Conna hero basks in glory

Grand National winner Monty’s Pass may have missed the ferry, but he certainly didn’t miss the party in Conna last night when a rapturous crowd welcomed home the locally trained hero.

Conna hero basks in glory

The Jimmy Mangan-trained 10-year-old was due to return home in the early hours of yesterday morning but missed the 3am ferry from Holyhead following an impromptu party in Liverpool on Saturday night.

Instead, the horse and his connections boarded the 9am sailing to Dublin and stopped off on their way to County Cork at the Curragh, where the runaway National winner paraded after the second race.

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