Monster £100,000 National bet was no publicity stunt, says Fitzwilliam boss Byrne

Fitzwilliam Sports owner Paul Byrne has insisted the £100,000 wager his firm took on I Am Maximus to win the Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday was a “real bet” and not a publicity stunt. Byrne’s company took the bet on the Willie Mullins-trained, JP McManus-owned winner at 8-1 and he even