On that note, it's time for me to sign off. Thanks for your company today and hopefully you picked a winner. If you won the sweepstake, make sure you're in work on Monday.

I'll leave you with a picture of the man of the moment. We thought he might be wearing green and gold, but not that green and gold...

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Goodnight.

Trainer Jonjo O'Neill said of AP McCoy's mount Shutthefrontdoor: "He ran a blinder. He did everything right, he was following the right horses but unfortunately he wasn't good enough on the day.

"At least I've got AP (McCoy) for a couple more weeks (before retirement)."

AP McCoy speaking after coming fifth in his final Grand National before retirement: "I was very happy all the way, but just between the fourth and the third-last I was following Many Clouds and I knew he was a dour stayer.

"I was behind him in the Hennessy and thought I might get past him, but he stuck at it well there. I thought from the third-last I was struggling. I got a great ride off him and Jonjo (O'Neill) had him in great shape. He jumped fantastic and I wouldn't mind riding him next year!

"I'm going to miss riding horses like that and in races like that. I got a great buzz out of it and I thought for a long way he could win.

"It's my last National, but it was a very enjoyable one. I just want to say well done to Leighton Aspell and Oliver Sherwood and Trevor Hemmings. It's great for them."

Here's a nice little picture which has been tweeted by The Jockey Club:

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Saint Are was second while Monbeg Dude produced a barnstorming finish to come in third. The winning jockey, Leighton Aspell, now has two consecutive National wins.

So, let's just recap on what's happened today. The stage was set for AP McCoy, who said he would retire on the spot if he won the 2015 Grand National on board Shutthefrontdoor. The horse travelled beautifully through the field but ran out of gas at the end and could only watch as eventual winner Many Clouds pulled away to win at odds of 25-1.

1. Astre De La Cour (D J Mullins) 10-1

2. Fethard Player (Mr R P Quinlan) 33-1

3. The Game Changer (L P Dempsey) 15-2

4. Baltimore Rock (Kieron Edgar) 5-1

Just to give you an update on Balthazar King. He had a bad fall and got back up on its feet, but is being assessed at the track.

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Winning jockey Leighton Aspell, who is about to race in another race after winning the Grand National: "It [back-to-back wins on different horses] hasn't happened since the 1950s. You could ride 10 favourites in a row and not win. It is a one-off race. We always knew we had a very good horse and we had him spot on today.

"I wasn't getting the buzz out of it briefly [when I took time out of racing]. I had a little time out and freshened my batteries up. I got myself a nice little job but quite soon after I realised I had made a mistake and drummed up the courage to change my mind."

PU BEF 19) COURT BY SURPRISE

PU BEF 25) ACROSS THE BAY

PU BEF 25) SUPER DUTY

PU BEF 25) LORD WINDERMERE

FELL 26) THE RAINBOW HUNTER

FELL 26) THE DRUIDS NEPHEW

PU BEF 27) REBEL REBELLION

FELL 28) PORTRAIT KING

PU BEF 29) GODSMEJUDGE

PU BEF 29) WYCK HILL

PU BEF 29) BOB FORD

FELL 1) ELY BROWN

FELL 1) GAS LINE BOY

UR 1) AL CO

UR 3) RUBI LIGHT

PU BEF 4) CORRIN WOOD

FELL 5) UNIONISTE

FELL 6) RIVER CHOICE

FELL 8) BALTHAZAR KING

HAMP & UR 8) BALLYCASEY

11) MON PARRAIN

12) PINEAU DE RE

13) OWEGA STAR

14) SPRING HEELED

15) OSCAR TIME

16) FIRST LIEUTENANT

17) ROCKY CREEK

18) NIGHT IN MILAN

19) DOLATULO

1) MANY CLOUDS

2) SAINT ARE

3) MONBEG DUDE

4) ALVARADO

5) SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR

6) ROYALE KNIGHT

7) TRANQUIL SEA

8) CAUSE OF CAUSES

9) SOLL

10) CHANCE DU ROY

Alvarado was fourth for the second successive year for Fergal O'Brien, who said: "He's a horse that's given his heart and soul again today.

"There's no real hard luck stories. We are very lucky. He got baulked a bit at the Canal Turn and Paul (Moloney) said it put him out of his rhythm a little. We're over the moon again."

Monbeg Dude delighted his connections by improving on last year's seventh-place finish and finishing third. Jockey Liam Treadwell, who won the 2009 National aboard Mon Mome, said: "I thought I'd win after the last, his run just flattened out but everyone's delighted. The horse has enjoyed it, I've enjoyed it and I'm very pleased."

Trainer Michael Scudamore said: "To run a race like that is absolutely amazing. I'm so proud of the horse and so pleased for him."

Saint Are's trainer Tom George on his charge's second place: "I'm delighted with him. He looks as fresh as paint after it.

"Stamina is not a problem and he's a run a great race. He got close to a couple of fences but everything went right. He has been beaten by a better horse on the day. You can't fault him.

"I thought for a second he might get there. It was all very exciting."

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Winning jockey Leighton Aspell, speaking on Channel 4 Racing: "I was a tiny bit surprised but from last year's experience it is a long, lonely run and I was trying to keep the horses' momentum to the line."

Cornelius Lysaght
BBC horse racing correspondent at Aintree

"Oliver Sherwood was one of the bright things in the 1980s, then there were some quiet times. This is the first time one of his horses has got round - and it wins."

Steve Brown: Oh yea! Picked the Grand National winner Many Clouds purely based on what I could see out of my window!