“The bookies have already made him the favourite for next year’s National, but there’s no pressure on him. He dictates the pressure and he’s been a super horse to train. He really does have some ability.
“Straight after the race I kept thinking, ‘This is incredible, I’ve just won the Grand National’ and it doesn’t really sink in. It’s just been my ambition all the time.”
WilliamHill have One For Arthur listed at 20/1 and they admit they took a pounding north of the border on the weekend.
“Early signs are that we won in England but got stuffed in Scotland,” said William Hill trading director Terry Pattinson. “Not our Grandest of Grand Nationals.”