Full Results
13:45 Aintree
John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (grade 2) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
1
6
5/4
- Form 1-1111
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
tracked leaders and keen, led approaching 2 out, not fluent last, ridden flat, kept on well
2
2 l
2
7/1
- Form 21101
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towards rear, making headway when hampered 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on towards finish
3
2¾ l
5
Najaf (FR)
22
4/1
- Form 312312
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
in touch, outpaced 7th, pushed along and hit 3 out, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on to take 3rd flat
4
7 l
1
15/2
- Form 415121
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey G Lee
led, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last
5
¾ l
7
18/1
- Form 633R
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey D C Costello
tracked leader and keen, not fluent 5th, challenged 3 out, mistake next, soon weakened
6
nse
4
11/1
- Form 162012
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
held up towards rear, hampered 3 out, headway 2 out, ridden approaching last, no extra flat
7
10 l
9
10/1
- Form 1-731F8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
mid-division, headway 7th, disputing 3rd when blundered badly 3 out, soon weakened
8
16 l
8
50/1
- Form 3/10-16
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss L Harrison
- Jockey R McGrath
held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened
9
dist
3
100/1
- Form 1-234
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R J Killoran
held up towards rear and keen, headway 5th, mistake 7th, soon lost place