Grand National winner Noble Yeats dies

April 19, 2026 No Comments

Grand National winner Noble Yeats diesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sam Waley-Cohen (centre) and his father Robert (left) celebrate Noble Yeats winning the 2022 Grand NationalByMandeep SangheraBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes agoFormer Grand National winner Noble Yeats has died aged 11 following a bout of colic.The 50-1 outsider won the 2022 Grand National in the final ride of amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen’s career.

“He gave us one of the great days of our lives and fulfilled our dreams,” stated Waley-Cohen.

“He was brilliant for us and was one of those special horses.”

Owner Robert Waley-Cohen, who bought Noble Yeats two months before the National win, stated: “He looked very uncomfortable on Wednesday, so the vet came out and everybody was up all night treating him and hoping he would pull through, but unfortunately he went the other way.

“It was a grim moment.

“He was living the life of a retired horse in the field with [2011 Gold Cup winner] Long Run and [2011 Grand National runner-up] Oscar Time.”