Results From Aintree - Saturday, 5th April 2025
Aintree 13:20 Result
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 17 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 3m 0f 149y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 13:20
- Winning Time 06:10
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, headway before 2 out, prominent when not clear run and switched right before last, soon ridden, edged left and led inside final 110yds, stayed on
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2nd1
led, headed and prominent after 1st, prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out, headway and led when hung left before last, headed inside final 110yds, kept on
Tipped by:
- Andrew Sheret - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd½
taken down early, didn't always jump with fluency, held up in rear, headway on inner 3 out, went third run-in, stayed on
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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4thhd
held up in rear, slightly hampered 8th, headway before 2 out, went fourth run-in, stayed on
Naps:
- Irish Daily Star
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5th3 ¼
slowly into stride, towards rear, hampered by faller 8th, headway before 3 out, went fourth before last, weakened inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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6thhd
in touch with leaders, steady headway 3 out, switched right before last, weakened final 110yds
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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7th3 ¼
held up in rear, slightly hampered 8th, headway 2 out, hung left approaching last, weakened run-in
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
- Tipman Tips - tipmantips.com
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
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8th1 ½
prominent, pressed leader 8th, clear with one other after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon hung left and weakened
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9th½
took keen hold, prominent, led narrowly after 1st, clear with one other after 4 out, hung left and headed before last, soon weakened
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10th6
towards rear throughout
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11th4 ¼
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, weakened before 2 out
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12th33
slowly into stride, didn't always jump with fluency, always behind, tailed off
Naps:
- Matt Polley - Ipswich Star
- - sportinglife.com
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13th10
in touch with leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
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FELL
took keen hold, midfield, fell 8th
Naps:
- Dean Kilbryde - East Anglian Daily Times
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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PU
raced wide, in touch with leaders, dropped to rear when not fluent 2nd, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
pressed leader, hit 2nd, in touch with leaders 8th, weakening when bad mistake 3 out, soon pulled up
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PU
slowly into stride, raced wide, midfield, struggling 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
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NR
self certificate
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
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NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
Tote Returns
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Total Win£43.6
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Exacta£325.5
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Trifecta£2428.7
Aintree 13:55 Result
Turners Mersey 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 4f 0y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 13:58
- Winning Time 04:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, headway 3 out, switched left then not fluent and pushed along 2 out, 3 1/2 lengths fourth last, ridden and ran on well run-in, led towards finish
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2nd½
kept away from others at start, led, faced challenges last, kept on well but headed towards finish
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3rd¾
in touch with leaders, headway 3 out, went second and challenging last, kept on but lost second towards finish
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4th4 ½
prominent, went second 3rd, lost position last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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5th3 ¼
in rear, not fluent 6th, some headway when stumbled 2 out, soon no impression, stayed on run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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6th1 ½
keen to post, took keen hold, towards rear, no impression 2 out, stayed on run-in
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7th2 ¼
awkward start and jockey lost iron briefly, took keen hold, in rear, headway and prominent 2nd, big jump 3rd, lost position 2 out, bad mistake last, weakened run-in
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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8th1 ¾
midfield, dropped to rear 2nd, mistake 4th, no impression when jumped left 2 out, not fluent last
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9th18
in touch with leaders, went third 7th, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out
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NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- Computeform - The Racing App
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
Aintree 14:30 Result
William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB)
- 5yo+, 12 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 210y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 14:30
- Winning Time 06:17
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, not fluent 9th, steady headway 13th, pressed leader 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and hung left before last, went clear final 110yds
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2nd5
prominent, went second 6th, led but pestered 9th, headed 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied and hung left before 2 out, switched right before pecking on landing last, went second final strides
Naps:
- Andrew Mount - Racing and Football Outlook
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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3rdhd
midfield, steady headway when not fluent 3 out, went second before last, no extra and lost second final strides
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4th6
didn't always jump with fluency, in rear, bumped 6th, headway when hung left before 2 out, went fourth final 110yds, no impression
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5th1 ½
in touch with leaders, on outer, lost position halfway, headway before 4 out, hung left and weakened before last
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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6th8
midfield, dropped to rear 6th, struggling 5 out, some headway 2 out, never on terms
