Trainer Dan Skelton is enjoying an amazing Grand National Day and Mr Hope Street (4-1) brought up a 955-1 treble when coming home the head winner of the £100,000 William Hill Handicap Chase over three miles and a furlong.

The Jump trainers’ championship leader said: “He is a good horse, but mid-season he had a hind high suspensory injury - just a flare, nothing more than a flare - and it just meant we had to back off him. He was ready last week, but I literally had one week in hand, that was it, so everything had to go to plan.

“I took him for a day out three weeks ago - he literally just had a canter round a point-to-point just to get a sweat on when he got off the lorry, and it was really necessary and put him spot-on. It’s remarkable how it’s all coming together today - brilliant. Harry gave him a beautiful ride. He doesn’t do a lot when he hits the front - perfect.

“He’s named after the Hope Street Hotel [when Dan and many other trainers stay during Aintree] - it’s meant to be, sometimes, isn’t it? That’s life. And Polly, our head girl, who looks after him and rides him. She’s come up here for three days, she’s nearly given herself liver failure, and if she hasn’t done that in three days, she’ll accomplish it tonight!

“I always knew there were going to be mistakes because he’s only a baby and has only had three runs over hurdles, I knew there was going to be the odd mistake in there, but luckily they weren’t too big ones. I said to Harry when he went out there, if you’re going to win, just get there late; I think he gets three miles, I’m not sure he gets three miles two.”

Jockey Harry Skelton added: “I was like John Wayne wasn’t I, just lost my iron. It was quite wet and my foot just slipped out. I made a bit of a mistake at two out and he’s very inexperienced really. He’s won like a fresh horse and it’s a brilliant bit of training.

“We tried to get him in a race last year over hurdles and he just missed out, so the owners have been very patient with him. He hasn’t had a clear run of things and he’s had his niggling issues really throughout the year, so we couldn’t get many runs into him. Three miles on nice ground is what he wants.”

Neil King, trainer of the runner-up Lookaway (7-2 Favourite), said: “He just doesn’t know when he’s beaten. He tries, tries, and tries a bit more. Jack gave him a smashing ride and says he’s never felt him better. His jumping was great round there and it’s just such a shame the finish went the wrong way for us. He went up 6lb for Kempton and I’m thrilled to bits with that. It was a great run.”

Joel Parkinson, joint trainer of third-placed Konfusion, said: “It’s a hard place to come for a confidence booster, which is what we knew we had to do for the first half of the race. Gavin’s looked after him brilliantly and he’s run such a good race under top weight. And he’s still learning.”