand National - crazy finish. Need eyes everywhere to see what's going on. Some unlucky loserspic.twitter.com/IzRMj5yXqQ
— Francis Keogh (@HonestFrank) April 2, 2018
By the end the pack was tired and drained. It finished 1st: General Principle 20/1, 2nd: Isleofhopendreams 16/1, 3rd: Forever Gold 20/1 and 4th: Bellshill 12/1.
