The Grand National: What the beaten jockeys had to say

"I’ve no excuses and he has run another blinder in the race. Fair play to the winner and my lad has run great again."

"I was very happy with the run. He didn’t jump well enough early on so I ended up too far out of it but I thought he ran well."

"He has done his owners and trainer very proud. To do that at his age and run the race of his career. He jumped like a buck and he is a fantastic ride. All credit to the horse.

"The dream was still alive turning in but well done to Sam Waley-Cohen he is a real gentleman and a pleasure to ride with and congratulations to him."

"He ran really well, and I got a great ride off him. I thought I had a right chance at the second last, but he ended up just plugging away. He took to the fences really well, and just gave me a great spin."

"Brilliant, he had a great run around and had a good break. In fairness, his jumping was very good, and he ran a cracker. We're delighted with him."

"I had a great spin around and he ran his heart out. He jumped for fun and he was running a massive race to three out, but he just didn’t get home."

"He was a bit keen early on, the Topham probably would've suited him a bit better. He's jumped fantastic and he's run his heart out."

"I had a brilliant spin. We had a lovely run round on the inner, but by the Canal Turn he was getting tired."

"We didn’t get a great start, but it might have been a blessing in disguise as we finished very tired. We avoided a lot of trouble, jumped well, and managed to get home."

"I really enjoyed that, and he jumped great round there. He was 15th last year and he's 13th this year, so he's done a little bit better. He loved going round there, and he's a good, solid jumper over those fences. I tried to travel everywhere where he was comfortable, and to get him to finish as close as I could."

"He was a great ride and we got round, but he’s a bit older now. He’s been a saint."

"I had the most fantastic spin. He jumped brilliantly and was a great ride. We completed, but he got very tired and he walked over the line. I loved every minute of it."

"I got a great spin, he jumped very well. The ground probably wasn't ideal for him today, but after falling on the last day he's come and proved he can jump. He was very good, he just got a bit tired. Hopefully back on a bit softer ground, probably over a bit shorter around here, hopefully he'll have a bit of a squeak."

"He just jumped into the horse in front of him at Valentines."

"He didn’t enjoy himself and was too cautious over the jumps, then he didn’t have the speed to get involved."

"He jumped well but could never get himself into the race. He was always flat out, and we pulled up two out."

"I pulled up on him so I went to early to know what would have happened."

"He hit the first and I was unseated."

"He stumbled and that was it."

"The ground was too quick and she couldn’t lay up. She just wasn’t quick enough but she's fine and could go for the Irish National or something like that."

"That was the best spin I’ve had around here. He’s probably not good enough and he probably wants softer ground but he jumped brilliantly and just got tired at the end."

"I fell off at the Canal Turn but he was getting tired. He’d travelled well up until then, but he’s been missing a bit of racing this year."

"He ran very well for a long way and enjoyed himself, but he just didn’t stay."

"He jumped very well, but at the Canal Turn Davy [Russell, Run Wild Fred] came down in front of us. I don't know if we were brought down or unseated, but we were nearly on the floor."

"He came here in great order and went really well. He gave me a fabulous spin but unfortunately he bled again, which was such a shame."

1 Noble Yeats (IRE) p 7 10 10 Mr Robert Waley-Cohen Emmet Mullins Ireland Mr Sam Waley-Cohen 50-1

2 Any Second Now (IRE) bl 10 11 8 Mr John P. McManus T. M. Walsh Ireland Mark Walsh 15-2 Fav

3 Delta Work (FR) ts 9 11 9 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Jack Kennedy 10-1gh

4 Santini 10 11 2 Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes Polly Gundry Nick Scholfield 33-1

5 Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) ts 8 11 4 Taylor, Burley & O'Dwyer Colin Tizzard Brendan Powell 12-1

6 Longhouse Poet (IRE) ts 8 11 4 Sean & Bernardine Mulryan Martin Brassil Ireland Darragh O'Keeffe

7 Freewheelin Dylan (IRE) ts, p 10 10 10 Miss Sheila Mangan Dermot Anthony McLoughlin Ireland Ricky Doyle

8 Coko Beach (FR) bl 7 10 13 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

9 Escaria Ten (FR) bl 8 11 1 McNeill Family Gordon Elliott Ireland A. P. Heskin

10 Romain de Senam (FR) ts 10 10 5 Judith Wilson David Pipe Philip Armson

11 Samcro (IRE) ts 10 11 1 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland Sean Bowen

12 Commodore (FR) 10 10 5 Mrs C Watson & Mrs S Graham Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch

13 Class Conti (FR) ts, p 10 10 10 Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede W. P. Mullins Ireland Sam Twiston-Davies

14 Blaklion ts 13 10 8 Darren & Annaley Yates Dan Skelton Harry Skelton

15 Lostintranslation (IRE) ts, p 10 11 6 Taylor & O'Dwyer Colin Tizzard Harry Cobden

15 FINISHERS

WINNING TIME 9m 3.06s

Mount Ida – Unseated Rider

Enjoy D’Allen – Unseated Rider

Éclair Surf – Fell

Run Wild Fred – Fell

De Rasher Counter - Unseated Rider

Deise Aba – Pulled Up

Death Duty – Unseated Rider

Minella Times - Fell

School Boy Hours – Pulled Up

Agusta Gold - Fell

Discorama – Pulled Up

Burrows Saint – Unseated Rider

Kildisart – Unseated Rider

Domaine De L’Isle – Unseated Rider

Snow Leopardess - Pulled Up

Cloth Cup – Pulled Up

Dingo Dollar – Unseated Rider

Mighty Thunder - Pulled Up

Good Boy Bobby – Pulled Up

Poker Party - Pulled Up

Fortescue – Unseated Rider

Brahma Bull - Pulled Up

Two For Gold - Pulled Up

Top Ville Ben – Pulled Up