ONLY a few days have passed since the greatest day of his young life, but even at this short remove, the events surrounding his Aintree Grand National victory are somewhat of a blur. He has been in demand to such an extent - fulfilling the various media commitments for television, radio and newspapers - that he has only managed to look back on the video of the race once.

It has all gone by so quickly, as quickly as Rule The World gliding past Vics Canvas and The Last Samuri, once the Mouse Morris-trained gelding was produced with such brilliant timing and patience at the Elbow by his teenage pilot. The race, the celebrations, the interviews. He wants to enjoy it, to take it all in, but there is a lot to process.