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Going - Good to Soft (Good in places). 
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1st - £84,195.00 2nd - £31,665.00 3rd - £15,825.00 4th - £7,905.00 5th - £3,975.00 6th - £1,980.00 7th - £1,020.00 8th - £540.00 9th - £300.00 10th - £150.00

1
1-42
Aux Ptits Soins (FR) 7,gr g 11-7

Saint des Saints (FR)-Reflexion Faite(Turgeon)

(49) (Mr J Hales)
Rated 148

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Aux Ptits Soins (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Cole Harden (IRE)1
17th Mar 2016 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (15/2 11-10 Rated 164) G Sheehan 9.00L in front of Aux Ptits Soins (FR) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 152) Nick Scholfield (12 ran)
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2
f-4p
Ballyoptic (IRE) 7,b g 11-7

Old Vic-Lambourne Lace(Un Desperado)

(23) cd1 (Mills & Mason Partnership)
Rated 160

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ballyoptic (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Taquin Du Seuil (FR)1
8th Oct 2016 Chepstow(2m 3f 100yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 1st (9/2 11-0 Rated 148) Ryan Hatch 3.03L in front of Taquin Du Seuil (FR) 6th (11/1 11-3 Rated 148) Aidan Coleman (14 ran)
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Ptit Zig (FR)2
28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-4 Rated 162) R Johnson 9.75L in front of Ptit Zig (FR) 8th (25/1 11-8 Rated 153) Nick Scholfield (15 ran)
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17th Dec 2016 Ascot(3m 97yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Ptit Zig (FR) 4th (8/1 11-7 Rated 158) Sam Twiston-Davies Ballyoptic (IRE) fell (8/1 11-7 Rated 159) R Johnson (11 ran)
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Cole Harden (IRE)2
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (9/1 11-10 Rated 156) G Sheehan Ballyoptic (IRE) pulled up (14/1 11-10 Rated 162) Sam Twiston-Davies (12 ran)
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28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 2nd (20/1 11-0 Rated 152) G Sheehan 7.50L in front of Ballyoptic (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-4 Rated 162) R Johnson (15 ran)
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Snow Falcon (IRE)2
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Snow Falcon (IRE) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 157) S W Flanagan Ballyoptic (IRE) pulled up (14/1 11-10 Rated 162) Sam Twiston-Davies (12 ran)
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25th Nov 2016 Newbury(3m 52yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 2nd (5/2Fav 11-4 Rated 159) Ryan Hatch Snow Falcon (IRE) fell (9/2 11-8 Rated 148) S W Flanagan (9 ran)
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3
-324
Cole Harden (IRE) 8,b g 11-7

Westerner (GB)-Nosie Betty(Alphabatim)

vs1(23) d1 (Mrs Jill Eynon & Mr Robin Eynon)
Rated 161

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Cole Harden (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Ptit Zig (FR)1
28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 2nd (20/1 11-0 Rated 152) G Sheehan 17.25L in front of Ptit Zig (FR) 8th (25/1 11-8 Rated 153) Nick Scholfield (15 ran)
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Aux Ptits Soins (FR)1
17th Mar 2016 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (15/2 11-10 Rated 164) G Sheehan 9.00L in front of Aux Ptits Soins (FR) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 152) Nick Scholfield (12 ran)
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Snow Falcon (IRE)1
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (9/1 11-10 Rated 156) G Sheehan 12.00L in front of Snow Falcon (IRE) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 157) S W Flanagan (12 ran)
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Ballyoptic (IRE)2
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (9/1 11-10 Rated 156) G Sheehan Ballyoptic (IRE) pulled up (14/1 11-10 Rated 162) Sam Twiston-Davies (12 ran)
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28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 2nd (20/1 11-0 Rated 152) G Sheehan 7.50L in front of Ballyoptic (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-4 Rated 162) R Johnson (15 ran)
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4
15-5
Different Gravey (IRE) 7,b g 11-7

