Racecards
15:45 Aintree
Martell Grand National Chase (Handicap)
- 37 Runners
- Distance: 4m 4f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Weight 12-0
held up, steady headway 13th, joined leaders 22nd (Bechers), every chance 4 out until no extra approaching last
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer T Casey
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up, steady headway 13th, mistake 18th, driven along 25th (Valentines), soon weakened, poor 5th when pulled up before 2 out
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey L Wyer
led until 3rd, chased leaders until lost place 18th, jumped badly right 22nd (Bechers), 6th and weakening when blundered and unseated rider 5 out
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
always chasing leaders, hit 19th, led 5 out, hard ridden and stayed on well approaching last
- Weight 10-3
- Trainer Mrs J Pitman
- Jockey R Farrant
prominent early, lost place 5th, pulled up before 11th
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey J Tizzard
mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 11th
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey Mr S Durack
chased leaders, blundered 10th and 15th (The Chair), soon lost place, pulled up before 17th
- Weight 10-0
with leaders, blundered 7th, led 15th, mistake and headed 18th, close 4th when fell 5 out
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer O Sherwood
- Jockey C F Swan
chased leaders, hampered 17th, 7th and weakening when hampered and refused 4 out
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey D Gallagher
behind when blundered 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey A Thornton
soon chasing leaders, 4th when blundered 21st, weakened 23rd
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Dunwoody
held up, hit 10th, soon driven along, one pace from 3 out
- Weight 10-0
held up, some headway 24th (Canal Turn), blundered 5 out, poor 3rd 3 out, soon weakened
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey S McNeill
led 3rd, mistake and headed 15th (The Chair), led 18th until 5 out, 3rd when blundered and unseated rider next
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey Richard Guest
unruly start, hampered 6th (Bechers), tailed off when pulled up before 19th
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey T Dascombe
tailed off when blundered 14th, pulled up before next (The Chair)
- Weight 10-0
held up, headway 12th, pecked 22nd (Bechers), close 5th when blundered and unseated rider 24th (Canal Turn)
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey Mr T McCarthy
well behind when pulled up before 15th (The Chair)
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs A Naughton
- Jockey J Supple
started slowly, blundered 1st and 2nd, fell 3rd
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Charlton
- Jockey B Storey
mistakes, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
- Weight 10-0
mid-division when fell after 5th, dead
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey Mr C Bonner
soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 21st
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Williams
- Jockey G Shenkin
well behind when tried to refused 13th, soon pulled up
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M C Pipe
- Jockey Paul Carberry
joined leader 5th, weakening when hit 19th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out