Full Results
16:15 Aintree
John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,270
- 2nd: £21,200
- 3rd: £10,610
- 4th: £5,300
- Form 1-41F14
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
held up in rear, headway on inside 7th, ridden to go 2nd approaching 2 out, led flat, stayed on well
Fingal Bay (IRE)
104- Form 1-1111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
mid-division on inside, headway when hampered 4th, mistake 8th, led 10th, ridden and pressed from 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish
Cotton Mill
30- Form 111U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer J P Ferguson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
tracked leaders, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat
- Form 11231P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey D N Russell
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 10th, mistake 3 out, soon hung left, weakening when hit last
- Form 135-12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up towards rear, pushed briefly after 5th, passed beaten horses latter stages, never in contention
- Form 223111
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up towards rear, headway 9th, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next
Harry Topper
55- Form 1-5112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
held up towards rear, not much room on bend after 1st, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, headway after 10th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 6-22135
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey P J Brennan
in touch, not fluent 3rd, lost place after 7th, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Nagpur (FR)
30- Form FP1126
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
mid-division, ridden and struggling after 7th, well held after 10th, tailed off
- Form 21-1122
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Miss E C Lavelle
- Jockey N D Fehily
prominent, hampered 4th, led next, headed 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 0-27113
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer R Rowe
- Jockey L P Aspell
held up in rear, mistake 7th, well behind after 10th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2/216-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders on inside, hampered 4th, mistake 6th, lost place 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form U1U203
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer Mrs M Hobbs
- Jockey A Thornton
held up in rear on outside, not always fluent, behind when mistake 8th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 214411
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
led after 1st, fell 4th
- Form 221111
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer R Lee
- Jockey T Scudamore
mid-division on outside, pulled up after 4th
- Form 1-41611
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer Evan Williams
- Jockey Paul Moloney
held up, brought down 4th
- Form 1-24213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey James Reveley
prominent, weakening when mistake 10th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
Poole Master
30- Form 14-1110
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 142
in touch, not fluent 1st, closed 6th, not fluent next, weakened after 10th, fell 3 out
- Form 211446
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey A E Lynch
led until after 1st, pressed leader until left in lead 4th, headed next, ridden 9th, weakening when mistake next, pulled up before 3 out
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £10.30Tote Place: £3.20,£1.60,£2.10
- Straight Forecast: £21.50Exacta: £31.40Trifecta: £237.50Swingers: 1&2:£6.90 2&3:£5.10 1&3:£11.40
- Placepot: £33.30Pool: £454,402.70,9946.44 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £22.10Pool: £18,309.83,610.59 winning tickets