Results From Aintree - Friday, 5th April 2019
Aintree 13:45 Result
Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 21 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £42,202, 2nd £15,900, 3rd £7,958, 4th £3,975, 5th £1,995, 6th £998, 7th £495, 8th £255
- Distance 2m 4f 0y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 13:45
- Winning Time 07:37
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch, pushed along when lost place 7th, headway under pressure before 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards, going away towards finish
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, driven into close 2nd before 3 out, upsides when not fluent next, ridden to lead narrowly between last 2, kept on until headed and no extra inside final 100 yards
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3rd2 ¼ lengths
held up behind, not fluent 7th, headway before 3 out, chased leaders next, ridden and stayed on to challenge and every chance between front pair after last, no extra in 3rd final 110 yards
Naps:
- Irish Herald
- The Irish Field
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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4th4 ½ lengths
raced keenly, in touch on inside, led 5th to before next, led again 7th, hard pressed after 3 out, ridden and headed between last 2, no extra flat, just held on for 4th
Naps:
- Wolverhampton Express & Star
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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5thHead
held up behind, headway on inside when not clear run and switched right after 3 out, ridden after next, kept on, not reach leaders, just failed for 4th
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6th3 ¾ lengths
mid-division, chased leaders when mistake 3 out, switched inside next, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never getting to leaders
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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7th1 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, one pace when not fluent next and again last, never able to challenge
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- The Punt - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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8th5 lengths
pressed leader, ridden after 3 out, lost place next, no impression before, weakened flat
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9th2 ¾ lengths
led to 5th, led again narrowly before next, headed 7th, remained prominent, ridden after 3 out, no impression from next, weakened flat
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10th14 lengths
in touch, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, weakened before last
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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11th11 lengths
mid-division, chased leaders after 5th, outpaced after 3 out, never on terms, weakened before last
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12th1 ½ lengths
always towards rear, pushed along 7th, beaten when blundered 3 out
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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13th½ length
held up, always towards rear
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14th2 ¼ lengths
mid-division on outside, lost place before 3 out, soon beaten
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15th13 lengths
held up, always behind
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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16th8 lengths
towards rear, outpaced when blundered 3 out, soon weakened
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17th27 lengths
tracked leaders on outside, ridden and lost place after 4 out, behind from next, tailed off
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PU
mid-division, hit 4 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened, pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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PU
prominent to 3rd, mid-division, lost place and behind from 6th, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
held up behind, some headway into mid-division after 4 out, never threatened leaders, weakened and pulled up before last
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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PU
raced keenly, mid-division on inside, headway to join leaders on outside after 5th, lost place 7th, weakened and pulled up after 4 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£9.50
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Tote Place£2.90, £7.10, £2.30, £4.10
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Exacta£279.50
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Trifecta£1807.20
Aintree 14:20 Result
Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 7 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,130, 2nd £21,110, 3rd £10,550, 4th £5,270, 5th £2,650, 6th £1,320, 7th £680, 8th £360, 9th £200, 10th £100
- Distance 2m 0f 103y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 14:20
- Winning Time 06:42
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made all, clear after 3rd until came up early and dragged hind legs through 4th, went clear again after next, still 5 lengths up last, edged right before drifting left to rail, reduced lead but never looked liked being caught
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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2nd1 ½ lengths
chased clear leading pair, went left 2 out, soon ridden, went 5 lengths 2nd last, stayed on flat, unable to catch winner
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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3rd7 lengths
chased winner, mistake 5th, ridden after mistake 3 out, 5 lengths down when mistake and lost 2nd last, one pace flat, just held on to 3rd
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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4thHead
not fluent in rear, niggled along after 4th, ridden after 4 out, mistake 2 out, hanging left and switched right before last, stayed on flat, went 4th towards finish, almost took 3rd close home
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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5th1 length
held up in 5th on inside, effort 3 out, not much room and switched right just after 2 out, shaken up and not able to go with leaders, stayed on one pace flat, lost 4th towards finish
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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6th4 ½ lengths
held up towards rear, took keen hold early stages, effort 3 out, awkward and beaten 2 out, weakened before last
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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7th6 lengths
chased clear front pair, ridden and lost place before 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out
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NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- Jason Heavey - Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.90
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Tote Place£2.50, £2.20
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Exacta£13.90
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Trifecta£90.30
Aintree 14:50 Result
Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 6 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £56,130, 2nd £21,110, 3rd £10,550, 4th £5,270, 5th £2,650, 6th £1,320, 7th £680, 8th £360, 9th £200, 10th £100
