Results From Aintree - Friday, 13th April 2018
Aintree 13:45 Result
Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 19 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 13:45
- Winning Time 08:32
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway and effort on outside 3 out, led after next, soon ridden, edged left before last, stayed on well flat
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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2nd¾ length
mid-division in touch on inside, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden after next, took narrow 2nd last, kept on under pressure flat, not quite reach winner
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3rd¾ length
tracked leaders, effort before 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to dispute 2nd from last, not reach winner
Tipped by:
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
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4thHead
in touch, chased leaders 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure in 4th from last, no real impression
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5th¾ length
mid-division, reminder after 6th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace when hung left between last 2, kept on flat, not reach leaders
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6th2 lengths
tracked leaders on inside, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden and lost place between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression before last
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- The Guardian
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7thNeck
mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and no impression, kept on same pace
Naps:
- Daily Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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8th7 lengths
led narrowly, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on until lost place and weakened after last
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
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9th2 ¼ lengths
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, never on terms, weakened last
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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10th1 ¾ lengths
with leader, still every chance when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened last
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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11thNeck
held up, always behind
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12th21 lengths
held up behind, reminders and struggling after 4 out, never dangerous, tailed off
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13th2 lengths
mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
Naps:
- Ebor - The Press, York
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
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14th1 ¼ lengths
prominent, ridden before 3 out, weakened next, tailed off
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15th2 ½ lengths
held up behind, outpaced 3 out, never a threat, tailed off
Naps:
- Gloucestershire Echo
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16th18 lengths
in touch, lost place before 6th, behind from 3 out, tailed off
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PU
mid-division on outside, reminders after 5th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
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PU
in touch on outside, pushed along and lost place after 5th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
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PU
tracked leaders to before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
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NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- PicksfromthePaddock - Glasgow Herald
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
Tote Returns
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Total Win£21.90
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Tote Place£3.90, £5.50, £1.70, £3.40
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Exacta£451.90
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Trifecta£5715.70
Aintree 14:20 Result
Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 13 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 14:21
- Winning Time 06:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch in mid-division, closed from 5th, challenged 3 out, soon led, pressed between last 2, found more and starting to pull away last, edged left and driven flat, stayed on well
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2nd2 ½ lengths
mid-division, pushed along and closed when unsighted and jumped right 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
Naps:
- Moorestyle - Daily Star Sunday
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd¾ length
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out where untidy, challenged 2 out, upsides winner between last 2, no impression flat but kept on, lost 2nd towards finish
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
4th9 lengths
held up in touch in mid-division, headway to track leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon one pace and inclined to edge left, took modest 4th from last
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5thNeck
in rear, pushed along in last after 4th, modest 10th 2 out, stayed on from between last 2, closing on 4th towards finish but well held by front trio
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6thNeck
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, unable to go with front pair from 2 out, lost 4th when weakening last
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Daily Telegraph
- Chris Goulding - Scottish Express
- Glendale - The Scotsman
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Emily Weber - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
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7thHead
mid-division, shuffled back through field when not much room on bend before 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, no impression
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8th14 lengths
held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, ridden and beaten before 3 out
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9th6 lengths
took keen hold, held up in rear, shaken up before 3 out, soon beaten
Naps:
- Irish Herald
- Sunday Express
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10th9 lengths
led after 1st, mistake 4th, headed narrowly after 4 out, still every chance 3 out, weakened next
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11th11 lengths
led until after 1st, tracked leader, led narrowly after 4 out, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
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PU
tracked leaders, hit 5th, not fluent next, ridden and weakening when hampered on bend before 3 out, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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PU
held up in mid-division, closed 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, well behind when pulled up before last
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NR
NonRunner
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NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
Tote Returns
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Total Win£16.70
