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2015 Aintree 3 mile handicap hurdle

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  • 2015 Aintree 3 mile handicap hurdle

    FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
    2696-2 Alaivan60 9 Jonjo O´Neill 132 62 131
    13312 Alternatif42 5 David Pipe 132 110 134
    16P6P American Spin62 11 Luke Dace 131 55 66
    4315P Apache Jack29 7 Ms Sandra Hughes 73 141
    412135 Aqalim28 5 John Ferguson 135 127 135
    13P227 Bear´s Affair29 9 Nicky Henderson 151 125 154
    973596 Bell Weir54 7 Dianne Sayer 118 91 126
    41-136 Brother Brian28 7 Hughie Morrison 144 133 148
    1-1514 Buywise28 8 Evan Williams 140 86 132
    714110 Bygones Sovereign28 9 David Pipe 137 117 137
    21-411 Call The Cops28 6 Nicky Henderson 145 138 145
    4-2U50 Clondaw Kaempfer29 7 Donald McCain 145 114 145
    2250/3 Crack Away Jack34 11 Emma Lavelle 135 110 124
    224110 Dawalan28 5 Nicky Henderson 150 127 150
    411-13 Dawn Commander165 8 Stuart Edmunds 142 90 139
    32-040 Edeymi28 7 A J Martin 94 137
    2F432 Fairytale Theatre33 8 Dan Skelton 130 96 129
    21-310 Forthefunofit27 6 Jonjo O´Neill 133 84 131
    66-351 Golden Milan14 7 Rebecca Curtis 123 40 118
    6B6112 Greybougg11 6 Nigel Hawke 128 79 131
    F-2206 Hammersly Lake29 7 Nicky Henderson 143 108 145
    P2F/21 I Shot The Sheriff23 8 A J Martin 97 135
    807118 Join The Clan28 6 Jonjo O´Neill 139 121 141
    80661 Katgary14 5 Paul Nicholls 137 114 139
    15P20 Katkeau28 8 David Pipe 137 109 136
    18-P24 Kayf Moss46 7 John Flint 143 105 144
    P-11FU Kaysersberg98 8 Warren Greatrex 142 112 141
    1-4349 Lac Fontana29 6 Paul Nicholls 149 104 149
    95134 Land Of Vic54 7 Peter Bowen 142 117 142
    F1-737 Le Mercurey27 5 Paul Nicholls 143 113 141
    151340 Marinero29 6 A J Martin 100 138
    305411 Master Malt32 7 Jonjo O´Neill 136 124 138
    P-8241 Milan Bound50 7 Jonjo O´Neill 132 126 132
    551123 Mydor26 5 A J Martin 118 135
    8403P- Native Gallery439 10 Ben De Haan 132
    421124 Parish Business117 7 Emma Lavelle 138 111 134
    8-5361 Rally20 6 Nigel Twiston-Davies 124 112 126
    84017 Regal Encore28 7 Anthony Honeyball 137 123 132
    317811 Rolling Maul10 7 Peter Bowen 130 77 137
    2U3322 Serienschock34 7 David Pipe 140 131 138
    41110 Shanroe Santos27 6 Lucy Wadham 135 73 130
    8-1850 Spirit Of Shankly28 7 Charlie Longsdon 136 100 139
    211144 Taglietelle29 6 Gordon Elliott 85 145
    212133 The Tourard Man28 9 Alan King 139 132 139
    11-115 Ulzana´s Raid98 6 Alan King 147 108 147
    4/1512 Unique De Cotte28 7 David Pipe 141 133 140
    26-322 Western Jo19 7 Philip Hobbs 131 124 133
    P-11P0 What A Warrior30 8 Dan Skelton 134 -1
    1514P2 Wicked Spice26 6 Nicky Richards 125 101 125
    216441 Wizards Bridge24 6 Colin Tizzard 123 118 123
    4-2232 Yala Enki26 5 Venetia Williams 128 64 125
    11133 Zeroeshadesofgrey75 6 Neil King 141 116 141

  • #2
    aintree pertemps
    Six of the last nine runnings have gone the way of a novice so, in common with the 2m4f handicap at this fixture, this race has proved a happy hunting ground for first-season hurdlers. The four successful novices who won between 2006 and 2009 were all were stepping up in trip. The best novice guide has been the EBF Final at Sandown, a novice handicap that always contains a clutch of highly promising looking chasers in the making and provided the winner three years running from 2007 and 2009 plus last year’s winner, Doctor Harper.

