Henry de Bromhead: 'Vincent O’Brien was my idol. To be mentioned in the same breath is pretty incredible'

No trainer has matched De Bromhead’s achievement in claiming those three Cheltenham features and the National in the same season - not even the handler’s childhood hero

Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore celebrate their Grand National victory. Picture: Healy Racing

Henry de Bromhead is struggling to take in quite what he has achieved this season.

The Waterford-based handler dominated the Cheltenham Festival in winning the Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase as well as saddling the first two home in the Gold Cup, before repeating that feat with a one-two in Saturday’s Grand National.