Bearnaí army gets wild for Grand National winner

It was sore heads all round in the small village of Kilskyre, Co Meath, as the place celebrated its unlikely Irish Grand National triumph.

Jockey Andrew Thornton rode Líon na Bearnaí, at 33/1, in a famous victory for trainer Tom Gibney, who has just five horses in his small stable in Kilskyre.

Speaking to RTÉ yesterday, Tom said he was “very confident” his horse could stay on and win the race at the last fence but said it has been a struggle to keep going with such a small crop of horses.