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Abersoch Land And Sea Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders' Race) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £50.80 Place: £7.90 £4.80 £3.20 Exacta: £756.50 Tricast: £7570.60 Trifecta: £14509.70
Non-Runners: Glan (unsuitable ground), Homme Public (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 11 Punctuation (GB) 8 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 156 lbs 40/1 Won Held up in rear - headway on outer home turn - went fourth and keeping on 2 out - led and jumped left last - ridden and edged left but went clear run-in - kept on (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding suffered interference late on in the race at Sandown - resulting in the rider pulling up)(tchd 33/1)
2nd 18 Blueking d'Oroux (FR) 6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 151 lbs 18/1 3.75 Prominent - disputing second home turn - led 3 out - pushed along and not fluent 2 out - ridden and headed when mistake last - kept on but held run-in(op 12/1)
3rd 21 Washington (GB) 9 G Good
Olly Murphy 154 lbs 10/1 6 Prominent - went third and mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - briefly went second approaching last - every chance and mistake last - weakened final 110yds
4th 10 A Different Kind (IRE) 5 G Good
Donald McCain 155 lbs 28/1 1.5 Towards rear of midfield - short of room and hampered soon after start - not fluent 6th - headway and in touch with leaders home turn - ridden after 2 out - went fourth and kept on run-in(op 22/1)
5th 7 JPR One (IRE) 8 G Good
Joe Tizzard 158 lbs 15/2 5 In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - pushed along home turn - ridden and mistake 2 out - weakened run-in(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
6th 6 Albert's Back (GB) 8 G AVG
Michael & David Easterby 158 lbs 40/1 3.5 Held up in rear - carried left 6th - headway on outer home turn - soon pushed along - ridden after 3 out - made no telling impression
7th 19 Collingham (GER) 7 G AVG
Donald McCain 145 lbs 33/1 2.5 Midfield - ridden home turn - some headway and in touch with leaders when bit short of room and switched left 2 out - weakened last
8th 14 Go Dante (GB) 8 G Good
Olly Murphy 157 lbs 6/1 .75 Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - headway on outer home turn - mistake 3 out - ridden and prominent when carried left and bit short of room 2 out - weakened last
9th 8 Knickerbockerglory (IRE) 9 G Good
Dan Skelton 155 lbs 15/2 3.25 Led at fast pace - not fluent 2nd - clear with one other with one circuit to go - headed 3 out - kept on until no extra and beaten when mistake last - weakened run-in(op 9/1)
10th 17 Fruit N Nut (IRE) 5 G Good
Donald McCain 157 lbs 33/1 12 Midfield - in touch with leaders when shaken up before 2 out - soon hung left - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)
11th 12 Ukantango (IRE) 8 G Poor
Olly Murphy 158 lbs 18/1 8 Prominent - lost position and dropped to rear when jumped left 3 out - soon got behind(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
12th 3 Parramount (GB) 9 G AVG
Charlie Longsdon 157 lbs 9/2F 2.25 Prominent - good jump and pressed leader 1st - clear with one other with one circuit to go - hit 5th - lost position 3 out - behind from 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft and would prefer a quicker surface)
13th 4 Geromino (FR) 8 G AVG
Donald McCain 158 lbs 50/1 32 Never better than mid-division - edged left and hampered rival soon after start - hampered by faller 6th - dropped to last and well behind 3 out - tailed off(op 66/1)
99th 13 Call Of The Wild (IRE) 5 G AVG
Alan King 152 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - jumped left 3rd - mistake 4th - fell 6th
99th 5 Advanced Virgo (IRE) 6 G AVG
Anthony McCann 158 lbs 50/1 - Always towards rear - hampered by faller 6th - well behind when pulled up before 3 out
99th 9 Nibiru (IRE) 9 G AVG
A J Martin 155 lbs 17/2 - Always towards rear - not fluent 1st - dropped to last and detached when pushed along with one circuit to go - well behind when pulled up before 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than gelding can be inconsistent; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 13/2)
99th 16 Tullypole Annie (IRE) 3 F AVG
Peter John Flood 150 lbs 80/1 - Never better than mid-division - raced wide - pushed along and lost position after 5th - hit 6th - behind when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 100/1)
99th 15 Soul Icon (GB) 8 G Good
Keiran Burke 154 lbs 16/1 - Pressed leader - mistake when lost second and prominent 1st - pushed along and lost position after 5th - behind when pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding was never travelling on the going - which was officially described as soft and would prefer a quicker surface)(op 20/1)
99th 20 Densworth (IRE) 7 G AVG
Ben Pauling 154 lbs 20/1 - Prominent - reminder before 3rd - lost position and pushed along with one circuit to go - dropped to last and pulled up 5th (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 18/1)
99th 22 Gaoth Chuil (IRE) 7 M AVG
T M Walsh 147 lbs 12/1 - Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear and behind when pulled up before 3 out(op 16/1)