Results From Aintree - Friday, 8th April 2016
Aintree 13:40 Result
Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 22 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £28,135, 2nd £10,600, 3rd £5,305, 4th £2,650, 5th £1,330, 6th £665, 7th £330, 8th £170
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 13:40
- Winning Time 08:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
led to after 2nd, remained prominent, ridden after 3 out, led again next, edged right between last 2, not fluent last, stayed on well flat
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2nd5 Lengths
mid-division, headway on outside after 4 out, driven to chase front pair after 2 out, soon ridden, went 2nd and kept on flat, edged left towards finish, no impression with winner
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3rdHead
tracked leaders, headway to challenge and almost upsides when blundered 2 out, soon ridden, every chance flat, kept on, no extra in 3rd closing stages
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4th6 Lengths
mid-division, headway 4 out, soon tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, went 4th before last, kept on same pace, no impression
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5thShort Head
behind, headway 3 out, ridden after next, kept on under pressure from last, just failed for 4th, not reach leaders
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6th3 ¼ Lengths
in touch, lost place after 4 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never on terms
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7th2 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, headway 7th, chased leaders when hampered 4 out, ridden 2 out, soon one pace, never on terms
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8th12 Lengths
mid-division on outside, outpaced 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, well held when hampered last
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9th½ Length
mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, well held when hampered last, weakened flat
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10th¾ Length
mid-division, driven to chase leaders before 3 out, never on terms, weakened last
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11th11 Lengths
behind most of way, outpaced on outside before 3 out, weakened next
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12th1 Length
chased leaders to before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next
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13th3 ¾ Lengths
chased leaders, reminders after 5th, lost place before next, soon behind
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14th48 Lengths
mid-division on inside, lost place 4 out, ridden after next, soon weakened, tailed off
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PU
raced keenly, in touch, led after 2nd to 4th, tracked leader, blundered and lost place 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before next
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PU
in rear, reminders after 2nd, lost touch and pulled up before 7th
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mid-division, lost place 6th, behind when brought down next
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FELL
in touch, lost place when fell 7th
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U
in touch, blundered and unseated rider 6th
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PU
tracked leaders, faultered after 1st, lost place when ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
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FELL
raced keenly, in touch on outside, led after 4th, headed when not fluent 2 out, soon lost place, weakening when fell last
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PU
mid-division, lost place after 5th, behind when pulled up before next
Tote Returns
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Total Win£33.60
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Tote Place£6.80, £3.40, £2.20, £6.80
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Exacta£542.80
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Trifecta£4619.60
Aintree 14:15 Result
Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 11 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 Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 14:15
- Winning Time 06:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge before last, stayed on well flat, led towards finish
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2ndNeck
pressed leader, led 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed approaching last, stayed on, headed towards finish
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3rd8 Lengths
took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway going well after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon not pace of front pair, beaten before last, stayed on one pace
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4th¾ Length
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, unable to quicken from next, 4th and one pace before last
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5th¾ Length
held up in mid-division, took keen hold, headway 3 out, ridden and chasing leaders next, soon unable to quicken, one pace and beaten after
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6th½ Length
tracked leaders, reminder after 5th, driven after next, responded and every chance before 3 out, hit 2 out, one pace and beaten after, plugged on flat
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7th2 ¼ Lengths
held up in last, headway on outside to track leaders 3 out, ridden and no impression next, soon edged left, well held when not fluent last
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8th26 Lengths
tracked leaders on outside, ridden when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, well behind when blundered last
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PU
led until 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out
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U
held up in mid-division on inside, badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
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U
tracked leaders on inside, blundered and unseated rider 4th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.60
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Tote Place£1.40, £6.40, £1.10
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Exacta£82.40
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Trifecta£227.80
Aintree 14:50 Result
Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 8 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610, 4th £5,300, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 14:50
- Winning Time 10:27
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made virtually all, not fluent and reminder after 12th, driven after 4 out, hard pressed next, soon ridden, drew clear between last 2, stayed on well
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2nd3 Lengths
