An Aintree punter with deep pockets is now an awful lot richer after I Am Maximus's Grand National victory. And jockey Paul Townend rode the horse to victory in a win that emulated racing legend Red Rum - and gave that punter a pay-out worth £900,000. Johnny Dineen, fronting Fitzwilliam's pitch, said before the race: 'It's the biggest bet we've ever taken, £100,000 at 8-1. It's our biggest bet by a mile and we'll have to try to trade some of it off in the ring. Dineen had joked in a pre-race interview on ITV that the bookmaker could face 'liquidation' with such a big bet going against them.

Source: Daily Mail April 11, 2026 16:23 UTC