Aintree and BHA can take a bow over Grand National

The Grand National was a great race and a credit to everyone involved, says Ruby Walsh.

Aintree and the BHA deserve a pat on the back here. They were under huge scrutiny in the past number of years with many detractors looking for the race to be done away with.

They made changes and seem to have gotten everything right. They’ve bypassed fences, have catching pens for loose horses and modified the fences. I think they’ve appeased everybody and still managed to retain the magic of the race. That’s no mean achievement.