Grand National-winning jockey Daryl Jacob will retire on Sunday, having triumphed on Impaire Et Passe in the Faugheen Novice Chase at Limerick on Saturday.

The 41-year-old Irishman clinched victory in the Grade One feature at Limerick on the Willie Mullins-trained 8-13 favourite for his long-standing retained owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede.

The success followed a length injury-enforced absence for Jacob, who won the 2012 Grand National on Neptune Collonges.

He said a couple of months ago this would be his final season in the saddle, but rather than waiting until the end of the current National Hunt campaign, he will end his career on the last day of the Leopardstown Christmas meeting.

Jacob told Sportinglife.com: “It’s the right decision at the right time. I’ve worked very hard to get back from injury this season and I knew I had some good opportunities this Christmas, including in the Grade One.

“To ride Impaire Et Passe there to win the Grade One, it will be very difficult to beat that now and finishing at Leopardstown, where I won my first Grade One, feels right.

“I’ve always wanted to retire on my terms, riding good horses, and Impaire Et Passe has been one of our best horses. He’s very special to me.”