Results From Aintree - Friday, 8th April 2011
Aintree 13:00 Result
John Smith's Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 13 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £31,356, 2nd £11,764, 3rd £5,890, 4th £2,937, 5th £1,474, 6th £737
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:00
- Winning Time 05:59
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up behind and keen, headway before 2 out, ridden after last, led final 100 yards, held on well towards finish
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2nd¾ Length
held up mid-division and keen, mistake 4 out, soon lost place on outer, good headway to lead before 2 out, ridden and headed final 100 yards, kept on, no extra towards finish
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3rd6 Lengths
held up mid-division and keen, headway before 3 out, every chance before 2 out, kept on from last, no impression on leading pair
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4th7 Lengths
held up towards rear on inner, took keen hold, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, one pace
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5th2 Lengths
mid-division and keen, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra from last
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6th0 Lengths
held up behind, headway before 3 out, ridden and no impression from next
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7th3 Lengths
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before last
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8th4 ½ Lengths
led and soon clear until after 5th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened
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9th½ Length
tracked leaders, chased leader 2nd, hit 4th, not fluent next, every chance 3 out, weakened last
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10th4 Lengths
held up towards rear and keen on outer, headway before 3 out, weakened before last
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11th1 Length
held up towards rear and keen, headway before 4 out, weakened before 2 out
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12th10 Lengths
tracked leader to 2nd, remained prominent, weakened quickly before 2 out
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NR
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.90
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Tote Place£2.40, £3.80, £2.20
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Exacta£91.80
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Trifecta£220.50
Aintree 13:30 Result
John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 2)
- 8 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £42,758, 2nd £16,042, 3rd £8,032, 4th £4,005, 5th £2,010, 6th £1,005
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:30
- Winning Time 10:20
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, hampered 5th, blundered 13th, headway to challenge 3 out, led and soon headed when stumbled badly 2 out, regained lead last, kept on gamely flat, all out
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2ndNeck
with leader, led before 3rd, headed soon after, led 5 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon regained lead, headed last, rallied and every chance flat, kept on towards finish
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3rd2 ¾ Lengths
tracked leaders and keen, jumped right throughout, led after 3rd, blundered 8th, blundered 13th, headed 5 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on from last
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4th4 ½ Lengths
held up in touch, mistake 8th, mistake 12th, kept on one pace from 3 out
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5th1 ½ Lengths
held up in touch, not fluent 1st, went before 12th, hit 5 out and soon lost place, ridden and kept on from 2 out, no impression
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FELL
always in rear, weakened from 4 out, tailed off when fell 2 out
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PU
held up towards rear and keen, hampered 5th, in rear and not fluent 12th, tailed off when pulled up after 13th
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FELL
led, headed before 3rd, disputing 4th when fell 5th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.90
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Tote Place£1.50, £7.20, £2.70
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Exacta£270.10
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Trifecta£1177.90
Aintree 14:05 Result
John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1)
- 10 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £98,910, 2nd £37,292, 3rd £18,638, 4th £9,310, 5th £4,672, 6th £2,328, 7th £1,172
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 15:06
- Winning Time 07:37
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out pressed leaders 3 out, led and drew clear before last, pushed out, eased towards finish
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2nd9 Lengths
tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, every chance before 2 out, ridden and hung left before last, kept on, no chance with winner
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3rd½ Length
held up mid-division on outer, headway before 5 out, pressed leaders before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on
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4th2 ¾ Lengths
mid-division, reminder after 8th, headway to lead 10th, blundered and headed 5 out, mistake next, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace
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5th3 ¾ Lengths
with leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden before last, no extra
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6th¾ Length
led to 10th, led again 5 out, ridden and headed before last, soon weakened
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7th31 Lengths
prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
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8th10 Lengths
held up in rear, not fluent 5 out, soon weakened
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PU
held up towards rear, outpaced before 11th, mistake 5 out, never dangerous, pulled up before 2 out
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refused to race
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.40
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Tote Place£2.00, £1.30, £2.20
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Exacta£15.50
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Trifecta£76.90
Aintree 14:40 Result
John Smith's Topham Chase (Listed Handicap) (National Course)
- 30 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £56,330, 2nd £21,220, 3rd £10,620, 4th £5,310, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 15:42
