Haiti Couleurs Wins Irish Grand National

Haiti Couleurs and champion jockey-elect Sean Bowen held disconnected a beardown decorativeness from Any Second Now to declare triumph successful nan Irish Grand National.

The 13-2 2nd favourite came into nan title having won nan National Hunt Chase astatine Cheltenham past month, past nether Ben Jones.

The Rebecca Curtis-trained eight-year-old and Bushmans Pass were nan starring brace from nan early stages astatine Fairyhouse earlier nan second fell backmost to nan pack.

That near Any Second Now (17-2) arsenic nan main challenger but, aft besides finishing 2nd successful nan title past year, nan 13-year-old could not adjacent nan spread pinch Haiti Couleurs winning by 3 and a 4th lengths.

Favourite Quai De Bourbon (11-2), ridden by Paul Townend, vanished 3rd pinch Dunboyne (22-1) successful fourth.

"I honestly can't judge it," Welshman Bowen told RTE.

"I couldn't thrust him astatine Cheltenham and I'm truthful grateful to Becky [Curtis] for letting maine backmost connected him.

"The champion jockey is each I've ever wanted but I suppose erstwhile you get it past you want to do more, and I request nan large winners arsenic well, and it's awesome that this lad has done it for me."