Tipped by:
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
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7th9 ½
in rear, bumped 6th, brief headway 3 out, never dangerous
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8th4 ¼
in touch with leaders, steady headway before 12th, pressed leader 5 out, led narrowly 3 out, headed after 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- POSTDATA
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PU
pressed leader, led narrowly 3rd, headed and pressed leader 9th, not fluent and lost second 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up after 2 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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PU
led, headed 3rd, prominent 6th, not fluent 13th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
towards rear throughout, pulled up before 3 out
-
PU
always behind, lost touch and pulled up before 12th
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NR
self certificate
Naps:
- Chris Connolly - Norwich Evening News
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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NR
self certificate
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NR
self certificate
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
Aintree 15:05 Result
Ivy Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 4yo+, 11 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, 10th £250
- Distance 3m 0f 149y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 15:05
- Winning Time 06:04
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
midfield, headway from 9th, pressed leaders 3 out, led 2 out, ridden after last, kept on well
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2nd2 ¾
pressed leader, hit 6th, not fluent 10th, challenging when awkward jump 2 out, stayed on final 110yds, went second again towards finish
Naps:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd2 ½
midfield, headway 5th, soon prominent, pressed leaders after 10th, led narrowly 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on but lost second towards finish
Naps:
- Steve Mullington - William Hill Racing
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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4th5 ½
in rear, pushed along briefly after 1st, hit 10th, pushed along and some headway home turn, went fourth run-in, stayed on but not pace to challenge
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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5th4 ¼
took keen hold, pressed leader early, in touch with leaders 2nd, dropped to rear after 7th, headway home turn, in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out, no extra from 2 out
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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6thhd
led, pressed leaders when headed 3 out, weakened run-in
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7th9 ½
held up in rear, struggling after 10th, rallied and some headway home turn, weakened 2 out
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8th29
prominent, weakened before 3 out, eased run-in
Naps:
- Jon Freeman - The i
Tipped by:
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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9th11
towards rear, midfield 6th, headway after 10th, in touch with leaders when hit 3 out, weakened 2 out, eased run-in
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
prominent, lost position after 4th, dropped to rear after 6th, struggling 8th, weakened after 10th, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- - Mirror Online
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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NR
unsuitable ground
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
Tote Returns
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Total Win£15.5
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Exacta£85.3
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Trifecta£497.4
Aintree 16:00 Result
Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
- 7yo+, 34 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £500,000, 2nd £200,000, 3rd £100,000, 4th £65,000, 5th £40,000, 6th £30,000, 7th £20,000, 8th £15,000, 9th £10,000, 10th £5,000
- Distance 4m 2f 74y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 16:00
- Winning Time 09:06
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
travelled strongly, in touch with leaders, midfield 22nd, headway after 4 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden when faced challenge run-in, kept on well final 110yds
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
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2nd2 ½
in touch with leaders, midfield 13th, hit 20th, headway after 3 out, pressed leaders from 2 out, pressed winner run-in, no extra inside final 110yds
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
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3rd½
midfield, in touch with leaders 13th, slightly hampered 25th, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, disputing third when mistake last, stayed on final 110yds
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4th4 ½
held up in rear, steady headway from 18th, midfield 21st, pecked on landing 25th, in touch with leaders 2 out, stayed on run-in, went fourth inside final 110yds
Naps:
- The North - Racing Post
- - The Guardian
- Ross Shepherd - Wrexham Leader
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
-
5th2 ¼
towards rear, midfield 18th, headway after 3 out, went third run-in, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong
Naps:
- D Express
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
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6th1 ½
midfield, headway 25th, prominent after 3 out, stayed on run-in
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7th1 ½
midfield, headway 17th, mistake 23rd, pressed leaders 2 out, disputing third last, weakened final furlong
Naps:
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- The Judge - The Favourite
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8th5 ½
prominent, mistake 24th, outpaced from 2 out
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
- Glendale - The Scotsman
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
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9th4 ½
midfield, some headway after 3 out, weakened run-in
Naps:
- The Score - Racing TV
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10th21
always behind
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11th1
prominent, raced in second from 7th, prominent after 12th, pressed leader after 20th, jumped left 4 out, weakened after 3 out
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
- - Sunday Express
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12th18
took keen hold, prominent, went second after 12th, left in lead 25th, headed 3 out, weakened before 2 out, eased approaching last, tailed off
Naps:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
Tipped by:
- Jason Heavey - The Star
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13th15
midfield, in touch with leaders 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
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14th1 ¼
midfield, dropped to rear 17th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