- Distance 3m 0f 210y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 14:51
- Winning Time 10:31
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in 3rd, close up 4 out, left clear 2nd next, poised to challenge between last 2, led before last where not fluent, pushed clear flat, in no danger after, easily
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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2nd6 lengths
held up towards rear, not fluent 13th, pushed along in rear 4 out, left 4th next, rallied to chase front pair between last 2, ridden and stayed on to snatch 2nd near finish, never going pace to threaten winner
Naps:
- Chris Goulding - Scottish Express
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd½ length
jumped well, allowed clear lead to 4 out, ridden between last 2, headed before last where not fluent, no chance with winner flat, lost 2nd near finish
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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4th7 lengths
held up towards rear, close up 4 out, left 3rd next, soon driven and one pace, ridden and well held in 4th between last 2
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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5th12 lengths
held up in rear, headway on outside 5 out, close up next, outpaced 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off from next
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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Fell
tracked clear leader, close up 4 out, still disputing 2nd when fell next
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.80
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Tote Place£1.80, £1.20
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Exacta£6.70
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Trifecta£32.90
Aintree 15:25 Result
JLT Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 6 Runners
- Chase, 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, 10th £250
- Distance 2m 3f 200y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 15:26
- Winning Time 08:22
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
raced freely, made all, asserting 2 out, soon easily drew clear, impressive
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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2nd20 lengths
chased winner until 4th, went 2nd again 4 out, no impression from 2 out, one pace
Naps:
- Wise Owl - Belfast Newsletter
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Mercury - Daily Post
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd9 lengths
held up in 5th, not fluent 9th, switched to outside and closed 4 out, went right and hit 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, no chance with winner, well held when not fluent last
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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4th10 lengths
tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd after 7th, mistake 11th, lost 2nd 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, awkward and no extra in 4th 2 out, weakened after
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5th12 lengths
held up in last, effort on inside before 3 out, jumped right and weakened 2 out, remote last when jumped badly right last
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PU
chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until after 7th, hit next and given reminders, outpaced from 11th, mistake and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.70
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Tote Place£1.70, £1.70
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Exacta£7.40
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Trifecta£14.40
Aintree 16:05 Result
Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (National Course)
- 5YO plus, 27 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £78,582, 2nd £29,554, 3rd £14,770, 4th £7,378, 5th £3,710, 6th £1,848, 7th £952, 8th £504, 9th £280, 10th £140
- Distance 2m 5f 19y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 16:07
- Winning Time 08:52
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
led 2nd, made rest, went right 13th (valentines), drew clear before last, ridden out flat, stayed on well
Naps:
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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2nd6 lengths
chased leaders to 6th, mid-division, driven to chase clear leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on to take 2nd final 120 yards, no chance with winner
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3rd3 ¼ lengths
mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, chased winner turning in, ridden after last, never able to challenge, lost well held 2nd final 120 yards
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4th3 ¼ lengths
mid-division, driven to chase leaders after 3 out, left 3rd when ridden after last, never on terms, no extra in 4th flat
Naps:
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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5th4 lengths
mid-division, hampered 15th, outpaced 3 out, ridden after next, stayed on into 5th flat, never nearer
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6th¾ length
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced after 3 out, no impression from next
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7th13 lengths
mid-division, ridden to chase clear leaders 2 out, kept on same pace, never a threat
Naps:
- Postdata - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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8th3 ¾ lengths
prominent, outpaced 2 out, ridden and weakened after last
Naps:
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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9th8 lengths
behind most of way, driven and stayed on past beaten rivals after last, never nearer
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10th1 ½ lengths
never better than mid-division
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11thHead
towards rear, blundered 12th (canal turn), stayed on into mid-division before 2 out, never involved
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- Farringdon - Morning Star
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12th1 ¾ lengths
never better than mid-division, behind and struggling 3 out
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13th¾ length
chased leaders, hit and dropped to mid-division 7th, hampered 3 out, no danger after, weakened next
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
- - The Guardian
- Jon Freeman - The i
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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14th1 ¾ lengths
behind, blundered 9th, never able to get involved
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15th3 lengths
never better than mid-division, behind from 11th (foinavon), blundered 15th, never involved
Naps:
- Mark Edwards - Oxford Mail
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16th3 lengths
in touch, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next
Naps:
- Arthur Shone - The Leader
Tipped by:
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
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17th10 lengths
held up behind, some headway into mid-division 3 out, never near leaders, weakened from next
Naps:
- Andy Morris - Shropshire Star
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18th14 lengths
mistakes, prominent on outside, driven and lost place after 3 out, weakened next
