'Surreal' Cork jockey Paul Townend wins first Aintree Grand National

I Am Maximus is trained by Willie Mullins and owned by JP McManus. 

Cork Jockey Paul Townend on I Am Maximus after winning the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Cork jockey Paul Townend said it was a "surreal" feeling to win the Aintree Grand National for the first time. 

Townend, who was having his 13th ride in the famous race, claimed victory on the Willie Mullins-trained and JP McManus-owned I Am Maximus, the 7/1 joint favourite.