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The colt, which went off at 80-1 odds, crossed the finish line ahead of Messier, taking second place, and favourite Epicenter, in at third place.
Irish trainer’s Honeysuckle, Put The Kettle On and Minella Indo all running at this week’s festival.
With patrons like Queen Elizabeth, Alex Ferguson and Steven Spielberg, sports such as dressage, show jumping, polo and horse racing take exceptionally deep pockets – but how did this lofty reputation begin?
Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irish national, rode Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 at Aintree on Saturday in the 173rd edition of the famous steeplechase run.
The Brazilian collects the biggest cheque of his career with the Group Two victory at Sha Tin on Monday
Emirati officials announced Sheikh Hamdan’s death without specifying the cause, but he had reportedly been in poor health for several months and last year travelled abroad for an unspecified surgery.