tracked leaders, effort to challenge 3 out, ridden after next, kept on same pace, no impression with winner before last
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3rd3 ¾ Lengths
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, ridden to chase front pair after next, kept on same pace, well held in 3rd from last
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4th7 Lengths
pressed winner, effort 3 out, soon driven and one pace, lost place next, well held in 4th before last
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5th8 Lengths
tracked leaders on outside, close up and effort 3 out, driven and one pace after next, well held before last
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6th21 Lengths
held up in last pair in touch, mistake 5th, reminders after 9th, lost touch 4 out, no danger after
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7th½ Lengths
held up in last pair in touch, hit 7th, reminders after 13th, outpaced when blundered 5 out, lost touch before next, no danger after
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PU
tracked leaders, lost place when not much room after 3rd, towards rear on outside but in touch when blundered badly 8th, not recover, quickly pulled up
Tote Returns
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Total Win£6.60
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Tote Place£1.90, £2.30, £1.30
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Exacta£60.00
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Trifecta£182.50
Aintree 15:25 Result
JLT Melling Chase (Grade 1)
- 6 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £112,260, 2nd £42,220, 3rd £21,100, 4th £10,540, 5th £5,320, 6th £2,660, 7th £1,320, 8th £680
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 15:25
- Winning Time 08:28
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch in last pair, took keen hold, closed 3rd, challenged 3 out, led between last 2, 5 lengths ahead when steadied and went right last, driven out
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2nd2 ¾ Lengths
held up in touch in last pair, went 3rd after 8th, left close 2nd next, led after 3 out, headed between last 2, 5 lengths down last, kept on gamely, no impression
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3rd9 Lengths
tracked leader, left in lead 9th, hit 3 out, soon headed, one pace and no impression next
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4th22 Lengths
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 9th, outpaced from 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
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5th5 Lengths
chased leaders, slightly hampered 9th, not fluent next, last when hit 4 out, soon weakened
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FELL
led until fell 9th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£7.90
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Tote Place£3.10, £2.60
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Exacta£81.00
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Trifecta£372.20
Aintree 16:05 Result
Crabbie's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course)
- 29 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £67,356, 2nd £25,332, 3rd £12,660, 4th £6,324, 5th £3,180, 6th £1,584, 7th £816, 8th £432, 9th £240, 10th £120
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 16:05
- Winning Time 08:54
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged last, soon upsides, ridden elbow, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards
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2nd4 Lengths
always prominent, led after 4th (water), driven and hard pressed after 2 out, joined last, soon ridden, stayed on gamely until headed and no extra inside final 100 yards
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3rd9 Lengths
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, 3rd approaching last, ridden and kept on same pace, no impression with front pair approaching elbow
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4thNeck
chased leaders to 6th, behind, headway under pressure after 3 out, ridden and stayed on into 4th flat, no impression
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5th7 Lengths
behind, hampered 10th (bechers), ridden and headway under pressure after 2 out, kept on flat, never reached leaders
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6th½ Length
mid-division, chased leaders 5th, close up when blundered 13th (valentines), 4th and outpaced before last, lost place flat
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7th5 Lengths
prominent on outside, ridden after 2 out, one pace in 5th before last, no extra
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8th1 ¾ Lengths
towards rear, headway on outside 8th, tracked leaders 3 out, one pace after next, no impression before last
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9th8 Lengths
prominent, led 2nd to next (chair), close up, outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next
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10th16 Lengths
mid-division on outside, outpaced 3 out, never reached leaders
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11th7 Lengths
mid-division, badly hampered 10th (bechers), outpaced 3 out, never near leaders
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12th1 ½ Lengths
mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next
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13th4 ½ Lengths
mid-division, hampered 10th (bechers), outpaced after 3 out, weakened from next
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14th3 ¾ Lengths
tracked leaders, hampered 6th, outpaced before 2 out, weakened last
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15th1 ½ Lengths
mid-division, lost place and behind from 8th, no danger after
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17th2 Lengths
held up, always behind
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18th17 Lengths
led to 2nd, chased leaders, hampered and lost place 10th (bechers), struggling when mistake 12th (canal turn), soon behind
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19th4 Lengths
always behind, badly hampered 10th (bechers), never dangerous
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U
towards rear when jumped big and unseated rider 1st
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FELL
tracked leaders, fell 10th (bechers)
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U
close up when blundered and unseated rider 8th
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PU
mid-division, lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out
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PU
always behind, tailed off when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next
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FELL
chased leaders on inside, fell 10th (bechers)
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FELL
towards rear of mid-division, mistake 3rd (chair), headway 8th, blundered next, chased leaders 14th, close up when fell next
