Results From Aintree - Friday, 4th April 2025
Aintree 13:45 Result
Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 7 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £67,524, 2nd £25,440, 3rd £12,732, 4th £6,360, 5th £3,192, 6th £1,596, 7th £792, 8th £408
- Distance 3m 0f 210y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 13:45
- Winning Time 06:18
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made all, hit 8th, clear with one other after 14th, ridden and faced challenge before last, kept on well final 110yds
Naps:
- myracing.com
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd1 ¼
didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear, mistake and dropped to last 13th, hampered by faller and outpaced 14th, 8 lengths fourth 4 out, headway and went second 2 out, pressed winner before last, no extra final 110yds
Naps:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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3rd22
raced in second, went clear with winner after 14th, mistake and weakened 2 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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PU
soon in touch with leaders, badly hampered by faller 14th, soon lost touch, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jonathan Pearson - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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FELL
took keen hold, jumped right on occasions, in touch with leaders, fell 14th
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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held up in rear, steady headway when brought down 14th
Naps:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
slowly away, raced in last and detached, pulled up after 8th
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
Aintree 14:20 Result
William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 20 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £42,203, 2nd £15,900, 3rd £7,958, 4th £3,975, 5th £1,995, 6th £998, 7th £495, 8th £255
- Distance 2m 4f 0y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 14:20
- Winning Time 04:53
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, led from 2nd, not fluent 7th, went clear after 2 out, 5 lengths ahead last, kept on well but reduced lead final 110yds, always doing enough
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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2ndnk
towards rear, steady headway from 4 out, 5 lengths down and went second last, ran on well run-in, just held
Naps:
- The i
- Yorkshire Evening Post
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3rd4
prominent early, in touch with leaders 2nd, headway when hit 3 out, went second 2 out, lost second last, kept on but no extra run-in
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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4th5 ½
midfield early, soon in rear, headway 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went fourth run-in, not pace to challenge
Naps:
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- - picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
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5th¾
took keen hold, midfield, lost position 4 out, headway 3 out, no impression but kept on from 2 out
Naps:
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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6th2 ¼
led, prominent 2nd, outpaced 3 out, weakened gradually before last
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7th1
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, hit 7th, not fluent 4 out, weakened last
Naps:
- Chris Connolly - Norwich Evening News
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8th4 ½
took keen hold, towards rear, going okay 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last
Naps:
- Spotlight - Racing Post
-
9th1 ¼
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, prominent after 5th, disputing second when not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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10th4 ¼
towards rear, mistake and in rear 1st, no chance from 3 out, hit last, never going well
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11th1 ½
prominent, in touch with leaders 2nd, weakened 2 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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12th1 ¾
prominent, not fluent 5th, not fluent 4 out, weakened 2 out
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
-
13th1 ¼
midfield, outpaced after 4 out, weakened after 3 out
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14th4 ¼
towards rear, headway into midfield 6th, weakened after 3 out
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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15th2
took keen hold, in rear, hit 5th, hit 4 out, brief headway when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- - The Guardian
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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16th1 ¾
in touch with leaders, midfield with one circuit to go, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out
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17th1 ¾
in rear throughout
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18th28
raced wide, pressed leader, prominent 2nd, not fluent and in touch with leaders 5th, not fluent then hung right and weakened 4 out
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
-
19th¾
always behind
-
PU
in touch with leaders, prominent 4 out, weakened quickly before 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
Naps:
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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NR
self certificate, unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tote Returns
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Total Win£17.2
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Exacta£236.3
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Trifecta£4336.7
Aintree 14:55 Result
TrustATrader Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 9 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610, 4th £5,300, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance 2m 0f 103y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 14:57
- Winning Time 03:56
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch with leaders, steady headway going easily and went second before 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, ridden and drifted left run-in, soon went clear, comfortably
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2nd7
led but pestered, not fluent 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened final 110yds
Naps:
- - Mirror Online
