Grand National punter bags just shy of £1MILLION after I Am Maximus wins Aintree race

One Grand National punter has incredibly claimed just shy of £1million after I Am Mazimus won at Aintree this afternoon. It's one of the biggest winning bets, with the punter taking home a whopping £900,000.Bookmaker Johnny Dineen revealed on ITV that someone had put down £100,000 on I Am Maximus at 8-1. The horse won the National in 2024 and finished as runner-up in last year's race.However, this year, the Willie Mullins-trained horse won the punter an incredible £800,000 profit by claiming victory, with Paul Townend riding the horse to victory.READ MORE: Grand National 2026 result in full - Where did my horse finish in Aintree race?READ MORE: Grand National winner - I Am Maximus storms to Aintree victory - full resultJOIN US ON FACEBOOK! All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page‌Speaking on ITV prior to the race, Dineen admitted it was the biggest bet he has ever laid.Speaking live on ITV1, he said: "We’ve laid a whopping bet on I Am Maximus, and it’s the biggest bet we’ve ever laid by a mile."It left betting ring presenter Brian Gleeson shocked, and he replied: "Oh my God."View 2 ImagesPaul Townend riding I Am Maximus (Image: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)‌Mullins became the first trainer since Vincent O’Brien in the 1950s to win three successive editions of the Aintree spectacle.Mullins, who joins Red Rum’s trainer Ginger McCain and Fred Rimell as a four-time National-winning handler, said: "It was a good call from JP, I’d been going down the Gold Cup route with him, but he said to stay in Aintree with him as he felt he was well handicapped. Paul just executed it so well."It is (hard to win off top-weight), but maybe the modern-day National is changing and we’re looking at it a bit differently."It’s the race we aspire (to win). It’s the race you want to win and be a part of – just to have a runner is a tremendous sensation.‌"He is just a superstar – nothing fazes him. He comes out, does...