Daryl Jacob, from Ballygillistown, Davidstown, bids to win his second Aintree Grand National on Saturday evening at 5.15pm.

He won the 2012 race with the Paul Nicholls trained, Neptune Collonges.

This year he rides the Gordon Elliot trained, 20/1 shot, Ucello Conti. The French bred, 10yo Martaline gelding, runs in the ownership of Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isacc Soude.

Its been a fantastic couple of days already for 34yo Jacob; he has carried those same colours to victory three times at Aintree this week.

A gutsy performance from Terrefort who records his second success at Grade One level in the Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase @AintreeRaces. #GrandNational

Results ➡️ https://t.co/7iJOPsvjqx pic.twitter.com/2jhYHDFy5v

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Thursday he rode a double with We Have A Dream, 2/1, and L’ami Serge, 5/1, and Terrefort, 3/1, won on Friday afternoon, all three are trained Nicky Henderson.