Going - Good to Soft.
Jackpot Pool - £28,169.02 Not Won. Carried forward to Musselburgh on Sunday 12th April. Placepot Pool - £659,795.53 Dividend - £139.20 Winning Units - 3459.21. Quadpot Pool - £75,163.18 Dividend - £13.90 Winning Units - 3994.66.
Wade Out strikes Aintree gold for Sir Alex Ferguson
I thought he’d win the National Hunt Chase but he laughed at me for the whole three miles and five furlongs, so we sent him back over hurdles and put a set of blinkers on and he’s turned a competitive field into a rout. I thought he might win but not in that fashion. He’s a horse who has always had loads of ability. We’ll train him as a staying hurdler now, he’s not over-big so jumping fences has probably been a big effort for him. We all want winners here. I huffed and puffed yesterday and didn’t get anywhere, so it’s great to get a winner today.
I Am Maximus storms to famous second win in the Grand National
It was a good call from JP, I’d been going down the Gold Cup route with him, but he said to stay in Aintree with him as he felt he was well handicapped. Paul just executed it so well. He’s a superb horse who got a fantastic ride and I think the most trouble he got was from his stablemates and his co-pilots, they didn’t give him much room. It is (hard to win off top-weight), but maybe the modern-day National is changing and we’re looking at it a bit differently. It’s the race we aspire (to win). It’s the race you want to win and be a part of – just to have a runner is a tremendous sensation. He is just a superstar – nothing fazes him. He comes out, does what he has to do and wins Nationals.