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15th11
jumped well, midfield, headway after 6th, prominent 10th, left in fourth when badly hampered by faller 25th, weakened after 2 out, eased final furlong
Naps:
- The Brigadier - punterslounge.com
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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16th14
midfield, lost position when slow jump 2nd, midfield when mistake 11th, hit 19th, weakened 3 out, eased final furlong
-
U
midfield, unseated when bad mistake 3rd
Naps:
- Racing Post
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PU
in rear, mistake 4th, hampered by faller 9th, pulled up before 15th
-
PU
held up in rear, badly hampered by faller 9th, mistake 26th, weakened after 3 out, soon pulled up
-
PU
always behind, awkward jump and stumbled badly, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Naps:
- picksfromthepaddock.co.uk
-
PU
in touch with leaders, mistake 10th, weakened 23rd, in rear when pulled up after 25th
Naps:
- Racing Post
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-
held up in rear, brought down 21st
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FELL
midfield, going okay when fell 21st
Naps:
- Irish Herald
- Racing Post
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PU
towards rear, some headway into midfield 23rd, weakening when mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Sunday Telegraph
- Weekender
Tipped by:
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
-
PU
midfield, weakened 19th, pulled up before 22nd
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FELL
jumped slightly left throughout, led, going okay when fell heavily 25th
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
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PU
always behind, hampered 3rd, pulled up after 16th
-
PU
midfield, lost position after 16th, soon in rear, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
-
PU
didn't always jump with fluency, jumped right throughout, in rear throughout, hampered 3rd, tailed off when pulled up after 17th
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Adrian Wall - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
-
PU
midfield, weakening when stumbled badly 22nd, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
-
PU
midfield, headway 22nd, left in second 25th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up run-in
-
PU
towards rear, hampered 3rd, hampered by faller 21st, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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FELL
midfield, fell 9th
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
PU
prominent, lost position but in touch with leaders 12th, lost position gradually from 18th, in rear when pulled up 22nd
Tote Returns
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Total Win£35.7
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Exacta£221.4
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Trifecta£6850.5
Aintree 17:00 Result
Rosconn Group Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- 5yo+, 5 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £67,524, 2nd £25,440, 3rd £12,732, 4th £6,360, 5th £3,192, 6th £1,596, 7th £792
- Distance 1m 7f 176y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 17:13
- Winning Time 03:51
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
jumped well, made all, soon pestered, increased tempo after 3 out, just over 2 lengths ahead 2 out, ridden run-in, ran on
Naps:
- Ben Morgan - Racing Ahead
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
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2nd3 ½
towards rear, dropped to last after 4th, headway before 2 out, went second run-in, no match for winner
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3rd2
didn't always jump with fluency, took keen hold, in touch with leaders, went second before 2 out, hung right before last, no extra and lost second run-in
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th9
pressed winner, mistake 3 out, soon lost second, weakened after 2 out
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5th½
took keen hold, held up in last, steady headway before 5th, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Naps:
- The Punt - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Jonathan Pearson - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
Aintree 17:35 Result
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)
- 4-6yo, 15 Runners
- jumps, Turf
- Winner £28,135, 2nd £10,600, 3rd £5,305, 4th £2,650, 5th £1,330, 6th £665, 7th £330, 8th £170
- Distance 2m 0f 209y
- Going National Course - GOOD TO SOFT; Mildmay Course - GOOD (Watered; Mildmay Chs 5.4, Mildmay Hdl 5.3, Grand National 5.3)
- Off Time 17:43
- Winning Time 03:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
travelled strongly, prominent, shaken up to lead 1f out, soon ridden and kept on well
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2nd2 ¾
led, raced in second after 7f, led again 4f out, headed 1f out, no extra final 110yds
Naps:
- Jeffrey Ross - Sporting Times
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3rd4 ¼
in touch with leaders, headway over 3f out, soon went third, weakened from over 1f out
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4th½
in touch with leaders, stayed on inside final furlong, went fourth inside final 110yds
-
5thhd
in touch with leaders, stayed on inside final furlong
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6thhd
took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position then short of room over 3f out, soon switched right and bumped rival, headway when short of room 1f out, kept on when in the clear final 110yds, did well in the circumstances
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
- James Stevens - WEST COUNTRY
-
7th2 ¼
took keen hold, midfield, lost ground back straight, some headway from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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8th1
prominent, weakened from over 1f out
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9th2 ½
took keen hold, towards rear, headway when bumped 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Liam Headd - LAMBOURN
-
10th7
midfield, weakened from over 1f out
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11th1 ½
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway from 4f out, going easily when bumped 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- The Guardian
-
12th14
took keen hold, towards rear, weakened from under 2f out
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
-
13th26
midfield, ran green and hung left 3f out, soon bumped rival, weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)
Tipped by:
- Melissa Jones - D Express
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
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14th24
took keen hold, prominent, led after 7f, headed 4f out, weakened from over 2f out, soon eased (jockey said gelding ran too free; vet had nothing to report)
-
PU
towards rear, pulled up home straight (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet had nothing to report)
-
NR
unsuitable ground
-
NR
self certificate
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Jason Heavey - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
-
NR
unsuitable ground