Love breaks hearts with Liberty

Dot Love, originally from Denmark and who trains in Co Westmeath, saddled Liberty Counsel to land a massive 50-1 surprise in the Ladbrokes’ Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse yesterday.

“I’m shocked”, exclaimed Ms Love, as she was showered with congratulations in the bedlam and mayhem of the winner’s enclosure.

This was far and away her biggest success, a remark that applies equally to winning rider, the 5lbs claimer Ben Dalton. The ten-year-old was the biggest priced winner in the long history of the Irish National.