Lord Gyllene, the New Zealand-bred winner of the rescheduled 'bomb scare' Grand National Steeplechase in 1997, has died at the age of 28.
The son of Ring The Bell took the lead at Aintree after the second fence in the hands of Tony Dobbin before going on to triumph by 25 lengths.
Lord Gyllene won two jumps races in New Zealand before being bought and sent to England where he was trained by Steve Brookshaw.
The gelding, who was retired in 2001 because of injury, had just 13 starts with seven of them at Uttoxeter, which was owned by the late Sir Stanley Clarke, in whose colours the horse ran.
The son of Ring The Bell took the lead at Aintree after the second fence in the hands of Tony Dobbin before going on to triumph by 25 lengths.
Lord Gyllene won two jumps races in New Zealand before being bought and sent to England where he was trained by Steve Brookshaw.
The gelding, who was retired in 2001 because of injury, had just 13 starts with seven of them at Uttoxeter, which was owned by the late Sir Stanley Clarke, in whose colours the horse ran.