Ferdy Murphy is looking forward to returning to Aintree for next year's John Smith's Grand National with Big Fella Thanks.
The nine-year-old looked to have a major chance of claiming top honours jumping the final fence on Saturday, but tired quickly on the long run for home and passed the post in seventh place.
"The horse did everything right and Graham (Lee) was absolutely fantastic on him," said Yorkshire-based Murphy.
"Graham said he never missed a beat and never missed a fence and he went down the inside the whole way. He looked like he would be involved turning in, but he just hasn't got home on the day.
"He's definitely finished for the season now and he'll have a similar campaign next season, hopefully ending up back at Aintree."
Big Fella Thanks finished sixth and fourth in the two previous renewals of the great race.
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