Full Results
16:20 Aintree
Littlewoods Direct Imagine Appeal Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) (Class 1)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Good (National Course; Good to Soft, Good in places, Mildmay; Good)
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Form 212
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, headway 4th, mistake next, led after 3 out, clear approaching last, stayed on strongly
- Form 4/21196
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey T Scudamore
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, slightly hampered 2 out, chased winner last, no impression
- Form 74151
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey D Elsworth
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when mistake 6th, switched right after 3 out, not fluent last, weakened flat
- Form 140
- Age 6
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
held up, not fluent 1st, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
Gloucester
34- Form 3298
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey D C Costello
held up well in rear, pushed along 6th, not clear run well before 3 out, some headway soon after, weakened approaching 2 out
- Form 9P2311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
mid-division, headway 4th, blundered 3 out, jumped left when mistake 2 out, weakened last
- Form 213163
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey Ms N Carberry
chased clear leader, led 5th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching last
- Form 533114
- Age 4
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey T Siddall
held up in rear, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
- Form 915
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey P Kinsella
always behind
- Form 1F1256
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer Mrs L J Mongan
- Jockey C Bolger
chased leaders, hit 1st, not fluent 2nd, ridden after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
Sir Arthur (IRE)
238- Form 2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up, not fluent 6th, soon behind, tailed off
- Form 5U-0112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer M G Quinlan
- Jockey Paul Carberry
led, soon clear, mistake 3rd, came back to field 4th, headed next, weakened after 6th, tailed off
- Form 31/7111
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
held up, headway 5th, under pressure before 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th when pulled up before last
- Form 135510
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 141
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
fell 1st
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £6.10Tote Place: £2.00,£2.30,£5.20
- Straight Forecast: £37.68Exacta: £51.00Trifecta: £1977.50
- Placepot: £228.20Pool: £419,871.66,1342.86 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £77.80Pool: £19,589.97,186.1 winning tickets