High Chaparral (IRE)-Newtown Dancer(Danehill Dancer)

cp1(41) bf (R Kelvin-hughes And P Walker)
Rated 158

5
34-8
Ptit Zig (FR) 8,b g 11-7

Great Pretender (IRE)-Red Rym(Denham Red)

bl3(70) (Mr Barry Fulton & Mr Chris Giles)
Rated 150

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ptit Zig (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Cole Harden (IRE)1
28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 2nd (20/1 11-0 Rated 152) G Sheehan 17.25L in front of Ptit Zig (FR) 8th (25/1 11-8 Rated 153) Nick Scholfield (15 ran)
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Ballyoptic (IRE)2
28th Jan 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 4th (4/1 11-4 Rated 162) R Johnson 9.75L in front of Ptit Zig (FR) 8th (25/1 11-8 Rated 153) Nick Scholfield (15 ran)
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17th Dec 2016 Ascot(3m 97yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) Ptit Zig (FR) 4th (8/1 11-7 Rated 158) Sam Twiston-Davies Ballyoptic (IRE) fell (8/1 11-7 Rated 159) R Johnson (11 ran)
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6
111/
Puffin Billy (IRE) 9,b g 11-7

Heron Island (IRE)-Downtown Train(Glacial Storm)

(721) (Tim Syder)
Rated 142

7
3-25
Snow Falcon (IRE) 7,b g 11-7

Presenting (GB)-Flocon de Neige(Kahyasi)

(23) d1 (Mrs Patricia Hunt)
Rated 157

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Snow Falcon (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Cole Harden (IRE)1
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Cole Harden (IRE) 4th (9/1 11-10 Rated 156) G Sheehan 12.00L in front of Snow Falcon (IRE) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 157) S W Flanagan (12 ran)
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Ballyoptic (IRE)2
16th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 7f 213yds, Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Snow Falcon (IRE) 5th (16/1 11-10 Rated 157) S W Flanagan Ballyoptic (IRE) pulled up (14/1 11-10 Rated 162) Sam Twiston-Davies (12 ran)
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25th Nov 2016 Newbury(3m 52yds, Hurdle, Soft (Good to Soft in places)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 2nd (5/2Fav 11-4 Rated 159) Ryan Hatch Snow Falcon (IRE) fell (9/2 11-8 Rated 148) S W Flanagan (9 ran)
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8
-241
Supasundae (GB) 7,b g 11-7

Galileo (IRE)-Distinctive Look(Danehill)

(24) (Ann & Alan Potts Limited)
Rated 155

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Supasundae (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Taquin Du Seuil (FR)1
15th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 5f 26yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Supasundae (GB) 1st (16/1 11-4 Rated 148) R M Power 2.00L in front of Taquin Du Seuil (FR) 2nd (12/1 11-4 Rated 148) Aidan Coleman (25 ran)
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Yanworth (GB)2
11th Mar 2015 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Bumper, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Yanworth (GB) 4th (16/1 11-5) A P McCoy 4.13L in front of Supasundae (GB) 6th (17/2 11-5) J J Burke (23 ran)
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19th Dec 2014 Ascot(2m , Bumper, Soft) Supasundae (GB) 1st (16/1 11-4) B J Geraghty 2.25L in front of Yanworth (GB) 2nd (2/1Fav 11-4) A P McCoy (13 ran)
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9
5-42
Taquin Du Seuil (FR) 10,b g 11-7

Voix Du Nord (FR)-Sweet Laly(Marchand de Sable)

(24) (Martin Broughton & Friends 1)
Rated 153

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Taquin Du Seuil (FR) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Supasundae (GB)1
15th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 5f 26yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Supasundae (GB) 1st (16/1 11-4 Rated 148) R M Power 2.00L in front of Taquin Du Seuil (FR) 2nd (12/1 11-4 Rated 148) Aidan Coleman (25 ran)
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Ballyoptic (IRE)1
8th Oct 2016 Chepstow(2m 3f 100yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places, Watered)) Ballyoptic (IRE) 1st (9/2 11-0 Rated 148) Ryan Hatch 3.03L in front of Taquin Du Seuil (FR) 6th (11/1 11-3 Rated 148) Aidan Coleman (14 ran)
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10
-153
The New One (IRE) 9,b g 11-7

