THE eight-year wait for an Irish-trained winner of the Randox Aintree Foxhunters came to an end last week with Its On The Line proving to be another example of his trainer Emmet Mullins’ impressive approach to creative campaigning.

His four-and-a-half-length victory over Bennys King was the first Irish success in the race since Jamie Codd guided On The Fringe to victory for Enda Bolger in 2016. Fellow Irish raider Annamix completed a good result for the visiting team by taking third.