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Tote Place£4.20, £1.50, £6.10
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Exacta£62.00
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Trifecta£2373.50
Aintree 14:50 Result
Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 9 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 14:54
- Winning Time 10:48
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in touch, went 3rd at 12th, hit 3 out, challenged after next, ridden to lead before last, asserted clear final 110 yards
Naps:
- Daily Post
- Sky Sports News
- The Star
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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2nd3 ¾ lengths
held up in touch, tracked leaders on outside 5 out, led 3 out, ridden when hard pressed after next, headed before last, kept on, well held in clear 2nd final 110 yards
Tipped by:
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd9 lengths
tracked leader, mistake 14th, led after 4 out, headed next, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace, well held in clear 3rd before last
Naps:
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th18 lengths
held up towards rear, driven to chase leaders after 4 out, outpaced next, went 4th 2 out, plugged on, no chance with leading trio
Naps:
- Andy Morris - Shropshire Star
- Andrew Bladen - Wolverhampton Express & Star
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5th6 lengths
led, mistake 7th, blundered 5 out, headed after next, soon ridden, lost place 3 out, weakened next
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6th57 lengths
held up behind, struggling 14th, never a threat, tailed off 4 out
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PU
held up towards rear, pushed along 12th, never near leaders, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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PU
mid-division, settled towards rear from 7th, chased leaders 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
tracked front pair on outside, lost place 12th, soon behind and struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.60
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Tote Place£1.60, £1.70, £1.60
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Exacta£17.10
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Trifecta£63.50
Aintree 15:25 Result
JLT 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 15:26
- Winning Time 08:38
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leader from 2nd, not fluent 10th or 12th, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden and headed narrowly just before last, led again flat, held on gamely
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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2ndNeck
travelled strongly, 2nd until the 2nd, raced in 3rd until challenged 3 out, jumped right 2 out, shaken up to lead narrowly before last, headed flat, stayed on, just held close home
Naps:
- Jeffrey Ross - Glasgow Evening Times
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
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3rd20 lengths
held up in rear, mistake and rider lost left iron briefly 1st, blundered 9th, went 4th 4 out, closed when not fluent 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, no impression on front pair and weakened before last
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4th13 lengths
led, clear 2nd until 7th, jumped right 9th, joined 3 out, soon headed, not fluent 2 out, lost 3rd and weakened soon after
Naps:
- Belfast Newsletter
- Daily Express
- Racing Post
- Racing and Football Outlook
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Ben Hutton - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
5th8 lengths
held up in 4th, closed on inside 10th, shaken up and beaten in last after 4 out, weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
PU
not always fluent, held up in 5th, last before 9th, pulled up before 10th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£11.70
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Tote Place£3.60, £1.30
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Exacta£28.70
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Trifecta£261.50
Aintree 16:05 Result
Randox Health Topham Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
- 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 16:07
- Winning Time 09:10
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
led to 10th (bechers), tracked leader, led again 12th (canal turn), made rest, 2 lengths clear 2 out, driven out after last, stayed on well
Naps:
- Fortunatus - Sheffield Star
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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2nd3 ¾ lengths
mid-division, tracked leaders 10th (bechers), chased front pair after 3 out, ridden after last, went 2nd approaching elbow, kept on, not reach winner
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3rd6 lengths
prominent, tracked winner 3 out, 2 lengths down next, ridden after last, one pace when lost 2nd approaching elbow, no extra
Naps:
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- The Score - Racing UK
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th8 lengths
chased leaders to 7th, soon behind, 9th 2 out, soon ridden, rallied after last, stayed on into 4th after elbow, not pace to trouble leaders
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5th2 ½ lengths
mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, never on terms
Naps:
- Rory Delargy - The Irish Field
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
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6th1 ½ lengths
mid-division, headway on outside 4 out, disputed 3rd 2 out, soon one pace, ridden and no impression after
Naps:
- Oxford Mail
- Weekender
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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7thNose
in touch, mistake 3rd (chair), tracked leaders 3 out, outpaced in 5th 2 out, no impression after
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8th7 lengths
mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace after last, never reached leaders
Naps:
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
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9th9 lengths
towards rear, mistake and hampered 7th, headway into mid-division 12th (canal turn), outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden and beaten
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10th3 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, mistake 13th (valentines), outpaced 3 out, weakened next
Tipped by:
- Steve Boow - SPOTLIGHT
-
11th16 lengths
in touch, mistake 10 (bechers), lost place 13th (valentines), ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off
Naps:
- - The Guardian
- - sportinglife.com
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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12th5 lengths
towards rear, headway 11th (foinavon), outpaced before 2 out, never on terms, ridden and weakened before last
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13th49 lengths
chased leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
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14th71 lengths
never better than mid-division, behind from 10th (bechers), tailed off from 13th
-
PU
in touch, mistake and lost place 3rd (chair), behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- The Leader
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U
mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 3rd (chair)
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PU
soon mid-division, lost place before 12th (canal turn), tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
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PU
with leader led 10th (bechers), carried wide by loose horse and headed 12th (canal turn), chased winner, blundered and lost place 3 out, weakened next, pulled up before last
Naps:
- Morning Star
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PU
hampered 1st, towards rear, headway and in touch 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
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U
slowly away, behind when blundered and unseated rider 1st
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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U
tracked leaders, blundered 6th and 9th, mistake and unseated rider 11th (foinavon)
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U
towards rear, headway into mid-division 4th (water), blundered and unseated rider 7th
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PU
in touch, dropped to mid-division 4th (water), behind from 8th, pulled up before 10th (bechers)
-
PU
slowly away, always behind, hampered 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
-
U
towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 3rd (chair)
-
PU
mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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Fell
mid-division, headway when fell 4 out
-
NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- The North - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.20
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Tote Place£3.50, £4.60, £2.50, £4.20
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Exacta£243.70
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Trifecta£2593.60
Aintree 16:40 Result
Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 13 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 16:42
- Winning Time 10:40
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
led until after 1st, pressed leader, brought alone to stands side and led 3 out, edged left and pressed flat, stayed on well and in command towards finish
Naps:
- Lee Sobot - Yorkshire Evening Post
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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2nd1 ½ lengths
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, not much room 2 out, soon switched right, went 2nd before last, every chance when flashed tail flat, held towards finish
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
-
3rd6 lengths
mid-division, closed 4th, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, 3rd when hit last, kept on but no impression on front pair
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4th2 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders on inside, pecked 2nd, pushed along when not much room 3 out, beaten before last, one pace in 4th flat
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5th8 lengths
held in touch, driven and hanging left before 2 out, weakened flat
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- The Guardian
-
6th3 ¼ lengths
prominent, led after 1st, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last
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7th14 lengths
prominent, not fluent 6th or 7th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened approaching next
-
PU
held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
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PU
in rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along next, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
PU
held up towards rear on outside, closed into mid-division 9th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last
-
PU
tracked leaders, lost a few places and not fluent 3rd, hit 9th, struggling after 4 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out
-
PU
held up in rear, ridden and well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
-
PU
tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 7th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before next
-
NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- TOPSPEED
Tote Returns
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Total Win£2.60
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Tote Place£1.20, £2.80, £2.70
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Exacta£16.70
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Trifecta£118.40
Aintree 17:15 Result
Weatherbys Racing Bank Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2)
- 4YO to 6YO, 20 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 Soft-good to soft in places; national: soft
- Off Time 17:15
- Winning Time 07:05
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
-
2nd3 ¼ lengths
mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase front pair over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 2nd post, not pace to reach winner
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3rdNose
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on when held inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
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4th4 lengths
held up towards rear, driven and headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th and kept on from over 1f out, not pace to trouble leaders
-
5th7 lengths
mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, 5th over 1f out, kept on, not pace to trouble leaders
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Alistair Jones - SPOTLIGHT
-
6th1 ¼ lengths
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
-
7th¾ length
mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
-
8th1 ½ lengths
held up behind, headway under pressure on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never reached leaders
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9thShort Head
held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division past beaten horses final furlong, never threatened leaders
Tipped by:
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
-
10th4 ½ lengths
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
11thHead
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
12thHead
towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never reached leaders, weakened final furlong
-
13th¾ length
tracked leaders, effort 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
-
14th5 lengths
tracked leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Templegate - The Sun
-
15th3 lengths
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
-
16th26 lengths
raced keenly in mid-division, short of room 4f out, outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
-
17th1 ¾ lengths
held up mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
-
18th13 lengths
led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened over 2f out, tailed off when eased final furlong
-
19th47 lengths
always behind, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off
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PU
chased leaders to over 6f out, soon behind and struggling, tailed off over 3f out, pulled up over 2f out, dismounted
Tote Returns
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Total Win£29.40
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Tote Place£6.60, £4.70, £11.10
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Exacta£386.90
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Trifecta£8350.10