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Published 19:57 11 Dec 2014 GMT
Updated 19:59 23 Dec 2014 GMT
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Three from home Dessie Hughes’ Golden Wonder led but Geraghty was looming aboard Shutthefrontdoor and he coaxed seven-year-old home by three-quarters of a length to win the National.
The roar was cacophonous, the sprint for the payouts was even more impressive but many, myself included, headed straight for the winner’s enclosure. It was there, when the horse and jockey returned, that the decibel levels really escalated.
It felt like a profoundly local win, like being at the county final of a place not your own, but you couldn’t help but be swept along with it as the win was wildly celebrated.
It was so wild that the next race, a Grade 3 Mares Chase, was delayed by five minutes. But just under six minutes later, the place went nuts again as Geraghty piloted Une Artiste home by half a length in a thrilling finish.
It was that sort of day. A magic day.
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