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17:05 Aintree
John Smith's Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) (Class 2)
- 21 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £25,024
- 2nd: £7,392
- 3rd: £3,696
- 4th: £1,848
- Form 13-6413
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Joshua Moore
towards rear, headway on inner over 3 out, ridden before last, weakened flat
- Form 110-302
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey J McGrath
towards rear, pushed along after 3rd, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
- Form 1-11320
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey Mr A J Berry
towards rear, headway 4th, ridden before 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 1U5P-86
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey Adam Wedge
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra run-in
- Form 272-311
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey Brendan Powell
chased leaders, led 4 out, headed flat, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish
- Form 91-5371
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey Tom Cannon
in touch, clipped heels and stumbled soon after start, mid-division, weakend before 4 out
- Form 1-U1430
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey D Bass
towards rear, headway before 3 out, hit 2 out, went 2nd before last, led run-in, edged left last 100 yards, kept on well
- Form 103638
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey Mr D G Lavery
held up mid-division, lost place over 4 out
- Form 901500
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Harry Challoner
held up mid-division, lost place over 4 out
- Form 669410
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer P F Cashman
- Jockey Ms N Carberry
chased leaders, weakened after 4 out
- Form 012411
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
chased leaders, led 1st, headed 4 out, soon lost place
- Form 786-751
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer S Gollings
- Jockey P Bohan
prominent, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish
- Form 54215
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey B J Cooper
mid-division, weakened before 3 out
- Form 2114
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey C O'Farrell
towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, headway 2 out, one pace and no impression
- Form 340-P16
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Peter Carberry
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 16-3320
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey R J Killoran
mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 321121
- Age 6
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Michael Byrne
in touch, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 591
- Age 5
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
led and keen, headed 1st, chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakening when hit last
- Form 4-12U83
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Harry Haynes
always behind
- Form 244255
- Age 7
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer Mrs S Leech
- Jockey Giles Hawkins
towards rear, effort 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 059521
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J Kington
mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A really tricky puzzle to solve as a number of these come into the race at the top of their game. Saute lacks a recent run but it's just over three weeks since Dream Esteem beat Gibb River in a decent handicap at Newbury and both have leading claims here. Paintball won a Listed handicap at Sandown five weeks ago but, 11lb higher today, is now closely matched with third Sire De Grugy while Conquisto is taking on better opposition than when defying a big weight at Fakenham. KEALIGOLANE is also upped in class but Barry Murtagh's grey is very much on an upward curve and had the proverbial ton in hand when scoring by 14 lengths at Sedgefield 11 days ago. He clearly gets on well with Lucy Alexander and a hat-trick isn't out of the question. Ubi Ace won a couple of decent races for Tim Walford early in the campaign but may be in the handicapper's grip now while Ted Spread has disappointed since winning at Taunton in January, but the lightly-raced Constant Contact could be interesting and Ciceron has the past form to figure.
Formwatch
Sire De Grugy (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division, hit 5th, headway before 2 out, soon led, headed before last, lost 2nd place soon after last, one pace, 3rd of 24, 9l behind Paintball (10-7) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) gs in Mar.
Gibb River (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Held up, not always fluent, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Dream Esteem (11-2) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Mar.
Ubi Ace 14-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, blundered 3 out, driven and outpaced between last 2, soon lost place and weakened, 22nd of 26, 23l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Dee Ee Williams (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Led, driven after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat, 6th of 26, 9l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Dream Esteem 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, steadied 4th, headway approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, led soon after last, ran on, won at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Mar beating Gibb River (11-9) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Paintball (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) In touch on inner, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden flat, kept on well, won at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) gs in Mar beating Nampour (10-4) by 4 1/2l, 24 ran.
Lifestyle 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway on outside after 3 out, effort after next, soon weakened, 21st of 26, 22l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Redera (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, driven and outpaced when not much room after 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure approaching last, never troubled leaders, 8th of 26, 10l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Ciceron (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 22nd of 24, well behind Paintball (10-7) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) gs in Mar.
Idarah (USA) 25-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on outside, outpaced 4 out, lost place next, soon weakened, 13th of 21, 37l behind Bellvano (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Kealigolane (IRE) 7-2fav (11-6) Made all, pushed along before last, stayed on strongly, won at Sedgefield 2m 2f nov hcp hdl (2) gf beating Heart Of Dubai (10-5) by 14l, 8 ran.
Conquisto 3-1 (11-2) Keen chased leader, led 5th, ridden 2 out, stayed on flat, won at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Mar beating Crafty Roberto (10-5) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Inis Meain (USA) 12-1 (11-8) Mid-division on outer, ridden in 6th entering straight, no impression after 2 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 13l behind Lord Windermere (11-12) at Naas 2m nh nov hdl in Mar.
Kazlian (FR) 7-1 (11-2) Prominent, led approaching 4th, not fluent 4 out, kicked and went clear approaching 3 out, ridden and reduced advantage before last, headed flat, no extra, 4th of 24, 3 1/2l behind Une Artiste (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gd in Mar.
Akula (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Chased leader, led approaching 3rd, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before omitted 2 out, 6th of 11, 22l behind Sire De Grugy (11-6) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Ericht (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened approaching 2 out, 16th of 20, 31l behind Zarkandar (11-1) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl G3 (1) gs in Feb.
Saute 11-8fav (11-12) Made all, hit 3 out, unchallenged, won at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct beating Smack That (10-11) by 6l, 5 ran.
Constant Contact 5-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, took keen hold, led approaching 2 out, ridden clear well before last, easily, won at Hereford 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Tuscan Gold (11-0) by 15l, 7 ran.
Lightening Rod 9-4 (11-0) Raced keenly, tended to jump left, held up 4th and last, went 3rd after 3rd, chased leader and effort after 3 out, ridden after last, lost 2nd flat, no extra, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Devotion To Duty (10-12) at Carlisle 2m nov chs (4) gs in Mar.
Helium (FR) 9-2fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, chased leaders under pressure after 4 out, ridden and outpaced when switched left before next, weakened last, 5th of 11, 14l behind Hawaii Klass (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Jubail (IRE) 11-8fav (11-10) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Mar beating Cool Baranca (10-5) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ted Spread 10-1 (10-11) Mid-division, some headway when not much room 2 out, soon outpaced, never on terms, 18th of 26, 18l behind Alderwood (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.