Grand National jockey Sam Waley-Cohen at Powys' Royal Welsh Show

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society have announced that the 2022 winner of the Grand National, Sam Waley-Cohen will judge the Supreme Horse Championship at this year’s Royal Welsh Show.

Equine competitions form a huge part of the event, with exhibitors traveling across the globe to compete in the Royal Welsh judging rings and the Supreme Horse Championship is described as “the pinnacle of Show Week at the Royal Welsh”.

The event is where the Champions and Reserve Champions from In Hand, Ridden and Driven Classes go head-to-head in a final competition.

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“It is a great privilege to be a part of the Royal Welsh Show, especially to be judging such an important competition as the Supreme Horse Championship,” said Mr Waley-Cohen.

“I am excited to come along to the show and to see so many amazing horses in the ring.”

Sam was the first amateur jockey to win the Grand National in 32 years. With only a 50-1 chance of winning, he beat the odds and won the race on Noble Yeats.

He announced his retirement a week prior to this race.

Sam was no stranger to the Grand National course, having ridden 41 races on the course and winning 7.

He was also placed second in the 2011 Grand National, and in the same year was nominated for the Spears Young Entrepreneur award.

Now in its 102nd year, the Royal Welsh Show is one of the biggest agricultural shows in Europe and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the heart of Mid-Wales “to come together and celebrate the very best of Welsh and British agriculture”.