Aintree
11:15
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Aintree Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £2.50 £1.10 £1.10 Exacta: £43.30 Trifecta: £130.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 North Lodge (IRE) N/A Good Alan King 152 lbs 14/1 Won Chased leaders - went second and shaken up 2 out - led when not fluent last - soon joined and edged left - ridden and kept on well final 110yds
2nd 1 Bombs Away (IRE) N/A Good Olly Murphy 158 lbs 5/4F 0.3 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - smooth headway before 2 out - challenging and going best last - soon ridden - kept on final 110yds - held towards finish - finished lame (vet said gelding had finished lame on his left-fore having been struck into)(op 9/5 tchd 2/1)
3rd 2 Richmond Lake (IRE) 9 G AVG Donald McCain 153 lbs 2/1 1 Jumped left on occasions - led - increased tempo and clear after 3 out - reduced lead and pushed along when hung left 2 out - ridden and headed last - soon rallied - kept on but held inside final 110yds (jockey said gelding hung badly left-handed on the run in)(op Evens tchd 85/40)
4th 3 Ballybreeze (GB) 9 G AVG Samuel Drinkwater 152 lbs 6/1 16 Took keen hold - towards rear - pushed along and some headway before 2 out - went fourth but no impression when not fluent last(op 18/1)
5th 4 Cirque Royal (GB) 8 G AVG Gerald Stephen Quinn 152 lbs 6/1 22 Chased leader - pushed along and lost second 2 out - weakening when hit last(op 15/2)
6th 7 Petty Cash (IRE) 7 G AVG Henry Daly 152 lbs 50/1 3.25 Got loose beforehand - didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout (unseated jockey on the way to post. The gelding and jockey were checked by the vet and Doctor respectively at the start and both were deemed fit to race)(tchd 40/1)
7th 8 River Legend (IRE) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 152 lbs 80/1 2.75 Took keen hold - in rear - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
8th 5 Mr Tristar (GB) 4 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 149 lbs 150/1 39 Midfield - outpaced 4th - pushed along and dropped to last 4 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 66/1)