Results From Aintree - Saturday, 14th April 2012
Aintree 13:45 Result
John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 10 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £28,475, 2nd £10,685, 3rd £5,350, 4th £2,665, 5th £1,340, 6th £670
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 13:45
- Winning Time 07:35
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway after next, went 2nd on bit before 3 out, challenging when left in lead 2 out, clear before last, impressive
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2nd½ Lengths
led, jumped right 4th and 8th, joined when blundered and headed 2 out, soon no chance with winner
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3rd2 Lengths
mid-division, headway 6th, went 3rd approaching 3 out, hung left and stayed on same pace after next
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4th4 Lengths
held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden and no impression when slightly hampered 3 out, well held 4th when mistake next
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5th8 Lengths
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden after 8th, no impression on leaders, weakened 3 out
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6th10 Lengths
tracked leader until ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
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7th40 Lengths
took keen hold, tracked leaders on outside, lost place approaching 8th, soon behind, tailed off
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PU
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 8th, soon lost place, weakened well before 3 out, pulled up before next
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FELL
held up in last, headway 8th, close 4th and going well enough when fell 3 out
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PU
tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, mistake 5th, soon lost place, behind 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.50
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Tote Place£1.10, £1.80, £2.70
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Exacta£4.90
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Trifecta£25.20
Aintree 14:15 Result
John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 4 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 Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:15
- Winning Time 05:55
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
took keen hold, tracked leader after 1st, led 6th, clear after 8th, impressive
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2nd13 Lengths
chased leading pair from 2nd, hit 5th, went 2nd 7th, 3 lengths down when blundered 2 out, well beaten after
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3rd36 Lengths
tracked leader until after 1st, held up, hit 6th, mistake 8th, soon went remote 3rd, tailed off
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4th7 Lengths
jumped violently right, led until 6th, mistake and lost touch 8th, tailed off
Tote Returns
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Total Win£1.10
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Exacta£1.90
Aintree 14:50 Result
John Smith's Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 5 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £90,032, 2nd £33,920, 3rd £16,976, 4th £8,480, 5th £4,256, 6th £2,128, 7th £1,056, 8th £544
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:50
- Winning Time 08:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leader before 2nd, challenged 2 out, led before last, edged slightly left and driven flat, held on
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2ndNeck
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden and switched right after 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on well towards finish, gaining on winner close home
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3rd5 Lengths
led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra towards finish
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4th13 Lengths
held up, left 4th 6th, close enough before 3 out, soon outpaced by leaders and no impression
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FELL
tracked leaders until approaching 2nd, raced in handy 4th until fell 6th
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.30
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Tote Place£1.80, £1.90
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Exacta£14.50
Aintree 15:25 Result
John Smith's Handicap Chase (Listed)
- 14 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £34,170, 2nd £12,822, 3rd £6,420, 4th £3,198, 5th £1,608, 6th £804
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 15:25
- Winning Time 10:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led before 2 out, hung left before last, headed soon after last, rallied to regain lead last 100 yards, kept on gamely
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2nd½ Length
held up towards rear, headway 7th, switched right before last, led soon after last, headed final 100 yards, kept on
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3rd16 Lengths
in rear, headway 13th, one pace and went 4th before 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression
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4th1 ½ Lengths
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5th18 Lengths
chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
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6th39 Lengths
led to 13th, chase leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out
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7th9 Lengths
held up in rear, struggling from 8th, reminders after 10th, tailed off 11th
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PU
chased leaders, lost place 6th, in rear from 11th, pulled up before 4 out
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PU
held up mid-division, headway after 3rd, chased leaders 4th, went 2nd before 5th, led 13th, mistake and headed 14th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
held up towards rear, headway before 12th, pushed along after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
held up mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
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PU
held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 14th, pulled up before next
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PU
held up towards rear, reminders after 8th, pushed along after 10th, pulled up before 13th
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.90
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Tote Place£4.00, £2.40, £1.40
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Exacta£58.70
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Trifecta£145.90
Aintree 16:15 Result
John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap)
- 40 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £547,268, 2nd £205,822, 3rd £102,862, 4th £51,382, 5th £25,838, 6th £12,870, 7th £6,630, 8th £3,510, 9th £1,950, 10th £975
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 16:24
- Winning Time 15:05
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 9th (valentines), tracked leaders when hit 22nd (foinavon), 7th and driven after 3 out, rallied before last, ridden to chase leading pair after last, stayed on well under pressure to lead post
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2nd0 Lengths
tracked leaders on outside, effort 2 out, soon challenged, led last, ridden 2 lengths clear passing elbow, kept on same pace under pressure final 100 yards, no extra, headed post
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5th2 ¾ Lengths
behind, headway 21st (bechers brook), effort and every chance on outside 2 out, ridden to chase leading trio after last, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 4th flat
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6th2 ½ Lengths
mid-division, hit 19th and 23rd (canal turn), headway next, 7th 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression
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7th3 ¾ Lengths
tracked leaders, every chance 3 out to next, ridden and one pace flat
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8th¾ Length
chased leadrers to 10th, behind 13th, badly hampered 21st (bechers brook), kept on from last, no impression
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9th6 Lengths
with leaders, led 3rd to 12th, tracked leader, led again 23rd (canal turn), headed next (valentines), regained narrow lead 4 out, headed after 2 out, weakened last
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10th27 Lengths
led 2nd to next, in touch, hampered and lost place 15th (chair), soon behind, no danger after
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11th22 Lengths
chased leaders to 6th (bechers brook), behind from 12th
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13th24 Lengths
mid-division, hampered and carried wide 8th (canal turn), soon behind, reminders 17th, no danger after
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14th14 Lengths
mid-division on outside, switched inside and headway 16th (water), lost place 21st (bechers brook), behind when blundered 3 out
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15th10 Lengths
chased leaders to 12th, soon mid-division, no danger after
