Geraghty in winning spirit at Aintree

Barry Geraghty started Grand National day on a high with victory on Spirit Son in the John Smith’s Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree.

The Irish jockey, winner of the great race with Monty’s Pass in 2003, enjoyed a smooth success on Nicky Henderson’s gelding who had finished second in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham.