Ted Walsh was full of praise for his daughter Katie after she became the highest-placed female rider in John Smith’s Grand National history on Seabass.

JONJO O’NEILL’S Synchronised, the Welsh Grand National winner, heads a 51-strong list of initial acceptors for the €250,000 Ladbrokes’ Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.

IRISH interest in tomorrow’s Paddy Power Gold Cup is led by the JP McManus-owned duo of Finger Onthe Pulse, trained by Tom Taaffe and Dancing Tornado, trained by Michael Hourigan.