The 18-1 shot edged Surrey Quest in photo finish at AyrWillie Mullins is all but certain to win first UK jump trainers’ title
Willie Mullins took a huge step towards winning the UK jump trainers’ championship for the first time, and did so by the narrowest of margins, as Macdermott, an 18-1 chance, took the Coral Scottish Grand National here on Saturday, beating Surrey Quest by a nose after a nip-and-tuck battle from the final fence to the line.
Mullins also saddled the fourth, fifth and sixth, giving him a total haul of prize money of £131,120 from the £200,000 on offer. He is now more than £150,000 clear of Dan Skelton, his nearest pursue in the championship race, with Paul Nicholls, the defending champion, around £75,000 further behind in third.