    Fourteen of the 27 winners ran at the Cheltenham Festival and this is effectively the Aintree equivalent race of the Pertemps Network Final (minus the 20 qualifying races) so it is no surprise to see that handicap at Cheltenham have a bearing with six winners here having run in that Final since 1988. Five of the last seven winners of that Final also lined up here with Cape Tribulation completing the double in 2012 but only one other winner of the Final has placed since Freetown in 2002. It is worth noting that although the Pertemps Final is the more valuable of the two races, that contest only has Listed status whereas this race was raised to Grade 3 level in 2010 so it should theoretically be the stronger of the two handicaps.

    Six of the last nine runnings have gone the way of a novice so this race has proved a happy hunting ground for first-season hurdlers.

    Only five of the 27 winners had been successful last time out but that includes four of the last ten. Prior to Battle Group’s win two years ago, the previous nine winners all arrived here with a win earlier in the season behind them as had 18 in all. Only one of the last 17 winners had not run at least four times earlier in the season. As many as ten winners had run over fences earlier in the season, three of which on their last start. That’s a pretty good strike rate in 26 years, especially given how well novice hurdlers have performed as, generally speaking, very few of those will have been chasing at some point in their career.

    Eight of the last 11 winners were officially rated in the very narrow band of between 128 and 131 inclusive. This is a better race than it used to be so this trend may become less relevant. There were no qualifiers in 2009 and just one each in 2011 and 2012 for example. Just two five-year-olds have won in 26 runnings. The only five-year-olds to win this handicap were Escartefigue (who was better at Aintree than anywhere else) and Time For Rupert and both went on to make top-notch chasers.

    Jonjo O'Neill is best known for his stayers and he has won this race four times in the last 13 years, twice with novices, so it is surprising that he has ran just one horse in the last four years. The Irish have won this handicap just twice, and not since Ross Moff in 2002. Mouse Morris saddled the first Irish winner, What A Question, and has had three others placed, but hasn't had a runner in any of the last ten years.

    Three successive favourites obliged before Time For Rupert won at 50/1, the race's biggest-priced winner, and it was the gambled-on Battle Group that gave favourites another victory two years ago, albeit the co-favourite of three at 8/1 leading home another co-favourite in second. Three favourites went in during the 1990s and six in total have finished second so it has been relatively punter friendly given how competitive it is.

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    • #3
      two fancies

      Hammersly Lake - BJGs blog and his earlier faith and Master Malt. Jonjo has good record and gets in near bottom of weights.

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      • #4
        Oh yes there is a thread, just posted elsewhere that I quite fancy Lac Fontana to run well in this with the boy Bowen in great form for Paul Nicholls lately and available at 16/1 with quarter odds first 4

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        • #5
          Originally posted by MrMcGoldrick View Post
          Oh yes there is a thread, just posted elsewhere that I quite fancy Lac Fontana to run well in this with the boy Bowen in great form for Paul Nicholls lately and available at 16/1 with quarter odds first 4
          some value options away from the g1s.

          That 5lbs claim is valuable.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by mayo View Post
            some value options away from the g1s.

            That 5lbs claim is valuable.
            Absolutely, I reckon Sean Bowen is a match for anyone at the moment, the 5lbs claim is a huge bonus

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            • #7
              Gordon Elliott's for me. He travelled brilliantly in the coral cup and the step up in trip should be ideal.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Faugheen_Machine View Post
                Gordon Elliott's for me. He travelled brilliantly in the coral cup and the step up in trip should be ideal.
                Well done FM

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Faugheen_Machine View Post
                  Gordon Elliott's for me. He travelled brilliantly in the coral cup and the step up in trip should be ideal.
                  Well done FM.

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                  • #10
                    Thanks - a great ride by PC.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Faugheen_Machine View Post
                      Thanks - a great ride by PC.
                      It was. I was on Master Malt. Carbs would have won on him too.

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