Results From Aintree - Saturday, 14th April 2018
Aintree 13:45 Result
Gaskells Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)
- 4YO plus, 20 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 3m 0f 149y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 13:45
- Winning Time 10:22
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
mid-division, headway before and not fluent 3 out, ridden to lead before last, headed narrowly run-in, rallied to regain lead last 100 yards, kept on
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2nd¾ length
tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, challenged last, led narrowly run-in, headed last 100 yards, kept on and held towards finish
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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3rd10 lengths
with leader, ridden before last, kept on to take 3rd place towards finish
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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4thNeck
led, ridden and headed before last, weakened last 100 yards
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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5thNeck
in touch, ridden in 5th before last, one pace
Naps:
- Farringdon - Morning Star
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6th2 lengths
towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, no impression
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7thNeck
mid-division, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, one pace and no impression
Tipped by:
- Simon Turner - RP Ratings
- Templegate - The Sun
-
8th1 ¼ lengths
mid-division, ridden before last, never dangerous
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9th3 lengths
held up towards rear, effort before 2 out, never dangerous
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10th6 lengths
towards rear, effort before 2 out, never dangerous
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11thNeck
towards rear, headway before 2 out, soon ridden and no impression
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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12th1 ¼ lengths
mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
Naps:
- Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
13th2 lengths
close up, ridden after 4 out, weakened from 2 out
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14th1 ½ lengths
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 3 out, weakened before last
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15th3 ½ lengths
in rear, pushed along before 6 out, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
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16th3 ½ lengths
mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
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17th4 ½ lengths
towards rear, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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18th17 lengths
mid-division, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
-
19th¾ length
close up, reminder before 6 out, soon lost place, tailed of before 3 out
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20th¾ length
towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
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NR
NonRunner
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NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.80
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Tote Place£1.80, £4.70, £2.80, £2.80
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Exacta£142.80
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Trifecta£811.10
Aintree 14:25 Result
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 12 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 4f 0y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 14:25
- Winning Time 08:23
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led before not fluent 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, hit last and headed, soon led again, headed 120 yards out, stayed on well to regain lead towards finish
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Simon Turner - RP Ratings
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
-
2nd½ length
held up towards rear, steady headway from 7th, ridden after 3 out, hit last and led, soon headed, edged right and led again 120 yards out, stayed on, headed towards finish
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd3 lengths
held up in touch on outside, closed before 6th, edged left after 3 out, strong challenged 2 out until last, edged left and stayed on same pace flat
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4th1 length
held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, edged left after 2 out, still 7th last, went 4th and stayed on flat, unable to challenge
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5th1 ¾ lengths
held up in touch, travelling strongly when blundered and lost momentum briefly 4 out, every chance 3 out, hung left and beaten going to last, stayed on same pace flat
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Rob Wright - The Times
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6th2 ¾ lengths
tracked leader until 6th, pushed along before 3 out, one pace in 4th when not much room and switched right before mistake 2 out, weakened flat
Naps:
- Lambourn - Racing Post
- - Racing and Football Outlook
- Chris Goulding - Scottish Express
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
-
7th2 ½ lengths
held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, ridden before next, one pace and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat
-
8th22 lengths
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, modest 9th and ridden before 3 out, soon left well behind
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9th22 lengths
mid-division, hit 4th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, remote 10th before 3 out, soon well behind
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PU
held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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PU
led, headed before mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
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PU
tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
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NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.60
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Tote Place£1.40, £3.30, £2.40
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Exacta£34.60
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Trifecta£251.20
Aintree 15:00 Result
Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1)
- 5YO plus, 6 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 1m 7f 176y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 15:06
- Winning Time 06:48
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
in touch, went 2nd before 4 out, led before last, kept on well
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
-
2nd2 ½ lengths
tracked leader, challenged when not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last, kept on and always held
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Simon Turner - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
3rd6 lengths
led, pushed along before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on same pace
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- The Guardian
-
4thNeck
tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- POSTDATA
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
5th24 lengths
always well behind
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6th24 lengths
