DID we see an Aintree Grand National winner at Listowel? All the signs would say that we did.

While Numbersixvalverde never graced the track at the Co Kerry venue, that 2006 Aintree hero carried the colours of Bernie Carroll and was trained by Martin Brassil. So too does this year’s Guinness Kerry National winner, Desertmore House, though in this case Carroll owns the eight-year-old in partnership with Anthony Vaughan.