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always behind, refused 19th
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U
mid-division on inside when blundered and unseated rider 8th (canal turn)
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FELL
in touch when fell 1st
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PU
mid-division, weakened and pulled up before 21st, (bechers brook)
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FELL
mid-division, fell 17th
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PU
mid-division, hampered 8th (canal turn), behind when pulled up before 21st (bechers brook)
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FELL
over jumped and sprawled 1st, mid-division on outside, fell 7th
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U
in touch, blunderd and unseated rider 5th
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in toch, brought down 5th
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U
behind, mistake 9th (valentines), tried to refuse and unseated rider next
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FELL
mid-division, fell 6th (bechers brook)
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prominent, 7th and in touch when brought down 21st (bechers brook)
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FELL
held up behind, hampered 21st (bechers brook), soon struggling, behind when fell 4 out
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U
tracked leaders on inside, blunderd and unseated rider 15th (chair)
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FELL
towards rear, fell 8th (canal turn)
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PU
chased leaders, blundered 10th and 15th (chair), soon lost place, behind when pulled up before 19th
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FELL
behind, hampered 5th, hampered and carried wide 8th (canal turn), fell 10th
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U
in touch, blunderd and unseated rider 8th (canal turn)
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mid-division on inside when brought down 5th
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FELL
mid-division on outside when fell 2nd
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FELL
behind, fell 2nd
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FELL
mid-division, hampered 5th, headway 17th, disputed 3rd when fell 21st (bechers brook)
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U
in touch on inside, blundered and unseated rider 8th (canal turn)
Tote Returns
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Total Win£47.80
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Tote Place£9.00, £6.40, £2.60, £4.60
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Exacta£737.20
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Trifecta£69606.30
Aintree 17:05 Result
John Smith's Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders)
- 21 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £25,024, 2nd £7,392, 3rd £3,696, 4th £1,848, 5th £924, 6th £464
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 17:14
- Winning Time 05:58
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear, headway before 3 out, hit 2 out, went 2nd before last, led run-in, edged left last 100 yards, kept on well
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2nd1 Length
prominent, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
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3rd2 ¼ Lengths
towards rear, pushed along after 3rd, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
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4thShort Head
chased leaders, led 4 out, headed flat, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish
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5th¾ Length
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra run-in
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6th2 ½ Lengths
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
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7th2 ½ Lengths
towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, headway 2 out, one pace and no impression
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8thShort Head
towards rear, headway on inner over 3 out, ridden before last, weakened flat
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9th2 ¾ Lengths
towards rear, effort 3 out, never dangerous
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10th5 Lengths
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out
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11th¾ Length
held up mid-division, lost place over 4 out
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12th3 ½ Lengths
led and keen, headed 1st, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakening when hit last
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13th6 Lengths
always behind
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14th2 ½ Lengths
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden before 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
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15th23 Lengths
chased leaders, weakened after 4 out
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16th14 Lengths
mid-division, weakened before 3 out
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17th2 ¼ Lengths
chased leaders, led 1st, headed 4 out, soon lost place
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18th4 Lengths
mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon weakened
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18th0 Lengths
in touch, clipped heels and stumbled soon after start, mid-division, weakend before 4 out
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20th20 Lengths
held up mid-division, lost place over 4 out
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PU
in touch, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£46.40
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Tote Place£7.30, £9.30, £4.20, £2.00
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Exacta£1570.60
Aintree 17:35 Result
John Smith's Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2)
- 19 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £14,238, 2nd £5,342, 3rd £2,675, 4th £1,332, 5th £670, 6th £335
- Distance Unknown
- Going Good-good to soft in places; national: good-good to soft in places
- Off Time 17:47
- Winning Time 06:45
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged over 1f out, led towards finish, edged left close home
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2nd1 ¼ Lengths
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, headed towards finish
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3rd2 Lengths
took keen hold, always prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, not pace of front pair
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4th7 Lengths
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, went 4th over 1f out, hung left and well held by front 3 inside final frulong
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5th7 Lengths
led, headed over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
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6th1 Length
mid-division, forced wide over 4f out, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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7th2 ¼ Lengths
mid-division, took keen hold, lost place after 4f, not clear run 5f out, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
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8th½ Length
mid-division, hampered 3f out, headway and switched left over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
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9th11 Lengths
tracked leaders, took keen hold, steadied after 2f, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
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10th9 Lengths
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway and not clear run over 3f out, weakened 2f out
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11th8 Lengths
held up in rear, forced wide over 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression
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12th½ Length
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
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13th14 Lengths
always towards rear
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14th6 Lengths
prominent, ridden 6f out, weakened 3f out
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15th5 Lengths
mid-division, headway 8f out, weakened 3f out
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16th10 Lengths
held up towards rear, well beaten over 3f out
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17thNeck
held up towards rear, some headway when not much room on inside over 5f out, soon beaten
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18th6 Lengths
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, soon dropped out
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19th22 Lengths
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
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NR
Tote Returns
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Total Win£9.10
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Tote Place£3.10, £2.10, £4.10
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Exacta£32.00
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Trifecta£965.20