Captain Cody won the Scottish Grand National at Ayr, but the race was overshadowed by the deaths of two horses.

The 9-1 winner lead a one-two for Willie Mullins from stablemate Klarc Kent.

The result moves the Irish trainer, who landed the Grand National at Aintree a week ago with Nick Rockett, a step closer to a second British championship.

However, the Mullins-trained 2024 winner Macdermott and The Kniphand both suffered fatal injuries. The Kniphand, trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies, was one of several fallers in the race, while Macdermott was pulled up.

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