always towards rear, not fluent, struggling from 6 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.90
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Tote Place£2.30, £1.30
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Exacta£9.90
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Trifecta£33.50
Aintree 15:40 Result
Betway Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
- 5YO plus, 16 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £42,202, 2nd £15,900, 3rd £7,958, 4th £3,975, 5th £1,995, 6th £998, 7th £495, 8th £255
- Distance 3m 0f 210y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 15:41
- Winning Time 10:44
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
made all, ridden and clear before last, kept on well
Naps:
- PicksfromthePaddock - Glasgow Herald
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- POSTDATA
- TOPSPEED
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
2nd4 lengths
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased winner before last, kept on and always held
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
-
3rd4 ½ lengths
held up in touch, in 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
-
4th5 lengths
held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden and weakened before last
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5thNeck
mid-division, headway before 4 out, no impression
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
-
6th3 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, one pace in 4th when blundered badly last, not recover
-
7th4 lengths
always towards rear
-
8th1 length
tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
-
9th2 ½ lengths
mid-division, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened
-
10th7 lengths
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Tipped by:
- Simon Turner - RP Ratings
-
11th6 lengths
always towards rear, ridden after 4 out, never dangerous
Tipped by:
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
-
12th6 lengths
held up mid-division, headway 11th to chase leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
towards rear, effort before 3 out, never dangerous, pulled up before last
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Fell
mid-division, fell 8th
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
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PU
held up mid-division, lost place from 8th, pulled up after 11th
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.40
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Tote Place£1.50, £3.30, £2.40, £3.70
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Exacta£60.00
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Trifecta£575.20
Aintree 16:20 Result
Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)
- 4YO plus, 10 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £101,034, 2nd £37,998, 3rd £18,990, 4th £9,486, 5th £4,770, 6th £2,376, 7th £1,224, 8th £648, 9th £360, 10th £180
- Distance 3m 0f 149y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 16:21
- Winning Time 10:20
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, steady headway from 9th, tracking leaders in 4th before 3 out, challenged going best 2 out, led before last, ridden and in command flat, stayed on well
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2nd5 lengths
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat but kept on
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
-
3rd10 lengths
tracked leader, awkward 5th, went left and slow 7th, led after 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
-
4th8 lengths
held up in mid-division, headway 8th, blundered next, close 3rd before 3 out, 4th when jumped right and looked awkward briefly on landing 2 out, weakened before last
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
5thNeck
held up towards rear, some headway from after 4 out and 5th 3 out, weakened next, closed on modest 4th towards finish
-
6th6 lengths
held up in rear, modest 7th before 3 out, no impression, well beaten when blundered 2 out
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7th50 lengths
held up in mid-division, headway 9th, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, well held when mistake 2 out, blundered last
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PU
held up in touch on outside after 1st, ridden and lost place after 9th, well beaten from next, pulled up before 3 out
Naps:
- Andrew Bladen - Wolverhampton Express & Star
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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PU
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along after 5th, ridden after 7th, struggling to hold place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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PU
led, mistake 4 out, soon headed and dropped away, well behind when pulled up before 3 out
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NR
NonRunner
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
Tote Returns
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Total Win£10.20
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Tote Place£2.70, £1.40, £1.20
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Exacta£70.30
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Trifecta£179.80
Aintree 17:15 Result
Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
- 7YO plus, 38 Runners
- Chase, 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 Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 17:18
- Winning Time 15:41
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
never far away, hampered 6th (bechers), went 2nd after 3 out, led narrowly next, driven 5 lengths clear before elbow, ridden and tired inside final 50 yards, just held on
Naps:
- Racing Post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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2ndHead
always prominent, tracked leader 14th, led 19th, hit and headed narrowly 2 out, 5 lengths down and outpaced before elbow, ridden flat, rallied and gaining on tired winner final 50 yards, just failed
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3rd11 lengths
in touch, headway 3 out, soon chased front pair, ridden and readily outpaced between last 2, just held on in duel for 3rd final 110 yard, no impression
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4thNeck
hampered 1st, mid-division towards outside, took closer order 13th, hit 5 out, chased leaders after 3 out, outpaced in 4th next, soon ridden, kept on and just lost out in duel for 3rd final 110 yards, no impression with front pair
Naps:
- Daily Star Sunday
- Racing Post
- Western Morning News
- Yorkshire Evening Post
- attheraces.com
Tipped by:
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
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5th21 lengths
prominent, lost place 5 out, soon outpaced, 9th and beaten 2 out, plugged on into 5th flat, no impression
Naps:
- Sunday Express
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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6th12 lengths
mid-division, hampered 15th (chair), driven and some headway under pressure to chase clear leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace, never a threat
-
7th7 lengths
mid-division on inside, pecked 24th (2nd valentines), chased leaders after 3 out, outpaced before next, no impression
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8th4 lengths
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened flat
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9th¾ length
mid-division, badly hampered 8th (canal turn), soon behind, no danger after
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
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10th¾ length
