Full Results
16:20 Aintree
John Smith's Imagine Appeal Top Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £55,000 added
- Form 132
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey A P McCoy
held up and behind, smooth headway approaching 3 out, going well behind leader after 2 out, took lead flat, shaken up and ran on well
- Form 12410
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leader, led after 6th, headed flat, one pace
- Form 1322
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up and behind, smooth headway approaching 3 out, going well behind leader from 2 out, hung left before last, found little and hung left flat
- Form 031211
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer G A Charlton
- Jockey Jan Faltejsek
led, hit 6th, soon headed, weakened 2 out
- Form 4-71144
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey R Johnson
chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd approaching 3 out until jumped left 2 out, weakening when blundered last
- Form 213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up, pushed along approaching 5th, struggling from next, soon weakened
- Form 19
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey P C O'Neill
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, ridden after 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out
- Form 1
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, lost touch from 6th, soon behind and eased, tailed off
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £14.90Tote Place: £2.40,£1.90,£1.20
- Straight Forecast: £56.92Exacta: £85.10Trifecta: £137.10
- Placepot: £194.90Pool: £378,007.56,1415.6 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £61.40Pool: £15,665.70,188.6 winning tickets