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  3. Fri, 8th Apr, 2016
  4. Aintree
  5. 3.25
Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places). 
Placepot: Pool £518742  | Units £38.07  | Dividend £9946.9
Quadpot: Pool £31543  | Units £20 £1167  |  Place Six: £4509.63  |  Place Five: £912.59
Summary
1st
silks
God's Own (IRE) 8, b g 11-10 (Crossed Fingers Partnership)
Rated 162
Oscar (IRE) - Dantes Term (IRE)(Phardante (FR))
Breeder - Mrs Caroline O'Driscoll

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1)
SP 10/1

Tom George
P J Brennan
Tote Win £7.90 Place £3.10
loading past form
held up in touch in last pair, took keen hold, closed 3rd, challenged 3 out, led between last 2, 5 lengths ahead when steadied and went right last, driven out
2nd
2.75L
silks
Al Ferof (FR) 11, gr g 11-10 (Mr J Hales)
Rated 162
Dom Alco (FR) - Maralta (FR)(Altayan)
Breeder - M Jacky Rauch & M Gerard Chenu

(Morning price: 9/2 8/1 9/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1) SP 15/2

Dan Skelton
Harry Skelton
Place £2.60
loading past form
held up in touch in last pair, went 3rd after 8th, left close 2nd next, led after 3 out, headed between last 2, 5 lengths down last, kept on gamely, no impression
3rd
9L
silks
Clarcam (FR) 6, b g 11-10 (Gigginstown House Stud)
ts+ Rated 154
Califet (FR) - Rose Beryl (FR)(Lost World (IRE))
Breeder - Jean Michel & Dominique Le Breton

(Morning price: 33/1 28/1)
SP 28/1

Gordon Elliott
B J Cooper
loading past form
tracked leader, left in lead 9th, hit 3 out, soon headed, one pace and no impression next
4th
22L
silks
Somersby (IRE) 12, b g 11-10 (Mr T P Radford)
cp+ Rated 157
Second Empire (IRE) - Back To Roost (IRE)(Presenting (GB))

(Morning price: 33/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Mick Channon
B Hughes
loading past form
chased leaders, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 9th, outpaced from 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
5th
5L
silks
Vibrato Valtat (FR) 7, gr g 11-10 (Axom XLIII)
ts+ Rated 161
Voix Du Nord (FR) - La Tosca Valtat (FR)(Dom Alco (FR))
Breeder - Mme C. Duperret & Mlle A-M. Duperret

(Morning price: 20/1)
SP 14/1

Paul Nicholls
Sam Twiston-Davies
loading past form
chased leaders, slightly hampered 9th, not fluent next, last when hit 4 out, soon weakened
fell
silks
Vautour (FR) 7, b g 11-10 (Mrs S Ricci)
Rated 174
Robin Des Champs (FR) - Gazelle De Mai (FR)(Dom Pasquini (FR))
Breeder - Har De St Voir & M Patrick Joubert

(Morning price: 2/7 1/4 2/9)
SP 1/5fav

W P Mullins
R Walsh
loading past form
led until fell 9th
Off 3.25
Time 5m. 8.10 secs, which is 3.30 secs slower than the course average on today's going
CSF- £76.52.

2015 Don Cossack 8 11-10 A P McCoy 3/1JFav (Gordon Elliott)
2014 Boston Bob 9 11-10 P Townend 5/1 (W P Mullins)
2013 Sprinter Sacre 7 11-10 B J Geraghty 1/3Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2012 Finian's Rainbow 9 11-10 B J Geraghty 13/8Fav (Nicky Henderson)
2011 Master Minded 8 11-10 R Walsh 11/2 (Paul Nicholls)

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