18:40 Aintree

Friday 19 May 2017

All17:3518:0518:4019:1019:4520:2020:50

Aintree Golf Course Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f  |   Good (Watered)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:40  |   Winning time: 5m 0.9s
1st
Horse silk
2
6/1
T: C GrantJ: P J Brennan
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, kicked next, soon clear, driven out tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
11/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, ridden approaching last, hung left flat, stayed on, went 2nd post, no impression on winner op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
9
13/8f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Took keen hold, held up in last, headway when not much room on inside 3 out, bumped way through on inside line to take 2nd 2 out, unable to reach winner, lost 2nd post op 7/4 tchd 11/8
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
8/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns (3)
Tracked leaders, disputing 2nd 5th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on same pace flat tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
5
7
8/1
T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Ian Popham
Took keen hold, mid-division, headway on inside 3 out, bumped by rival trying to get up inside line before 2 out, no impression before last op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
1
4
20/1
T: O SherwoodJ: Jack Sherwood (3)
Set modest pace, mistake and headed 7th, led after not fluent 4 out, headed 3 out, hanging left, not much room and lost place after 2 out op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
12
8
16/1
T: Miss C DysonJ: Joshua Moore
Tracked leader, dived at 3rd, led 7th, headed after 4 out, lost place 2 out op 14/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
610-12
9/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway after 2 out, staying on in 5th when fell last op 6/1

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3
Horse silk
Clondaw Kaempfer42
Weight: 11-5|  Age: 9
T: D McCain Jnr  J: W T Kennedy
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.70, £2.90, £1.40EX:£35.50Trifecta:£105.60Tricast:£152.36SF:£63.11Swingers:£20.60, £7.20, £3.10

Forecasts

Free Stone Hill (13/8), Lithic (9/2), Jacks Last Hope (6/1), Nathans Pride (8/1), Zalvados (8/1), Dell' Arca (11/1), Clondaw Kaempfer (14/1), Classic Tune (16/1), Querry Horse (20/1)

Verdict

FREE STONE HILL appears to be on the upgrade and arrives here seeking a hat-trick. He's been raised in the weights once more but could be well up to defying the rise and is taken to score. Classic Tune was a shock winner last time out at Uttoxeter on just his fourth start, he could also have more to offer. Lithic and Zalvados must answer stamina queries but have the credentials to go well while likeable Clondaw Kaempfer was right in the mix here last month in better company until making a meal of the final flight. Nathans Pride won this last year but might struggle now, with Jacks Last Hope a better option.
  1. Free Stone Hill
  2. Jacks Last Hope
  3. Classic Tune

Prize Money

1st: £11,574.002nd: £3,419.003rd: £1,709.004th: £855.005th: £427.006th: £215.00

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