Results From Aintree - Friday, 19th May 2023

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway but hampered by faller 3 out, shaken up 2 out, led last, pushed along and went clear run-in, comfortably

prominent, lost ground 3rd, headway 3 out, ridden and led 2 out, headed and jumped left last, outpaced run-in, no match for winner

midfield, pushed along and left in third 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened last

led, clear with one other with one circuit to go, reduced lead before 3 out where not fluent and shaken up, headed 2 out, soon weakened

pulled hard, in rear, headway and not fluent 2nd, went second 3rd, clear with one other with one circuit to go, lost position before 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last

midfield, headway after 4 out, 3 lengths third when fell 3 out (vet said mare lost her right fore shoe)

towards rear, jumped left 4th, headway after 4 out, 4 lengths down when brought down 3 out

in rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon lost touch, pulled up before 2 out

held up in rear, hampered 6th, headway 11th, pushed along 3 out, ridden and went second before last where 2 lengths down, stayed on to lead towards finish (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the mare had benefitted from two runs after a long break)

led, not fluent and ridden 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, headed towards finish

prominent, not fluent 2nd, not fluent 8th, went second after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, lost second before last, not fluent and weakened last (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)

prominent, lost second when hit 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out

towards rear, hit 4th, headway and in touch with leaders 8th, not fluent 10th, ridden when hit 4 out, weakened after 3 out

held up in rear, bad mistake 11th, pushed along 4 out, no impression when not fluent 3 out, pulled up before last

prominent, hit 4th, lost position 10th, mistake 11th, mistake and dropped to rear 5 out, soon ridden and struggling, pulled up before 3 out

jumped right on occasions, midfield, mistake 8th, soon dropped to rear, pushed along and weakening when bad mistake and unseated 3 out

midfield, hampered and bad mistake 6th, soon pulled up (jockey said gelding as badly hampered by jumping into the back of a rival at the sixth fence and therefore pulled up)

jumped right on occasions, led, headed 4th, disputed lead 6th, led clearly before 3 out, shaken up before 2 out where jumped right and not fluent, 4 lengths ahead last, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough

held up in last, not fluent 7th, hit 4 out, soon pushed along, not fluent 3 out, ridden 2 out, went second before last where 4 lengths down, kept on well towards finish

didn't always jump with fluency, raced in second, led 4th, joined 6th, lost position before 3 out where ridden, lost second before last, soon weakened

raced in third, pushed along 3 out, disputing second 2 out, outpaced and dropped to last approaching last where mistake

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held up in rear, headway 3 out, went second after 2 out, 1 1/2 lengths down last, led run-in, ran on

led, pushed along 2 out, 1 1/2 lengths ahead and ridden last, headed run-in, kept on

prominent, went second 3 out, ridden 2 out, soon lost position, outpaced run-in, just held third

jumped slightly right, in touch with leaders, pushed along 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in

held up in last, not fluent 5th, pushed along 3 out, some headway but not fluent last, ridden and stayed on run-in

raced in second, lost position and not fluent 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, weakened run-in

towards rear of midfield, ridden 3 out, outpaced and dropped to last 2 out, soon no chance

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prominent, went second before 3 out, led going easily 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, pushed along run-in, idled towards finish, just held on

held up in rear, headway 5 out, went third going easily 3 out, went second and pushed along before last where 2 lengths down, ridden run-in, kept on well and just held

midfield, headway and prominent 2nd, disputed lead 3rd, led clearly 12th, not fluent 14th, hit 5 out, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, lost second and weakened before last

prominent, lost ground 13th, ridden when hit 4 out, weakened 3 out

jumped right, led, joined 3rd, lost position 12th, mistake and ridden 5 out, lost second before 3 out, weakened after 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped right handed)

took keen hold, towards rear, headway into midfield 5th, not fluent 7th, lost position before 4 out, soon weakened

in rear, not fluent 13th, pushed along and lost touch 4 out

in rear, ridden with one circuit to go, lost touch 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last, bled from the nose (vet sad gelding had bled from the nose)

midfield, towards rear 8th, pushed along and struggling 14th, pulled up before 5 out

midfield, bad mistake 5th, soon lost position and in rear, pulled up before 8th (jockey said gelding made a mistake jumping the fifth fence and was never travelling thereafter)

towards rear of midfield, mistake 13th, headway 5 out, not fluent 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)

took keen hold, prominent, led 2 out, shaken up and wandered on approach last, ridden clear run-in, weakening and reduced lead towards finish

led, not fluent and ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, no chance with winner after last, kept on towards finish

prominent, pushed along 2 out, 5 lengths third and not fluent last, stayed on run-in

held up in last, pushed along when slightly hampered 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden and went fourth after 2 out, weakened last

in touch with leaders, pushed along when jumped left and outpaced 3 out, lost fourth after 2 out, soon weakened

towards rear but in touch with leaders, 3 lengths down and pushed along when bad mistake and unseated 3 out

in touch with leaders, headway 3f out, led going easily 2f out, soon shaken up, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well

towards rear, midfield halfway, headway 3f out, ridden and went second 2f out, outpaced final furlong, no match for winner

held up in rear, headway 7f out, prominent going easily 3f out, outpaced and shaken up 2f out, soon went third, stayed on but not pace to challenge

held up in rear, hampered on turn after 7f, slipped on turn over 5f out, headway 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, went fourth 1f out, stayed on

led, wandered around 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

took keen hold, midfield, dropped to last halfway, still plenty to do when ridden over 2f out, headway from over 1f out, stayed on

in touch with leaders, pushed along 5f out, outpaced from over 2f out

in rear, hampered on turn after 7f, ridden over 3f out, staying on from over 1f out, no telling impression

took keen hold, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

took keen hold, prominent, short of room 7f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

prominent, lost position when clipped heels and stumbled 7f out, rallying when short of room over 5f out, ridden and in rear from 3f out

took keen hold, midfield, headway 6f out, prominent 3f out, pushed along and weakened quickly over 2f out (jockey said gelding ran too free)

took keen hold, midfield, pushed along when lost action and pulled up over 3f out

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