A woman is desperate to reunite a Grand National racegoer with their loved ones' ashes
Kayleigh Louise, from Kirkby, said her cousin's partner was attending the Grand National 2022 at Aintree racecourse on Saturday, April 9 when he noticed the miniature urn by his feet. Kayleigh said the racegoer didn't know what it was at first until he got home.
Speaking to the ECHO, she said: "It was just lying on the floor around everyone's feet, my cousin's partner wasn't too sure what they were at first but when he got home he showed us and it’s a tiny urn with the words 'your wings were ready my heart was not'."
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Kayleigh said she has since rang Aintree Racecourse but said no one has come forward to claim the urn. She said she will be returning it to the racecourse in the hopes someone collects it.
She added: "I am just hoping someone comes forward, they must be devastated." Kayleigh also shared a post on Facebook with photos of the urn, which has since had more than 5,000 shares, in the hopes it will "hopefully end up back where it belongs".
The miniature urn is the size if a of a fingertip and has the inscription 'your wings were ready but my heart was not' with butterflies and a feather decorated on it.
The Grand National took place from Thursday, April 7 to Saturday, April 9. Noble Yeats won the Grand National at Aintree. Going into the 5.15pm race at Aintree, Any Second Now was the favourite, with odds at 9/1.
The second favourite was 2021’s winner Minella Times, ridden by Rachael Blackmore. The most popular bet was on Snow Leopardess, at 10/1.
Sam Waley-Cohen steered Noble Yeats to success on his last ever ride. Waley-Cohen, an amateur jockey who turns 40 next week, confirmed earlier in the week at Aintree that he would retire after Saturday’s big race.
