Aintree
17:20
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Aintree Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10 Place: £1.10 £1.20 £1.60 Exacta: £3.90 Trifecta: £13.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Father Of Jazz (GB) 8 G AVG James Owen 163 lbs 11/10F Won Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway but hampered by faller 3 out - shaken up 2 out - led last - pushed along and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 5/6)
2nd 6 Gaius (GB) 4 G Poor Olly Murphy 150 lbs 5/2 6.5 Prominent - lost ground 3rd - headway 3 out - ridden and led 2 out - headed and jumped left last - outpaced run-in - no match for winner(tchd 11/4)
3rd 2 VE Day (IRE) 5 G Poor Donald McCain 157 lbs 6/1 7.5 Midfield - pushed along and left in third 3 out - ridden 2 out - weakened last(tchd 11/2)
4th 7 Smart Deal (GB) 4 G AVG James Owen 143 lbs 16/1 27 Led - clear with one other with one circuit to go - reduced lead before 3 out where not fluent and shaken up - headed 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 14/1)
5th 3 Breaking Records (IRE) 6 G Poor Maurice Barnes 149 lbs 150/1 3 Pulled hard - in rear - headway and not fluent 2nd - went second 3rd - clear with one other with one circuit to go - lost position before 3 out - weakened 2 out - mistake last(tchd 200/1)
99th 4 Buxted Too (GB) 6 G AVG Ian Williams 156 lbs 33/1 - Towards rear - jumped left 4th - headway after 4 out - 4 lengths down when brought down 3 out(tchd 28/1)
99th 8 Arctic Fox (GB) 9 M AVG Martin Todhunter 149 lbs 11/2 - Midfield - headway after 4 out - 3 lengths third when fell 3 out (vet said mare lost her right fore shoe)(op 9/1)
99th 5 Propagation (IRE) 7 G Poor Dianne Sayer 156 lbs 150/1 - In rear - pushed along after 4 out - soon lost touch - pulled up before 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 100/1)