Hear The Echo sprung a 33-1 surprise in the Irish Grand National for Mouse Morris and Paddy Flood.

The seven-year-old took up the running turning into the straight but Timmy Murphy came looming up on the ante-post gamble, Royal County Star.

Murphy had nursed his mount into contention but he appeared not to stay the trip, leaving Hear The Echo to come home in splendid isolation.

Notre Pere ran a cracker for a novice in third, with A New Story fourth.

The latter's veteran stablemate Beef Or Salmon trailed home in last place.

Well Run and The Outlier were at the head of affairs for most of the contest, jumping for fun under their light weights.

But for the mare Cailin Alainn, her old jumping problems resurfaced and she was never competitive.

Hear The Echo was racing from half a stone out of the handicap but showed he had plenty of ability last year as a novice and won a Grade Two event.

And given a confident ride by Flood, who narrowly missed out on breaking his duck at the Cheltenham Festival on the Morris-trained Venalmar, he outstayed the 6-1 joint-favourite by 12 lengths on the run-in.

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