Mullins still on cloud nine after National fairytale 

"To put it into context, it is like a manager picking his son for the FA Cup final and the son scoring the winning goal."

PASSION PLAY: An emotional Willie Mullins after his son Patrick steered Nick Rockett to victory in the Grand National. Picture: Healy Racing

Willie Mullins does not expect to ever exceed the feeling of watching son Patrick steer Nick Rockett to victory in Saturday's Randox Grand National.

Despite having won the race twice before with Hedgehunter and I Am Maximus, the champion trainer was visibly emotional in the aftermath of the race, as the Mullins team emulated Tommy and Paul Carberry and Ted and Ruby Walsh as father-and-son combinations to have won the Aintree spectacular.