John Smith's Aintree Hurdle (grade 1) 2m 4f
- (4yo+, 2m 4f, Class 1, 16 runners)
- Winner £96,917
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
Weighed In:
- Winning time: 5m 0.30s
- Off time: 14:53:22
Full Result
| Pos | Dist | Horse | Trainer | Age | Weight | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 Solwhit (FR) | C Byrnes | 5 | 11-7 | D N Russell | 6/1 | |
| SP 6/1 Mid-division, headway to track leaders 8th, challenged last, driven flat, lead towards finish, ran on £14000-£2000 £13000-£2000 £30000-£5000(x2) £6000-£1000 £5000-£800 £3600-£600 £2400-£400 | |||||||
| 2nd | ½ | 6 Fiveforthree (IRE) | W P Mullins | 7 | 11-7 | P Townend | 7/1 |
| SP 7/1 Mid-division, headway after 5th, switched right after 3 out, led approaching last, headed and not quicken towards finish opened 8/1 £16000-£2000 £10000-£1200 £5000-£600 £7500-£1000 | |||||||
| 3rd | 3 | 16 United (GER) | Mrs L Wadham | 8 | 11-0 | D Elsworth | 28/1 |
| SP 28/1 Tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on flat opened 33/1 | |||||||
| 4th | 2¾ | 1 Al Eile (IRE) | J Queally | 9 | 11-7 | T J Murphy | 4/1f |
| SP 4/1f In touch on inside, hit 6th, challenged going well 3 out, led briefly approaching last, no extra flat opened 9/2 £2500-£500 £45000-£10000 £9000-£2000 £4500-£1000 £4500-£1000(x2) £2250-£500 £2250-£500 £8000-£2000 £4000-£1000 | |||||||
| 5th | 1 | 3 Catch Me (GER) | E J O'Grady | 7 | 11-7 | A J Mcnamara | 13/2 |
| SP 13/2 Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon hung left, stayed on same pace last opened 9/2 £24000-£4000 £2500-£500 | |||||||
| 6th | 10 | 17 Whiteoak (IRE) | D McCain Jnr | 6 | 11-0 | J M Maguire | 16/1 |
| SP 16/1 Held up in rear, headway after 8th, chasing leaders 3 out, soon hung left, weakened approaching last | |||||||
| 7th | 2½ | 9 Hills Of Aran | W K Goldsworthy | 7 | 11-7 | J E Moore | 66/1 |
| SP 66/1 Led 1st, headed 5th, led again before next, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last opened 100/1 | |||||||
| 8th | 2¼ | 2 Blue Bajan (IRE) | Andrew Turnell | 7 | 11-7 | G Lee | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Mid-division, raced keenly, lost place when not fluent 5th, squeezed out on bend soon after, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last opened 66/1 | |||||||
| 9th | 13 | 8 Hardy Eustace (IRE) | D T Hughes | 12 | 11-7 vt | P W Flood | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Led to 1st, with leader, led 5th until before 6th, weakened after 3 out | |||||||
| 10th | 2 | 10 Jered (IRE) | N Meade | 7 | 11-7 | A P McCoy | 8/1 |
| SP 8/1 Held up towards rear, headway 6th, mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out £8000-£1000 | |||||||
| 11th | 3¼ | 4 Celestial Halo (IRE) | P F Nicholls | 5 | 11-7 t | R Walsh | 9/2 |
| SP 9/2 Prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out opened 4/1 touched 5/1 £20000-£4000 £10000-£2000 £5000-£1000 | |||||||
| 12th | ½ | 11 Katchit (IRE) | A King | 6 | 11-7 | R Thornton | 10/1 |
| SP 10/1 Chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, lost place after next, behind from 8th | |||||||
| 13th | 1 | 15 Songe (FR) | C E Longsdon | 5 | 11-7 | T Siddall | 150/1 |
| SP 150/1 Mostly mid-division, ridden and struggling approaching 3 out | |||||||
| 14th | 10 | 7 Franchoek (IRE) | A King | 5 | 11-7 | B J Geraghty | 40/1 |
| SP 40/1 Held up in rear, headway after 4th, weakened 3 out opened 66/1 | |||||||
| PU | 5 Cybergenic (FR) | Paul Murphy | 11 | 11-7 | K Mercer | 200/1 | |
| SP 200/1 Mid-division on outside, behind 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | |||||||
| PU | 12 Othermix (FR) | T R George | 5 | 11-7 | P J Brennan | 100/1 | |
| SP 100/1 Held up in rear, struggling on outside after 8th, eased and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||
| WD | 13 Snap Tie (IRE) | P J Hobbs | 7 | 11-7 | R Johnson | ||
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win £8.60 Tote Place £2.90 £2.60 £5.90 Straight Forecast £45.25 Exacta £59.70 Trifecta £2,322.60 Swingers 1&2 £10.10, 2&3 £39.70, 1&3 £29.00
Jackpot £51,874.37 carried forward to Exeter, 5th Apr
Placepot £2,424.00, Pool: £475608.1, 143.23 winning tickets
Quadpot £479.30, Pool: £25295.21, 39.05 winning tickets