Aintree
18:20
Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m1f Type: NH Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £29 Place: £6.20 £5.50 £2.80 Exacta: £711.40 Tricast: £3918.32 Trifecta: £7903.20
Non-Runners: Crambo (self certificate), Rockinastorm (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Lookaway (IRE) 7 G Good Neil King 158 lbs 28/1 Won Travelled strongly - prominent - led going easily over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - kept on strongly final 110yds(op 20/1)
2nd 10 Hullnback (GB) 5 G Good Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 16/1 2 Held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway on turn over 3f out - switched left over 2f out - ridden and edged left over 1f out - rider briefly unbalanced but went second inside final furlong - soon edged right - kept on - no match for winner (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 14/1)
3rd 11 Leave Of Absence (FR) 8 G Elite Chris Gordon 158 lbs 8/1 1.25 Prominent - went second 6f out - briefly disputed lead over 2f out - soon pushed along - ridden and lost second but kept on inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 19 Blow Your Wad (IRE) 7 G AVG Tom Lacey 150 lbs 22/1 .5 Held up in rear - steady headway 3f out - ridden and prominent when hung left over 1f out - kept on final 110yds (jockey said gelding ran green and hung left-handed)(op 40/1)
5th 14 Rath Gaul Boy (IRE) 8 G Good W P Mullins 158 lbs 5/2F 2 Took keen hold - towards rear - bit short of room after 2f - bit short of room halfway - steady headway over 4f out - ridden and went third 2f out - keeping on when bit short of room final 110yds - soon no extra(op 9/4)
6th 16 Shomen Uchi (FR) 8 G Good Sam Thomas 158 lbs 12/1 4.75 Towards rear - bumped after 2f - shaken up and still plenty to do on turn over 3f out - switched right and headway on near side of group 2f out - soon ridden and hung left - made no impression
7th 5 Cruz Control (FR) 8 G Good Tom Lacey 158 lbs 50/1 5.5 Raced wide - held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway 3f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out
8th 1 Astronomic View (GB) 8 G AVG Sue Gardner 158 lbs 125/1 1 Raced wide - midfield - pushed along and lost position on turn over 3f out - no impression from 2f out(op 80/1)
9th 13 Prairie Wolf (IRE) 7 G AVG Sue Smith 158 lbs 50/1 1.5 Raced wide - prominent - every chance over 2f out - ridden when edged left and weakened under 2f out(op 40/1)
10th 3 Chianti Classico (IRE) 7 G Elite Kim Bailey 158 lbs 16/1 .5 Took keen hold - raced in second - slightly hampered after 2f - led over 6f out - headed and ridden over 2f out - edged left and weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)
11th 9 Houlanbatordechais (FR) 5 G Poor W P Mullins 158 lbs 8/1 .75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - steady headway when ducked left over 3f out - prominent and pushed along over 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
12th 7 Ernest Gray (IRE) 7 G AVG Alan King 158 lbs 4/1 .75 In touch with leaders - pushed along over 4f out - lost position when slightly hampered over 3f out - ridden and weakened over 2f out(op 7/2)
13th 17 Swapped (FR) 8 G AVG Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 50/1 16 Prominent - pushed along and lost position when hampered over 3f out - soon beaten
14th 18 Western Zephyr (IRE) 8 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 158 lbs 33/1 20 Led - switched left after 2f - raced wide and headed but prominent over 6f out - ridden 4f out - weakened over 2f out - tailed off(op 22/1)
15th 2 Basford (IRE) 7 G AVG Jennie Candlish 158 lbs 100/1 1.25 Midfield on inner - pushed along and outpaced when dropped to rear over 4f out - lost touch over 3f out - tailed off
16th 6 Donaire (IRE) 6 G Poor Oliver Greenall 158 lbs 66/1 7 In rear throughout - pushed along and struggling over 4f out - tailed off(op 50/1)
17th 20 Imperial Bede (FR) 6 G Poor Jonjo O'Neill 150 lbs 40/1 22 Midfield - pushed along and lost position over 4f out - soon dropped to rear - lost touch and eased from 3f out - tailed off
99th 8 Henri The Second (FR) 7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 11/2 - Midfield - ridden after 6f - dropped to rear and struggling over 6f out - soon pulled up - lost action (jockey said gelding lost his action; vet said gelding lost its right-hind shoe and had some superficial cuts to the area around its left-hind hock)