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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3rd1
towards rear, not fluent 1st, steady headway and in touch with leaders before 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, rallied final 110yds
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4th16
midfield, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out
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5th3 ¼
held up in rear, brief headway when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
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6th4 ¼
jumped right throughout, always behind
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Jason Heavey - The Star
-
7th7
took keen hold, pressed leader, lost position before 3 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
-
8th12
always behind
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9th14
prominent on outer, weakened before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
-
NR
vet's certificate, lame
Aintree 15:30 Result
My Pension Expert Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 4 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £140,325, 2nd £52,775, 3rd £26,375, 4th £13,175, 5th £6,625, 6th £3,300, 7th £1,700, 8th £900, 9th £500
- Distance 2m 3f 200y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 15:30
- Winning Time 04:53
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
pressed leader, prominent after 2nd, led from 8th, went clear 2 out, comfortably
Naps:
- Computeform - The Racing App
- - bettinggods.com
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
2nd3 ¼
led narrowly, headed and raced in second 8th, lost second 9th, left in second 5 out, lost ground 2 out, kept on well run-in, not pace to challenge
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3rd43
pressed leader, raced in third and prominent after 4th, went second 9th, bad mistake and lost second 5 out, lost ground 3 out, eased 2 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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FELL
didn't always jump with fluency, raced in fourth, mistake and detached 1st, jumped right 2nd, joined main group with one circuit to go, fell heavily 11th
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.67
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Exacta£3.7
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Trifecta£9.2
Aintree 16:05 Result
Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 30 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £84,195, 2nd £31,665, 3rd £15,825, 4th £7,905, 5th £3,975, 6th £1,980, 7th £1,020, 8th £540, 9th £300, 10th £150
- Distance 2m 5f 19y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 16:07
- Winning Time 05:23
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
slowly into stride, didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, headway before 3 out, went second run-in, ridden and clear with one other when led inside final 110yds, kept on well
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
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2nd¾
in touch with leaders, headway and went second 8th, led narrowly 4 out, hampered twice by loose horse run-in, went clear with winner when headed inside final 110yds, kept on
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3rd7 ½
towards rear, steady headway 13th, outpaced before last, rallied and went third towards finish
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4thshd
led narrowly, headed 2nd, soon in touch with leaders, disputing second last, hung left and weakened final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
-
5th1 ¼
didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, headway on outer after 4 out, disputing second last, edged left and weakened run-in
Naps:
- Brian Flanagan - Irish Daily Star
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
-
6th1 ¾
in touch with leaders, weakened run-in
-
7th2 ¼
prominent, led narrowly 3rd, rallied when headed 4 out, bad mistake last, soon hung left, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
8th5
towards rear, steady headway halfway, weakened after 2 out
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9th1
in touch with leaders, pecked on landing 10th, weakened last
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10th½
in rear, not fluent 8th, steady headway on inner after 3 out, weakened before last
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11th1
midfield, some headway on outer after 3 out, edged left and weakened before last
-
12th4 ½
in touch with leaders, not fluent 13th, weakened after 3 out
Naps:
- Sam Hardy - Weekender
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
-
13th½
never better than midfield
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
-
14th2
held up in rear, headway 11th, in touch with leaders 4 out, pushed along when bad mistake 2 out, not recover
Naps:
- The Punt - Racing Post
-
15thshd
in touch with leaders, lost position when mistake 10th, brief headway after 3 out, weakened 2 out
-
16thshd
in rear, bumped 4 out, never on terms
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17th2 ¾
in touch with leaders on inner, mistake 13th, mistake and weakened 4 out
Tipped by:
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
-
18th25
midfield on outer, weakened 12th
-
19th1 ¼
raced wide, never better than midfield
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20th9 ½
midfield, lost position before 5th, never on terms
Naps:
- The Brigadier - punterslounge.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
-
21st1 ¾
towards rear, steady headway into midfield halfway, going easily when bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 4 out, not recover
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22nd8 ½
raced wide, in touch with leaders, weakened quickly before 2 out
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
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23rd38
pressed leader, led 2nd, headed and raced in second 3rd, in touch with leaders 8th, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
-
PU
didn't always jump with fluency, always behind, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
- Ross Shepherd - Wrexham Leader
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
-
PU
always behind, weakened and pulled up before 6th
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- TOPSPEED
-
PU
raced wide, midfield, lost position 5th, no chance when pulled up before 2 out
-
PU
raced wide, midfield, lost position 9th, pulled up before 3 out
-
PU
raced wide, in rear, headway into midfield before 11th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- The Star
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
-
PU