always behind
Naps:
- Spotlight - Racing Post
- The Score - Racing UK
Tipped by:
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
-
11th29 lengths
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, lost place and pushed along after next, weakened from 2 out
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Chris Wright - Liverpool Echo
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
- Glendale - The Scotsman
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Templegate - The Sun
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12th2 ¾ lengths
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 12th, never reached leaders, weakened 4 out
Naps:
- Jim Delahunt - Scottish Sun
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PU
close up, blundered 3rd, blundered again and lost place 9th (valentines), mid-division, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
Naps:
- Wise Owl - Belfast Newsletter
- - The Guardian
- Ebor - The Press, York
Tipped by:
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
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Fell
in touch, fell 1st
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PU
chased leaders to 5th, mid-division, behind when mistake 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
Naps:
- Sheffield Star
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Fell
mid-division, fell 8th, (canal turn)
Naps:
- Shropshire Star
- The Irish Field
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U
mid-division, badly hampered and unseated rider 8th (canal turn)
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Fell
hamperd 1st, behind, fell 6th (bechers)
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U
mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 8th (canal turn)
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BD
in touch, blundered 8th (canal turn), blundered and lost place 14th, towards rear when brought down 15th (chair)
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PU
always behind, hampered 8th (canal turn), struggling 12th, lost touch and pulled up after 16th (water)
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PU
in touch, hampered 15th (chair), mid-division after, hampered 22nd (2nd foinavon), weakened 24th (2nd valentines), tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
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PU
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, pulled up after last
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PU
mid-division, close up 7th (foinavon), blundered and dropped to mid-division 11th, weakening when blundered and pulled up after 5 out,
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PU
always behind, lost touch when reminders and reluctant entering final circuit, tailed off when pulled up before 18th
-
PU
in touch, left tracking leader 6th (bechers) to 14th, remained in touch, lost place and struggling 5 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last
-
PU
always towards, hampered 8th, weakened before 2 out, pulled up before last
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Fell
in touch, blundered 3rd, fell heavily 15th (chair)
Naps:
- Daily Post
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PU
hampered 1st, always towards rear, weakened 2 out, pulled up after last
-
PU
behind, hampered 6th (bechers), hampered again 15th (chair), struggling 23rd (2nd canal turn), tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
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Fell
led until fell 6th (bechers)
Naps:
- Daily Mirror
- Oxford Mail
- Racing Post
- Sunday Telegraph
- Weekender
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
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Fell
mid-division, fell 6th (bechers)
Naps:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Melissa Jones - Gloucestershire Echo
- Karl Hedley - Irish Post
- Rob Wright - The Times
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
always behind, pulled up before 15th
-
U
tracked leaders, hit 20th, blundered and unseated rider 22nd (2nd foinavon)
-
PU
mid-division, hit 3rd, hampered 8th (canal turn), close up 13th, lost 19th, weakened 24th (2nd valentines), behind when pulled up before 5 out
Naps:
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
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BD
in touch when brought down 1st
Naps:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Sirius - The Sun On Sunday
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
-
U
prominent, lost place when blundered and unseated rider 7th (foinavon)
-
U
prominent on inside, left in lead 6th, (bechers), headed 19th, tracked leader, blundered 23rd (2nd canal turn), lost place but in touch when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
Naps:
- Alex Hammond - Sky Sports News
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NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- - sportinglife.com
Tote Returns
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Total Win£10.20
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Tote Place£3.00, £8.30, £12.60, £4.10
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Exacta£708.50
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Trifecta£68670.00
Aintree 18:20 Result
Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race)
- 4YO plus, 15 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £30,950, 2nd £9,190, 3rd £4,595, 4th £2,290, 5th £1,150, 6th £580, 7th £290, 8th £140
- Distance 2m 0f 103y
- Going Soft; national: heavy-soft in places
- Off Time 18:21
- Winning Time 06:51
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, left in lead after last, kept on well
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2nd10 lengths
mid-division, headway to lead 3 out, narrowly headed last, briefly left in lead until badly hampered by fallen rider, kept on and no chance with winner
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3rd¾ length
led, headed 6 out, hampered last, kept on same pace
Tipped by:
- Simon Turner - RP Ratings
-
4th2 ½ lengths
in rear, ridden after 4 out, kept on from 2 out
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
-
5thShort Head
prominent, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened
-
6th1 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, led 6 out, headed 3 out, ridden before last, one pace
Tipped by:
- Andrew King - WEST COUNTRY
-
7th1 ¾ lengths
in touch, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
-
8thNeck
mid-division, ridden after last, one pace and no impression
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
-
9th20 lengths
always towards rear
-
10th7 lengths
towards rear, effort 4 out, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
-
PU
chased leaders until lost place before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Colin Russell - THE NORTH
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
-
PU
towards rear, ridden before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up
Naps:
- Charlie Croasdale - The Leader
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- The Guardian
-
Fell
rear division, behind when fell 3 out
Tipped by:
- Richard Austen - SPOTLIGHT
-
Fell
held up mid-division and keen, headway 5 out, narrow lead when fell last
-
PU
always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
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NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
-
NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.00
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Tote Place£3.70, £4.20, £3.40
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Exacta£202.30
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Trifecta£2640.00