Shock retirement of National hero Mania

Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania has announced his shock retirement from the saddle.

Wed, 26 Nov, 2014 - 00:00
Nick Robson

The Scot rocketed to prominence when winning the Aintree spectacular in 2013 on the Sue Smith-trained Auroras Encore, landing the world’s greatest steeplechase at odds of 66-1.

Just 24 hours later Mania came down to earth with a bump, when airlifted to hospital following a crashing fall at Hexham, suffering a neck injury.

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