King's Theatre (IRE)-Thuringe(Turgeon)

(2) c2 (S Such & Cg Paletta)
Rated 162

Head to Head

In the last 3 years The New One (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Yanworth (GB)2
14th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) The New One (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-10 Rated 163) Sam Twiston-Davies 3.25L in front of Yanworth (GB) 7th (2/1Fav 11-10 Rated 164) M P Walsh (11 ran)
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26th Dec 2016 Kempton(2m , Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Yanworth (GB) 1st (5/4Fav 11-7 Rated 157) B J Geraghty 3.25L in front of The New One (IRE) 2nd (13/8 11-7 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies (5 ran)
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11
u-16
Three Musketeers (IRE) 7,b g 11-7

Flemensfirth (USA)-Friendly Craic(Mister Lord)

cp3(42) (F McAleavy)
Rated 147

12
1-17
Yanworth (GB) 7,ch g 11-7

Norse Dancer (IRE)-Yota(Galetto)

(25) bf (John P McManus)
Rated 163

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Yanworth (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
The New One (IRE)2
14th Mar 2017 Cheltenham(2m 87yds, Hurdle, Good to Soft) The New One (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-10 Rated 163) Sam Twiston-Davies 3.25L in front of Yanworth (GB) 7th (2/1Fav 11-10 Rated 164) M P Walsh (11 ran)
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26th Dec 2016 Kempton(2m , Hurdle, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Yanworth (GB) 1st (5/4Fav 11-7 Rated 157) B J Geraghty 3.25L in front of The New One (IRE) 2nd (13/8 11-7 Rated 167) Sam Twiston-Davies (5 ran)
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Supasundae (GB)2
11th Mar 2015 Cheltenham(2m 110yds, Bumper, Good (Good to Soft in places)) Yanworth (GB) 4th (16/1 11-5) A P McCoy 4.13L in front of Supasundae (GB) 6th (17/2 11-5) J J Burke (23 ran)
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19th Dec 2014 Ascot(2m , Bumper, Soft) Supasundae (GB) 1st (16/1 11-4) B J Geraghty 2.25L in front of Yanworth (GB) 2nd (2/1Fav 11-4) A P McCoy (13 ran)
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The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Mrs John Harrington
3
46
6

Jonjo O'Neill
2
18
11

W J Greatrex
2
14
14

Alan King
2
20
10

Noel Meade
1
28
3

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Skelton
6
20
30

S W Flanagan
3
19
15

Sam Twiston-Davies
1
10
10

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Aintree

Trainer
Wins
Runs
%
Nicky Henderson
74
424
17

Paul Nicholls
52
422
12

Dan Skelton
40
284
14

Nigel Twiston-Davies
36
301
12

Jonjo O'Neill
23
252
9

Alan King
23
204
11

W J Greatrex
4
72
6

O Sherwood
3
47
6

Mrs John Harrington
2
21
10

Noel Meade
0
21
0

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Aintree

Jockey
Wins
Runs
%
Harry Skelton
45
293
15

Sam Twiston-Davies
35
307
11

R Johnson
28
222
13

B J Geraghty
26
138
19

Aidan Coleman
26
216
12

N de Boinville
23
131
18

Sean Bowen
22
202
11

G Sheehan
8
97
8

R M Power
8
39
21

L P Aspell
5
61
8

S W Flanagan
1
21
5

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Aintree

Horse
Wins
Runs
Ballyoptic (IRE)
1
1
Cole Harden (IRE)
0
2
Different Gravey (IRE)
0
1
Ptit Zig (FR)
0
1
Taquin Du Seuil (FR)
0
1
The New One (IRE)
2
5
Three Musketeers (IRE)
0
2
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