Sad end for 50-1 Grand National hero as trainer admits ‘this isn’t what he wants to do’
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THE career of a 50-1 Grand National hero looks to have come to a sad end - as his trainer admitted: "This isn't what he wants to do.". Noble Yeats was as good as a Royal winner of the world's most famous race in 2022. The heroic horse was ridden by amateur jockey and ultra-rich dentist Sam Waley-Cohen, who is a good mate of Kate Middleton.
![[Jockey Sam Waley-Cohen wins the Grand National on Noble Yeats.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2022-years-grand-national-174th-725036076.jpg?strip=all&w=778)
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![[Jockey Sam Waley-Cohen and his wife Bella holding a trophy.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/jockey-sam-waley-cohen-wife-725042790.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
SIGN UP NOW. 18+ Ts and Cs apply. First month membership £1, then £3 per month unless you cancel at least 7 days before your next billing date. For more information contact help@thesun.co.uk. In fact, good mate probably doesn't quite do it justice. Depending on who you believe, Sam was rumoured to be the matchmaker who got Kate and William back together and cemented their relationship for good after a brief split early in their romance.
![[Kate Middleton and Sam Waley-Cohen at a roller disco fundraiser.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kate-middleton-sam-waley-cohen-725043579.jpg?strip=all&w=579)
And they were among the first to congratulate him when he roared past the Aintree crowd in first three years ago. It was a fairytale win for Sam, who retired straight after. But Noble Yeats kept going and six months after his £500,000 Grand National win he won back-to-back races, including a Grade 2 at his beloved Aintree.
