Tiger Roll was downed late on by stablemate and same-owned Delta Work – with the profitable horse being booed because it handed the put up and because it handed the stands afterwards.
Tiger Roll heroically took it up after travelling properly however Delta Work - a earlier winner at Cheltenham and in addition owned by Ryanair supremo Michael O'Leary - battled previous him on the run-in to go him late dwelling.
These two have been a great distance away from Plan Of Assault, who completed third.
Many racegoers appeared sad that the winner, from the identical secure, was the get together pooper for Tiger Roll's closing race.
Coach Gordon Elliott purchased Tiger Roll in 2013 after he had been bred in Eire, earlier than promoting him on to Ryanair founder Michael O'Leary.
He has change into a legend of the game over his nine-year profession, profitable the Grand Nationwide twice.
Whereas he has solely received 13 of the 44 races he has ridden, greater than half of them have come at Cheltenham and Aintree. In complete, he has earned winnings of greater than £1.4m for his house owners, with Elliott having purchased him as an 'afterthought'.
However his profession has now come to an finish with the stallion set to be put out to pasture following the Cross Nation Chase on Wednesday.
Former jockey Ruby Walsh informed Paddy Energy: "He is an exquisite horse. He is received two Grand Nationals. He is received a Triumph Hurdle, a Nationwide Hunt Chase and now he is making an attempt to win his fourth Cross Nation Chase.
"No matter accolades have been thrown on the horse, you'd need to say his coach deserves them each bit as a lot.".