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PU
always behind, outpaced 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next
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FELL
prominent, led 3rd (chair), headed next (water), with leader when fell 6th
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U
in touch, hampered and dropped to mid-division 6th, headway to chase leaders when blundered and unseated rider 14th
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£30.20
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Tote Place£6.40, £6.80, £9.00, £20.40
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Exacta£1042.40
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Trifecta£11209.00
Aintree 16:40 Result
Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 15 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £56,270, 2nd £21,200, 3rd £10,610, 4th £5,300, 5th £2,660, 6th £1,330, 7th £660, 8th £340
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 16:41
- Winning Time 10:17
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in mid-division, headway after 7th, led 3 out, gradually edged right to stands rail after 2 out, headed last, driven and stayed on well flat, led again close home
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2ndNeck
held up in rear, steady headway going well from 4 out, challenging when blundered 2 out, led last, driven and hung right flat, headed close home
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3rd13 Lengths
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden and still handy 3 out, one pace from next, 3rd and no impression on front pair last
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4th2 ½ Lengths
held up towards rear, headway 8th, mistake 4 out, ridden and one pace after 2 out, 4th and no impression before last
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5th10 Lengths
led until 7th, tracked leader, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, well held after, plugged on into modest 5th flat
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6th2 ¾ Lengths
tracked leaders on outside, ridden 3 out, one pace next, 5th and no impression last, weakened flat
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7th14 Lengths
tracked leaders, led 7th, headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, tired when jumped left and clambered over last
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8th13 Lengths
mid-division on inside, hampered on rail and lost place after 7th, well behind after 4 out
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9th19 Lengths
prominent, ridden and lost place after 4 out, weakened before next
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PU
held up towards rear, hit 6th, ridden and struggling after next, pulled up before 8th
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PU
held up towards rear, hit 8th, effort 4 out, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last
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PU
mid-division, not fluent 8th, struggling next, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
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PU
mid-division, ridden and struggling 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
prominent, mistake 7th, soon lost place, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
not that fluent in rear, blundered 1st, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£10.60
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Tote Place£3.10, £2.30, £4.70
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Exacta£66.00
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Trifecta£1439.60
Aintree 17:15 Result
Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2)
- 17 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £22,508, 2nd £8,480, 3rd £4,244, 4th £2,120, 5th £1,064, 6th £532, 7th £264, 8th £136
- Distance Unknown
- Going Hurdle & national good to soft-soft in places; mildmay good to soft-good in places
- Off Time 17:15
- Winning Time 06:49
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, tracked leaders over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to challenge on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on
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2nd½ Length
tracked leaders, challenged 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
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3rd1 ½ Lengths
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, edged right, kept on, not reach front pair
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4th2 ½ Lengths
tracked leaders, challenged going well over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair when lost 3rd inside final furlong
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5th1 Length
in touch, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f, not reach leaders
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6th7 Lengths
made most, driven and headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace
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7th16 Lengths
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon driven and one pace, weakened over 1f out
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8th1 ¼ Lengths
mid-division on outside, outpaced over 3f out, never on terms
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9th16 Lengths
mid-division on inside, outpaced over 3f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out
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10th2 Lengths
behind and pushed along after 4f, well behind 4f out, stayed on through beaten horses from over 1f out, never nearer
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11th7 Lengths
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out
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12th14 Lengths
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, never on terms, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
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13thHead
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never near leaders, weakened over 1f out, tailed off
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14th1 Length
in touch on outside, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off
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15th44 Lengths
towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off
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16th41 Lengths
disputed lead to halfway, lost place over 6f out, soon behind and lost touch, tailed off
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17th99 Lengths
mid-division, ridden and lost place halfway, soon behind, tailed off 6f out, eventually completed
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£8.60
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Tote Place£2.80, £1.70, £20.60
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Exacta£38.40
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Trifecta£3765.80