Full Results
16:20 Aintree
John Smith's Imagine Appeal Top Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) (Class 1)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer N J Gifford
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up in touch, headway 5th, led 3 out, clear approaching last, eased towards finish
- Form 11-6311
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer James Joseph Mangan
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up in touch, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, soon every chance, weakened approaching last
- Form 19-3611
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer T P Tate
- Jockey J M Maguire
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 1-U1311
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway 4 out, hit next, ridden and weakened 2 out
- Form 2615
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
held up in touch, ridden after 4 out, weakened next, hit 2 out
- Form 15-1135
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 125
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, hampered 2 out, never dangerous
- Form 141258
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer R S Brookhouse
- Jockey J P McNamara
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened
- Form 6P231
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey M Bradburne
with leader, led approaching 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
- Form U11311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Yenaled
26- Form P41
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up in rear, headway after 4 out, weakened next
- Form 5431
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
mid-division, headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 2-2502
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer L Wells
- Jockey L P Aspell
mid-division, weakened after 4 out
Arctic Cove
52- Form 8F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer M D Hammond
- Jockey K Renwick
always behind, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up, blundered 4th, headway 4 out, ridden and one pace in 3rd when fell 2 out
- Form F211
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
led, headed approaching 4th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £3.00Tote Place: £1.50,£1.60,£12.90
- Straight Forecast: £10.69Exacta: £13.60Trifecta: £487.20