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2008 John Smith’s Grand National winner Comply Or Die has been retired after being pulled up in this year’s renewal of the Aintree marathon, writes Elliot Slater.

Comply Or Die
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The 12-year-old gelding had been struggling to show his best form for over a year but hopes were fairly high that one last return to Aintree when he shocked horse race betting fans while enjoying his finest moment in defeating King John’s Castle in 2008 before finding only shock 100/1 scorer 2009 Grand National, a performance of tremendous credit as he finished second of the 40 runners, giving Johnson, Pipe and Murphy plenty to be very proud of.