THERE were so many different facets of Our Duke’s win on Monday. There were different aspects of the performance that Jessica Harrington’s horse put up in winning the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse that make it unusually good.

For starters, there was the weight that he carried, 11st 4lb. No horse in the previous 10 years had carried more than 10st 13lb, and only one had carried more than 10st 6lb.