- Winning Time 08:39
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, headway before 10th, chased leaders 3 out, went 2nd last, led before elbow, kept on well, driven out
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2nd4 Lengths
held up mid-division, headway from 7th, went 2nd at 11th, led before 2 out, ridden and headed before elbow, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
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3rd6 Lengths
towards rear on inner, headway before 11th, in 6th before 2 out, chased leaders in 3rd before last, kept on from elbow, one pace
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4th10 Lengths
tracked leaders on inner, left 2nd from 8th untill 11th, ridden and one pace from last, no impression
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5thNeck
mid-division, headway on outer 10th, chased leaders before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on
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6th0 Lengths
with leader, led 3rd, left clear after 8th, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened last
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7th6 Lengths
held up mid-division, headway before 12th, chased leaders next, weakened before 2 out
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8thHead
mid-division, blundered 8th, headway 12th, effort before 2 out, soon weakened
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9th1 ¾ Lengths
held up towards rear, ridden and some headway before 2 out, no impression
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11th9 Lengths
held up towards rear, headway before 14th, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous
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12th2 ¾ Lengths
held up towards rear, some headway before 3 out, blundered 2 out, never dangerous
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13th17 Lengths
chased leaders early, mid-division, weakened before 15th
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14th16 Lengths
chased leaders on inner, lost place 8th, hampered 12th (canal turn), tailed off
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15th9 Lengths
in touch, pecked badly 9th, went 4th from 11th, blunderd badly 14th, weakened 3 out
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16th2 ½ Lengths
chased leaders to 5th, lost place from 7th, tailed off
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FELL
mid-division, fell 1st
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FELL
towards rear, fell 8th
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FELL
held up mid-division, towards rear when fell 10th
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FELL
held up mid-division, in touch when fell 15th
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FELL
held up towards rear, fell 8th
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U
chased leaders, disputing 3rd when pecked badly and unseated rider 8th
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U
held up mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 6th
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FELL
mid-division, fell 10th (bechers)
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FELL
held up towards rear, fell 2nd
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FELL
held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, mistake 5th, fell 8th
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U
towards rear, hampered and unseated rider 2nd
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held up towards rear, mistake 7th, brought down 8th
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U
towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 1st
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FELL
led to 3rd, in 2nd when fell 8th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£17.20
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Tote Place£3.40, £2.10, £4.70, £9.40
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Exacta£156.00
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Trifecta£789.70
Aintree 15:15 Result
John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 19 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,520, 2nd £21,310, 3rd £10,650, 4th £5,320, 5th £2,670, 6th £1,330, 7th £670
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 16:15
- Winning Time 10:09
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway after 4th, led after 10th, not fluent 2 out, driven and stayed on well flat
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2nd4 Lengths
mid-division, headway when not fluent 3 out, soon went 3rd, not fluent 2 out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd flat, not able to troubled winner
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3rd2 ¼ Lengths
held up in rear, took keen hold, steady headway from 8th, pressed winner after 10th, pushed along to challenge 3 out, no impression when hung left and lost 2nd flat, no extra
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4th3 ¼ Lengths
tracked leader, led approaching 10th, headed soon after, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on flat
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5th4 ½ Lengths
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, stayed on from 3 out, switched right flat, never nearer
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6th8 Lengths
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7th6 Lengths
mid-division, headway after 7th, went 3rd briefly approaching 3 out, weakened last
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8th27 Lengths
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, jumped slowly 6th, ridden after 4 out, weakened well before 3 out, tailed off
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9th14 Lengths
mid-division, struggling when mistake 9th, soon well behind, tailed off
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10th37 Lengths
tracked leaders, ridden after 10th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
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FELL
held up towards rear, not fluent 8th, headway approaching 3 out, disputing 3rd and staying on when bumped and fell 2 out
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PU
mid-division, reminder after 4th, lost place 6th, behind 8th, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
mid-division, headway after 7th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
held up towards rear on inside, mistake 6th, behind 10th, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
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FELL
held up in rear, headway 3 out, 8th and staying on when fell 2 out
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PU
