Mon Mome Jumps Into History ; Aintree Joy As a Woman Trainer Wins the National for Only the Second Time at the Grand National [Eire Region]
Mail on Sunday › April 06, 2009
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THE Aintree Grand National's unique capacity to deliver the unexpected was further enhanced yesterday by the stunning victory of the 100-1 outsider Mon Mome, who was followed home by last year's winner Comply Or Die.
Mon Mome's rider, 23-year-old Liam Treadwell, tackling the race for the first time, survived a moment of crisis during the first of two embarrassing false starts that delayed the race for five minutes.See the full content of this document
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Mon Mome Jumps Into History ; Aintree Joy As a Woman Trainer Wins the National for Only the Second Time at the Grand National [Eire Region]
The horse was turned sideways in the melee that ensued and would have been left the length of a football pitch behind if the starter Sean McDonald had let them go.
When the race eventually began, Treadwell rode a cannily patient race and managed to avoid the early carnage before hunting Mon Mome safely round and claiming a runawa...See the full content of this document
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