Ballabriggs

Ballabriggs (foaled 20 April 2001) is a Grand National-winning National Hunt racehorse trained by Donald McCain, Jr. in Cholmondeley, Cheshire. A previous winner of the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival in 2010, Ballabriggs won the 2011 Grand National at Aintree Racecourse. Ridden by Jason Maguire, the horse's odds were between 14-1 and 20-1 before the race, but he unexpectedly remained in the leading pack for most of the race, before pulling out in front on the final fences. Ballabriggs finished ahead of Sam Waley-Cohen's Oscar Time in second, and Tony McCoy's Don't Push It in third. Dehydrated in the unusually hot weather, Ballabriggs immediately returned to the stable after the win, instead of going to the winners enclosure as tradition dictates. It was the first time only the jockey entered the winner's enclosure without his mount.

2011 Grand national review: Has been a big fancy for some time to continue the McCain family's amazing record in this great race. Did not have his first run of the season until January and after two spins over hurdles shaped well when second back over fences at Kelso. Stableexpress race horse database find information on horses past and present who have competed in the Grand National over the decades, with pictures, videos and results :- Grand National Database


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