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Monty’s Pass was the winner of the 2003 Grand National at Aintree Liverpool when ridden by Barry Geraghty trained by Jimmy Mangan and running in the colours of the Dee Racing Syndicate a group of owners based in Donaghadee Northern Ireland and led by Blackpool born bingo hall owner Mike Futter.Monty’s Pass was bred in 1993 by Montelimar in Ireland and began racing in point-to-points before turing to chasing finishing fifth in the Mildmay of Fleet chase at Cheltenham and second in the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences in 2002 before landing over £200000 for his owners when winning the Kerry National.The horse was lightly raced over hurdles in preparation for the 2003 Grand National in order to protect his handicap and was the subject of a huge gamble by the public on the day of the race which saw his price tumble from 40/1 to 16/1 at the off.