Aintree
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Aintree Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £15 Place: £3.70 £4.70 £1.40 Exacta: £115.30 Tricast: £932.39 Trifecta: £1521.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 La Domaniale (FR) 8 M AVG Jonjo O'Neill 161 lbs 14/1 Won Held up in rear - hampered 6th - headway 11th - pushed along 3 out - ridden and went second before last where 2 lengths down - stayed on to lead towards finish (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had benefitted from two runs after a long break)(op 17/2)
2nd 4 Jemima P (IRE) N/A Poor Emma Lavelle 161 lbs 20/1 1.5 Led - not fluent and ridden 2 out - 2 lengths ahead last - headed towards finish(op 18/1)
3rd 6 Captain Tom Cat (IRE) 8 G AVG Dr Richard Newland 157 lbs 5/2F 9 Prominent - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 8th - went second after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - lost second before last - not fluent and weakened last (vet said gelding lost his right fore shoe)(op 4/1)
4th 3 Presentandcounting (IRE) 10 G AVG Donald McCain 161 lbs 5/1 19 Prominent - lost second when hit 4 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 18/5 tchd 7/2)
5th 7 Grandeur d'Ame (FR) 9 G AVG Alan King 156 lbs 13/2 3.5 Towards rear - hit 4th - headway and in touch with leaders 8th - not fluent 10th - ridden when hit 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 11/2)
99th 9 Barton Knoll (GB) 12 G AVG John Mackie 149 lbs 12/1 - Midfield - hampered and bad mistake 6th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by jumping into the back of a rival at the sixth fence and therefore pulled up)(op 10/1)
99th 1 The Big Bite (IRE) 11 G Poor Henry Oliver 168 lbs 15/2 - Prominent - hit 4th - lost position 10th - mistake 11th - mistake and dropped to rear 5 out - soon ridden and struggling - pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe)(op 6/1)
99th 5 Brief Times (IRE) 5 G Good Neil Mulholland 160 lbs 5/1 - Held up in rear - bad mistake 11th - pushed along 4 out - no impression when not fluent 3 out - pulled up before last(op 13/2)
99th 8 Shang Tang (IRE) 11 G Poor Emma Lavelle 154 lbs 10/1 - Jumped right on occasions - midfield - mistake 8th - soon dropped to rear - pushed along and weakening when bad mistake and unseated 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)