didn't always jump with fluency, always behind, pulled up before 2 out
-
U
didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, unseated 11th
Aintree 16:40 Result
Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 13 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610, 4th £5,300, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance 3m 0f 149y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 16:40
- Winning Time 06:11
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, steady headway from 8th, not fluent 4 out, switched left approaching last, kept on well to lead run-in, ridden out
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2nd2
in rear, soon detached, not fluent 5th, joined main group 9th, still plenty to do before 3 out, headway when not fluent 2 out, kept on well run-in, went second final strides
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3rd½
midfield, in touch with leaders when hit 5th, outpaced 3 out, switched right and rallied before last, kept on run-in, went third final stride
Naps:
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
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4thnse
towards rear, in touch with leaders 8th, headway before 3 out, going easily and led narrowly 2 out, jumped left and mistake last, ridden and headed run-in, no extra and lost two places final strides
Naps:
- Luke Tucker - Cambridge Evening News
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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5th4
midfield, in touch with leaders 8th, prominent after 4 out, hung left and outpaced after 3 out, weakened gradually run-in
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
-
6th3 ¼
prominent, not fluent 3rd, hit 9th, led on turn before 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened run-in
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- - Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Jason Heavey - The Star
-
7th12
in touch with leaders, slow jump and towards rear 2nd, struggling before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
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8th3
in rear, soon detached, joined main group before 3rd, struggling before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
-
PU
led narrowly or disputed lead, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Glendale - The Scotsman
-
PU
in touch with leaders, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
-
PU
led narrowly or disputed lead, not fluent 5th, hit 6th, hit 8th, not fluent 9th, headed and weakened on turn before 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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PU
in rear, pushed along after 1st, lost touch after 4th, soon pulled up, never going well
-
PU
in touch with leaders, dropped to rear 6th, struggling 8th, pulled up after 4 out
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
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NR
vet's certificate, temperature
-
NR
withdrawn
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tote Returns
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Total Win£19.8
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Exacta£776.4
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Trifecta£12865.4
Aintree 17:15 Result
Hallgarten And Novum Wines Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys'/Amateur Riders' Race) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 17 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £25,720, 2nd £11,825, 3rd £5,915, 4th £2,955, 5th £1,480, 6th £735, 7th £370, 8th £185
- Distance 2m 0f 103y
- Going GOOD TO SOFT (Good in places; watered; Chs 5.5; Hdl 5.3; Grand National 5.5) changing to GOOD (Good to soft in places) on Mildmay Course after Race 2
- Off Time 17:15
- Winning Time 03:58
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, pushed along and 5 lengths down when not fluent 3 out, headway after 2 out, squeezed through and went third just before last, ridden and led final 110yds, kept on well and won going away
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2nd3 ¼
midfield, smooth headway 4 out, joined leader going easily just after 2 out, not fluent but led narrowly last, soon ridden, headed and no extra final 110yds
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3rdhd
in rear, badly hampered on turn before 1st, towards rear after 3rd, good headway after 4 out, challenging 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, no extra final 110yds
Naps:
- On The Nose - Racing Post
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
-
4th3 ½
prominent, hit 5th, bit short of room just before 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened gradually from last
Naps:
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
-
5th8 ½
led, joined before 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
-
6th½
in touch with leaders, prominent on outer 5th, joined leader before 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
-
7th1 ¼
in touch with leaders, headway and challenging on outer when hit 3 out, weakened after 2 out
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
-
8th5
held up in midfield on inner, not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
9th4
didn't always jump with fluency, towards rear throughout
-
10th2
prominent, weakened 2 out
-
11th2
prominent, weakened before 3 out
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12thnse
midfield, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, weakened 2 out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
-
13th26
always behind, badly hampered on turn before 1st
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17th12
always behind, mistake 4th, finished 14th, disqualified - rider failed to weigh-in
Naps:
- The North - Racing Post
- The Score - Racing TV
- The Judge - The Favourite
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
-
-
in rear, brought down on turn before 1st
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
-
-
held up in midfield, short of room and slipped up on turn before 1st
-
PU
prominent, not fluent and lost position 5th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before last
-
NR
self certificate, lame
Naps:
- Rory Paddock - Jersey Evening Post
- Steve Mullington - William Hill Racing
-
NR
self certificate, unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
-
NR
self certificate, unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
-
NR
self certificate, cast in box
-
NR
self certificate, unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- The Guardian
Tote Returns
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Total Win£26
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Exacta£376.2
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Trifecta£3731.4