Aintree
13:45
20 Years Together Alder Hey & Aintree Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5 Place: £2.10 £3.70 £2.80 Exacta: £63.80 Tricast: £329.20 Trifecta: £501.90
Non-Runners: Some Day Soon (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Langer Dan (IRE) 9 G AVG Dan Skelton 155 lbs 4/1J Won Held up in rear - headway into midfield on inner after 2nd - tracked leaders before 3 out - switched right after 3 out - went second and ridden 2 out - led last - ran on well(op 7/2)
2nd 4 Fils d'Oudairies (FR) 9 G AVG Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 10/1 1.75 Prominent - led and ridden 2 out - headed last - kept on well but always held(op 9/1)
3rd 10 Balco Coastal (FR) 5 G AVG Nicky Henderson 152 lbs 8/1 8 Chased leaders - ridden when not clear run before 2 out - switched right approaching last - went third and stayed on run-in - no match for first two(op 15/2)
4th 2 Garry Clermont (FR) 7 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 159 lbs 25/1 0.3 Towards rear - headway after 4 out - going easily 3 out - ridden and outpaced 2 out - stayed on and went fourth run-in
5th 13 Paddys Motorbike (IRE) N/A AVG Sam Thomas 144 lbs 22/1 .75 Prominent - led after 1st - ridden 3 out - headed and lost position 2 out - kept on but lost two places run-in(op 25/1)
6th 17 Broomfield Burg (IRE) 6 G AVG Nicky Henderson 150 lbs 9/1 1 Towards rear of midfield - hampered 7th - ridden before 3 out - headway 2 out - kept on run-in - not reach leaders
7th 22 Peking Rose (GB) 8 G AVG Fergal O'Brien 148 lbs 17/2 2.25 Midfield - chased leaders after 4 out - ridden 3 out - hung left after 2 out - held when mistake last(op 12/1)
8th 7 Tronador (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 22/1 6.5 Towards rear of midfield - badly hampered 7th - ridden before 3 out - made no telling impression(tchd 25/1)
9th 1 Hang In There (IRE) 10 G AVG Emma Lavelle 159 lbs 80/1 7 Chased leaders - mistake 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened after 2 out
10th 11 Quinta Do Mar (IRE) 7 G AVG Ben Pauling 151 lbs 25/1 0.2 Prominent - ridden and lost second 3 out - weakened 2 out
11th 19 Speech Bubble (IRE) N/A Poor Noel Williams 148 lbs 8/1 6.5 Towards rear - some headway after 4 out - ridden 3 out - not fluent 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2)
12th 14 Rockadenn (FR) 9 G Poor Alastair Ralph 150 lbs 100/1 .75 Always towards rear - slightly hampered 7th - hung left 3 out(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)
13th 16 Politesse (IRE) 8 M AVG Mrs Lorna Fowler 147 lbs 20/1 8.5 Led - headed and dropped to midfield when steadied after 1st - mistake 4th - soon in rear - weakened before 3 out(tchd 22/1)
14th 9 Lucky Max (GER) 7 G AVG Dan Skelton 152 lbs 40/1 20 Midfield on outer - badly hampered by faller and lost position 7th - weakened before 3 out
15th 8 Top Moon (FR) 8 G Poor Ben Haslam 153 lbs 150/1 0.2 Prominent - not fluent and lost position 5th - pushed along and dropped to rear 4 out - soon lost touch(op 125/1)
16th 3 Cobblers Dream (IRE) 5 G AVG Ben Case 153 lbs 4/1J 1.25 Midfield on outer - headway and joined leaders 6th - ridden and lost position before 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran flat; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding during routine testing failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/2)
17th 20 Fred (FR) N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 148 lbs 66/1 27 Always towards rear - mistake and reminders 4th - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)
99th 15 Navajo Pass (GB) N/A Poor Donald McCain 147 lbs 33/1 - Prominent - pushed along 6th - fell 7th
99th 12 Highway One O Two (IRE) 8 G AVG Chris Gordon 151 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - chased leaders after 5th - ridden after 4 out - soon weakened - in rear when pulled up before 3 out
99th 21 Mackenberg (GER) 9 G AVG Donald McCain 148 lbs 33/1 - In rear - lost touch 4 out - well behind when pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1)
99th 18 Solwara One (IRE) N/A Poor Neil Mulholland 148 lbs 40/1 - In rear - jumped right 2nd - soon pulled up - fatally injured(tchd 50/1)