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3.05 John Smith´s Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) of £200,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 2m. 4f.

Aintree Results Thu, 4th Apr, 2013

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £23,022.47 carried forward to Aintree on Fri, 5th Apr. Placepot Pool - £435,927.97 Winning Units - 81.79 Dividend - £3,890.30. Quadpot Pool - £19,430.66 Winning Units - 6.99 Dividend - £2,054.80. Place Six Dividend - £3,061.25. Place Five Dividend - £939.65.

John Smith´s Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) of £200,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 2m. 4f.

1st - £112,540.00, 2nd - £42,400.00, 3rd - £21,220.00, 4th - £10,600.00 9 Ran

1st

silks

Zarkandar (IRE) 11-7 (Mr Chris Giles & Potensis Limited)
Rated 167
Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE)(Kahyasi)
Breeder - His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

Tote Win £5.70 Place £1.90

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made all, pressed from 3 out, under pressure last, soon ridden, just held on near finish, game

12th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
4th Hdl Rated 167 This
Race 23rd Nov, 13 Ascot
2nd Hdl Rated 167

2nd

0.5L

silks

The New One (IRE) 11-7 (Mrs S Such)
Rated 155
King's Theatre (IRE) - Thuringe (FR)(Turgeon (USA))
Breeder - R. Brown & Ballylinch Stud

(Morning price: 10/3 7/2 3/1 11/4)
(Ring price: 3/1 11/4) SP 11/4fav

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Sam Twiston-Davies

Place £1.50

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held up mid-division, mistake 2nd, soon lost place, headway before 4 out, challenged from 3 out, every chance and upsides winner run-in, kept on and just held near finish

13th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
1st Hdl Rated 152 This
Race 20th Oct, 13 Kempton
1st Hdl Rated 165

3rd

1.25L

silks

Thousand Stars (FR) 11-7 (Hammer & Trowel Syndicate)
Rated 164
Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR)(Saint Estephe (FR))
Breeder - Mlle Camille & Mlle Ophelie Demercastel

(Morning price: 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Place £2.50

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tracked leader, challenged 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on from last

19th Feb, 13 Navan
6th Hdl Rated 163 This
Race 26th Apr, 13 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 163

4th

6L

silks

Oscar Whisky (IRE) 11-7 (Walters Plant Hire Ltd)
Rated 167
Oscar (IRE) - Ash Baloo (IRE)(Phardante (FR))

(Morning price: 6/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Nicky Henderson

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tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3rd, ridden before last, soon weakened

14th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
p.u. Hdl Rated 167 This
Race 15th Nov, 13 Cheltenham
2nd Chs

5th

5L

silks

Countrywide Flame (GB) 11-7 (Estio Pinnacle Racing)
Rated 168
Haafhd (GB) - Third Party (GB)(Terimon)
Breeder - Michael Clarke

(Morning price: 4/1 9/2 11/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

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held up mid-division in 4th, outpaced after 4 out, ridden and weakened before last

12th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl Rated 158 This
Race 8th May, 13 Chester
5th Flat Hcp Rated 92

6th

2L

silks

Grandouet (FR) 11-7 (Mr S Munir)
Rated 166
Al Namix (FR) - Virginia River (FR)(Indian River (FR))
Breeder - Dominique Le Baron

(Morning price: 4/1)
SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson

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held up towards rear, headway 6th, ridden before last, soon weakened

12th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
fell Hdl Rated 166 This
Race 9th Nov, 13 Sandown
u.r. Chs

7th

3.75L

silks

Saphir River (FR) 11-7 (Mr Sandy Seymour)
Rated 129
Slickly (FR) - Miss Bio (FR)(River Mist (USA))

(Morning price: 150/1)
(Ring price: 100/1 150/1) SP 150/1

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held up behind, mistake 7th, weakening when hampered 4 out, soon tailed off

13th Mar, 13 Cheltenham
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 134 This
Race 20th Apr, 13 Ayr
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 135

8th

13L

silks

Prospect Wells (FR) 11-7 (Andrea & Graham Wylie)
Rated 150
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Brooklyn's Dance (FR)(Shirley Heights)

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

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tracked leaders in 4th, headway before 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened before 3 out, tailed off

24th Feb, 13 Fontwell
1st Hdl Rated 149 This
Race 29th May, 13 Fontwell
2nd Chs

fell

silks

Raya Star (IRE) 11-7 (Mr S Munir)
Rated 159
Milan (GB) - Garden City (IRE)(Shernazar)

(Morning price: 33/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

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held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, fell 4 out

16th Feb, 13 Wincanton
5th Hdl Rated 159 This
Race 1st Nov, 13 Uttoxeter
1st Chs

Off 3.05
Time 5m. 3.70 secs, which is 5.35 secs slower than the course average on today's going

2012 Oscar Whisky 7 11-7 B J Geraghty 9/4 (Nicky Henderson)
2011 Oscar Whisky 6 11-7 B J Geraghty 6/1 (Nicky Henderson)
2010 Khyber Kim 8 11-7 P J Brennan 7/2 (Nigel Twiston-Davies)
2009 Solwhit 5 11-7 D N Russell 6/1 (C Byrnes)
2008 Al Eile 8 11-7 T J Murphy 11-4JJFav (John Queally)