tracked leaders, hit 2nd, lost place 5th, behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
prominent, jumped slowly 3rd, not fluent 8th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
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PU
in touch, ridden after 10th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£48.20
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Tote Place£12.60, £12.50, £2.00
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Exacta£1840.00
Aintree 15:50 Result
John Smith's smithythehorse.com Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 20 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £28,505, 2nd £10,695, 3rd £5,355, 4th £2,670, 5th £1,340, 6th £670
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 16:50
- Winning Time 10:00
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out, led after last, ran on strongly, eased towards finish
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2nd5 Lengths
towards rear, hampered after 1st, headway before 2 out, chased winner flat, no impression
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3rd3 ¼ Lengths
held up towards rear, headway on inner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on, one pace
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4th5 Lengths
in rear, hampered 1st, not fluent 4th, headway before 2 out on inner, kept on same pace
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5th5 Lengths
held up towards rear on outer, headway before 3 out, challenged when mistake 2 out, weakened flat
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6thHead
led, clear from 2nd until blundered 4th, ridden before 2 out, headed after last, weakened flat
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7th8 Lengths
chased leader, mistake 3rd, weakened before 2 out
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8th2 Lengths
chased leaders, hit 4 out, ridden and blundered 2 out, weakened last
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9th5 Lengths
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened before last
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10th7 Lengths
held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden before last, soon weakened
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11th6 Lengths
mid-division, lost place after 6th, weakened before 8th
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12th1 ¾ Lengths
chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th, with leader next, weakened before 2 out
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14th11 Lengths
held up mid-division, headway before 6th to chase leaders, weakened 2 out
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15th3 ½ Lengths
held up towards rear, badly hampered 1st, some headway before 2 out, weakened before last
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16th7 Lengths
mid-division, pushed along before 8th, weakened before 5 out
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17th4 Lengths
always towards rear
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PU
held up mid-division on inner, quickly lost place and pulled up before 5 out
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held up towards rear, brought down 1st
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FELL
mid-division, fell 1st
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NR
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£23.50
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Tote Place£4.80, £1.80, £4.30, £2.20
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Exacta£160.00
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Trifecta£2550.50
Aintree 16:25 Result
John Smith's Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed)
- 18 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £17,103, 2nd £6,417, 3rd £3,213, 4th £1,602, 5th £804, 6th £402
- Distance Unknown
- Going Mildmay & hurdle: good; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 17:26
- Winning Time 06:42
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well
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2nd2 ¼ Lengths
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, not able to trouble winner
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3rd1 ¾ Lengths
held up towards rear, headway 7f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged left and lost 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace
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4th7 Lengths
tracked leaders, challenged 5f out, led 3f out, headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
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5th4 ½ Lengths
mid-division, headway 5f out, one pace 2f out, no impression
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6th4 Lengths
in rear, reminder after 6f, headway 6f out, stayed on same pace from over 2f out, no impression on leaders
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7th¾ Length
tracked leaders, took keen hold, led 5f out, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
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8th4 Lengths
held up towards rear, headway 7f out, weakened over 2f out
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9th½ Length
in touch in mid-division, one pace final 3f, no impression
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10th¾ Length
in touch in mid-division, some headway 6f out, weakened 3f out
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11th9 Lengths
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5f out, weakened over 2f out
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12th4 Lengths
in touch in mid-division, headway on outside 7f out, lost place 4f out
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13th3 Lengths
led, soon clear, headed 5f out, weakened soon after
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14th1 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, lost place 4f out, no impression
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15th49 Lengths
mid-division on outside, headway over 7f out, lost place 5f out, tailed off
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16th½ Length
tracked leaders, took keen hold, jumped path 6f out, soon lost place, tailed off
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17th13 Lengths
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, soon behind, tailed off
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18th51 Lengths
held up in rear, well behind 5f ou, tailed off
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NR
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£26.60
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Tote Place£6.80, £3.00, £2.40
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Exacta£193.30