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Leighton Aspell (born 12 June 1976) is a retired Irish jockey, whose wins include the Champion Four Year Old Hurdle riding United, two runnings of the Welsh National, the 2014 Grand National riding Pineau de Re and the 2015 Grand National riding Many Clouds .
Feb 23, 2020 · Two-time Grand National winner Leighton Aspell bowed out a local hero on his home patch at Fontwell on Sunday, but could not quite complete the fairytale finale his fan club yearned for.
Feb 23, 2020 · Leighton Aspell will be remembered by fans and his weighing room colleagues alike as a sympathetic horseman who really thrived on staying chasers. As he calls time on his career for the second time, the 43-year-old retires without a winner at the Cheltenham Festival but with a treasure trove of victories on some of racing's marquee occasions ...
'The race changed from early speed into a stamina contest' - Leighton Aspell on how Saturday's Coral Trophy was won
in April, missing from their ranks will be dual race winner Leighton Aspell. Though one of the senior members of the National Hunt weighing room, the 43-year-old took those at Kempton on Saturday by surprise after announcing he will retire from the saddle for a second time at Fontwell on Sunday.
Feb 22, 2020 · Former Grand National-winning jockey Leighton Aspell has announced his retirement at the age of 43. Aspell won the coveted Aintree race on two occasions with 25-1 shots, firstly with...
An amiable Irishman from County Kildare who arrived in England in 1993 aged 16, is acknowledged by all who know him as a thoroughly decent man, a consummate horseman and first rate jockey, one who forever will be recognised for his Grand National exploits, winning the race back to back in 2014 and 2015 with Pineau de Re and Many Clouds respectiv...
