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  3. Sat, 5th Apr, 2014
  4. Aintree
  5. 2.50
Going: Good to Soft. 
Jackpot: Not Won. Pool £20,423.17 carried forward to Market Rasen on Sun, 6th Apr
Placepot: Pool £567369.56  | Units £253.49  | Dividend £1633.8
Quadpot: Pool £36758.59  | Units £126.35 £215.2  |  Place Six: £1051.54  |  Place Five: £376.24
Summary
1st
silks
Whisper (FR) 6, b g 11-7 (Walters Plant Hire Ltd)
Rated 159
Astarabad (USA) - Belle Yepa (FR)(Mansonnien (FR))
Breeder - Hubert & Sandra Hosselet

(Morning price: 8/1 13/2 6/1 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson
B J Geraghty
Tote Win £4.70 Place £2.30
loading past form
sweating, tracked leaders, not always fluent, closed before 3 out, led last, driven flat, held on well
2nd
1L
silks
At Fishers Cross (IRE) 7, b g 11-7 (Mr John P McManus)
cp3 Rated 162
Oscar (IRE) - Fermoy Supreme (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - Liam O'Regan

(Morning price: 11/8 13/8 11/8)
(Ring price: 11/8 6/4 11/8) SP 11/8fav

Miss Rebecca Curtis
A P McCoy
Place £1.60
loading past form
jumped right, pressed leader, led 4 out, headed last, stayed on, held towards finish
3rd
3.75L
silks
Thousand Stars (FR) 10, gr g 11-7 (Hammer & Trowel Syndicate)
Rated 158
Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR)(Saint Estephe (FR))
Breeder - Mlle Camille & Mlle Ophelie Demercastel

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1) SP 11/1

W P Mullins
P Townend
loading past form
held up, outpaced after 4 out, rallied approaching last, switched left and went 3rd flat, stayed on, unable to challenge
4th
5L
silks
Zarkandar (IRE) 7, b g 11-7 (Potensis Limited & Mr Chris Giles)
bl4 Rated 162
Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE)(Kahyasi)
Breeder - His Highness the Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

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

Paul Nicholls
N D Fehily
loading past form
led, pressed throughout, mistake and headed 4 out, not fluent 2 out, no extra flat
5th
5L
silks
Salubrious (IRE) 7, b g 11-7 (The Johnson & Stewart Families)
hd1 Rated 153
Beneficial (GB) - Who Tells Jan (GB)(Royal Fountain)
Breeder - Ciara and Michael Carty

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

Paul Nicholls
Mr H Derham
loading past form
held up in 6th, headway after 4 out, tracking leaders when hampered and carried right 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat
6th
6L
silks
The Knoxs (IRE) 11, b g 11-7 (Jim Beaumont & Quona Thomson)
Rated 123
Close Conflict (USA) - Nicola Marie (IRE)(Cardinal Flower)

(Morning price: 100/1 66/1)
SP 66/1

A M Thomson
Ryan Mania
loading past form
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakening when mistake last
7th
53L
silks
Melodic Rendezvous (GB) 8, ch g 11-7 (Cash For Honours)
Rated 163
Where Or When (IRE) - Vic Melody (FR)(Old Vic)
Breeder - Mrs N A Ward

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 6/1 7/1 8/1)
SP 8/1

Jeremy Scott
Nick Scholfield
loading past form
tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, well beaten next, eased, tailed off
Off 2.50
Time 6m. 6.40 secs, which is 8.43 secs faster than the course average on today's going
CSF- £9.85.

2013 Solwhit 9 11-7 P Carberry 9/4Fav (C Byrnes)
2012 Big Buck's 9 11-7 R Walsh 2/9Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2011 Big Buck's 8 11-7 R Walsh 4/6Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2010 Big Buck's 7 11-7 R Walsh 3/10Fav (Paul Nicholls)
2009 Big Buck's 6 11-10 R Walsh 5/6Fav (Paul Nicholls)

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