That's because the trophy handed to the winning jockey in the 2021 Grand National was designed by a Hillsborough goldsmith. Randox commissioned Cara Murphy to create the trophy for the major race at Aintree on Saturday. The winner's prize money has been increased to £750,000 this year. The trophy is made from silver and is as heavy as it looks. It stands over two feet high and is surrounded by 85 diamonds with a total weight of 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz). The base price of the trophy was £20,000 but it sold for just under £30,000 when it went on sale last month. It was expected to sell quickly and so far it has more than met its reserve price. The trophy will be shipped to Japan later this year where it will be used to decide the champion jockey of that country. The winner will take home $150,000. Murphy said she was "really excited" to have been asked to design such an important piece of equipment for a major race. She added: "I've always loved art deco designs and I think the GNP trophy has some real style about it." It's not the first time that a goldsmith has created a trophy for an English race meeting.