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19th2 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened next
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
-
20th2 ½ lengths
hampered 1st, always behind
Naps:
- Daily Star Sunday
- Irish Daily Star
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PU
tracked leaders, headway 3 out, disputed 2nd 2 out, still there and going well enough when lost action badly approaching last, quickly pulled up soon after
Naps:
- Gloucestershire Echo
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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U
led to 2nd, close up when mistake and unseated rider 4th (water)
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Fell
in touch, fell 1st
Naps:
- The North - Racing Post
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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Fell
mid-division, headway when fell15th
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U
prominent until blundered and unseated rider 12th (canal turn)
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Paul Kealy - Weekender
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
hampered 1st, always behind, pulled up before 14th
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Fell
mid-division, still there when fell 3 out
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
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NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- The Score - Racing TV
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NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tote Returns
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Total Win£11.70
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Tote Place£3.70, £7.10, £6.30, £2.40
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Exacta£273.20
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Trifecta£9049.90
Aintree 16:40 Result
Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 12 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,130, 2nd £21,110, 3rd £10,550, 4th £5,270, 5th £2,650, 6th £1,320, 7th £680, 8th £360, 9th £200, 10th £100
- Distance 3m 0f 149y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 16:41
- Winning Time 10:18
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 4 out, led going well when not fluent 2 out, clear flat, ridden out, comfortably
Naps:
- Ebor - The Press, York
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd3 lengths
held up in rear, headway when mistake 3 out, went 2nd final 120 yards, edged left and stayed on, not trouble winner
Naps:
- Alex Hammond - Sky Sports Racing
- Lawrence Taylor - attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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3rd7 lengths
prominent, led 8th, headed 2 out, lost 2nd 120 yards out, stayed on same pace
Naps:
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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4th2 ¾ lengths
held up in rear, headway on inside 3 out, soon switched left, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
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5th3 ¼ lengths
mid-division, closed before 2nd, lost place before hitting 3 out, switched right before 2 out, hung left approaching last, kept on into 5th flat, no impression
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6th3 ¾ lengths
soon tracking leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place before 5th, switched right and closed before 3 out, pressing leaders 2 out, 5th and beaten last, weakened flat
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7th19 lengths
tracked leaders, lost place 2 out, weakened before mistake last
Tipped by:
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
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8thHead
mid-division, headway on outside 9th, every chance 3 out, weakened before last
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
-
9th½ length
prominent, ridden and losing place when hampered before 3 out, soon behind
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10th2 ¾ lengths
took keen hold, made most until mistake 8th, still every chance 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
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11th7 lengths
held up towards rear on outside, closed 2nd, ridden after 2 out, disputing 4th before last, no impression, weakened and heavily eased flat
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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PU
in touch in mid-division on inside, not fluent 4 out, soon hampered and lost place, quickly pulled up
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.00
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Tote Place£1.40, £2.20, £2.20
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Exacta£13.90
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Trifecta£107.50
Aintree 17:15 Result
Weatherbys Racing Bank Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2)
- 4YO to 6YO, 12 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £25,322, 2nd £9,540, 3rd £4,774, 4th £2,385, 5th £1,197, 6th £598, 7th £297, 8th £153
- Distance 2m 0f 209y
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good to soft-good in places; national: good to soft
- Off Time 17:15
- Winning Time 06:47
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway on outside turning in, challenged over 2f out, edged left well over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on well
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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2nd1 length
held up in last pair, headway to track leaders turning in, challenged over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
-
3rd2 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression with front pair inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
4th1 ½ lengths
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5th10 lengths
held up towards rear, headway to track leaders 6f out, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and unable to quicken, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
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6th16 lengths
led, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
-
7th½ length
tracked leader, driven and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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8th9 lengths
mid-division on outside, lost place 6f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
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9th¾ length
tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out
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10th16 lengths
tracked leaders on inside, lost place 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f, tailed off
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11th13 lengths
in touch on outside, lost place when ridden over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
-
PU
mid-division on inside, lost place when short of room over 6f out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up 3f out
-
NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- Chris Wilson - SPOTLIGHT
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NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.80
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Tote Place£1.30, £3.70, £1.60
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Exacta£28.50
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Trifecta£109.70