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Aintree Grand Opening Day 2015

Old Vic

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Might as well stick your tips in this thread and ill stick it to the top. Links to stats and earlier forum musings below

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1.40pm
 The Manifesto Novices’ Steeple Chase (Grade 1)Manifesto StatsDiscussion thread 2m 4f
2.15pm The Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1)4YO Stats4 year old hurdle tips 2m 1f
2.50pm The Betfred Bowl Steeple Chase (Grade 1)Bowl WinnersBowl Discussion 3m 1f
3.25pm The Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)10 year hurdle statsAintree Hurdle forum 2m 4f
4.05pm The Crabbie’s Fox Hunters’ Steeple Chase (Class 2)Foxhunters TrendsFoxhunters Thread 2m 5½f
4.40pm The Betfred Red Rum Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 3)Winner ProfilesRed Rum Chase 2015 2m
5.15pm The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)10 year trendsForum fancies 3m ½f

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015 – The going descriptions on the Mildmay & Hurdle Courses at Aintree have been changed this afternoon by Andrew Tulloch, Clerk of the Course & Head of Racing, following the watering programme which started yesterday and was completed this morning.

They are as follows:-

Mildmay Course – Good to Soft, Good in places (from Good, Good to Soft in places)

Hurdle Course – Good to Soft (from Good to Soft, Good in places)

The going on the Grand National Course remains the same:-

Grand National Course – Good to Soft

Tulloch commented at 2.30pm: “We finished the watering programme (five millimetres) on the Mildmay Course this morning. The course has not dried as much as I thought it would and I am describing it now as Good to Soft, Good in places.

“It is nice ground and the same applies to the Hurdle Course which is Good to Soft following the five millimetres of watering (five millimetres) yesterday.

“The Grand National Course remains Good to Soft and we are likely to do some selective watering before racing tomorrow. I am going to walk the course now.

“The watering will covering about a third of the Grand National Course and involve three to four millimetres of water being put on by the computer-controlled pop-up system. It is lovely jumping ground, with some parts drying quicker than others.

“We will look at the going descriptions again tomorrow morning. It is forecast to be dry for the rest of today, tomorrow and Friday during the day. There could be the odd shower after racing on Friday but only producing one to two millimetres of precipitation.

“Saturday looks a bit overcast and breezy but mainly dry.”

The weather forecast is as follows:
Wednesday & Thursday – dry, cloudy start and then brighter and sunny, 15C.
Friday – dry with some sunny spells, cloudy pm with possible showers overnight 2mm.
Saturday – mainly dry and cloudy, windy 12C.

Mildmay & Hurdle Courses on Thursday
All bends and hurdles are on the outer configuration on Thursday, increasing advertised distances by 40 yards per circuit on the Mildmay Course and 90 yards per circuit on the Hurdle Course. All bends will be moved in by about four yards after racing each day.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Thursday Aintree Day 1 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pricewise?src=hash">#Pricewise</a> <a href="http://t.co/K0LinI8WeK">pic.twitter.com/K0LinI8WeK</a></p>— revs (@cardiffrevs) <a href="https://twitter.com/cardiffrevs/status/585880274799632384">April 8, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
My lottery ticket

Val De Law @ 25/1
Intense Tango @ 12/1
Volnay De Thaix @ 14/1
Last Time D'albain @ 9/1
Ned Buntline @ 7/1
Hammersly Lake @ 20/1
Lucky 63, 63 bets EW
 
mayo said:
My lottery ticket

Val De Law @ 25/1
Intense Tango @ 12/1
Volnay De Thaix @ 14/1
Last Time D'albain @ 9/1
Ned Buntline @ 7/1
Hammersly Lake @ 20/1
Lucky 63, 63 bets EW
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Good luck mayo, the place acca would pay a good return
 
another one

Lac Fontana @ 16/1
Ted Veale @ 12/1
Volnay De Thaix @ 14/1
Intense Tango @ 12/1
Three Kingdoms @ 9/1
 
Ned Buntline - The Grand Annual was actually his first chase start since April '14 and was going well until he gassed up the hill. Should be more fitter and wiser now and runs off the same mark.

Call The Cops - Lightly raced this season due to the need of better ground. Should improve again even off 8lbs higher.
 
Cracking and underrated card this.

They might get more interest if the just stuck Aintree in front of the Cheltenham Race names :rolleyes:

JLT,
Triumph,
Gold Cup,
Champion Hurdle,
Foxhunters
Grand Annual
and Pertemps

Ned Buntline and Ma Filleule ew double here. Like Warne in Foxhunters too.
 
Ulzanas raid in the lucky last 14-1 ew
And nibble on major marlarkey 40-1 .
 
Typical. 25/1 shot 3rd with two places:sorrow:
 
For a a man who protested he had no juveniles this year Nicholls hasnt fared too badly
 
Old Vic can I also say that that Vernons ad at the top of the page is annoying the F*ck out of me. Carly is easy to look at but that thing from IACGMOOH is not.

Noted :p
 
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Ruby stood down for the day.
 
Paul Nicholls horses continuing to run well.

Henderson's running very poorly.
 
Yeehaa said:
Annie Power II :mad:

Glad to see the horse up.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Eerily similar circumstances for <a href="https://twitter.com/Ruby_Walsh">@Ruby_Walsh</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnniePower?src=hash">#AnniePower</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ArcticFire?src=hash">#ArcticFire</a>

Glad that both horses & rider okay. <a href="http://t.co/T0pcY6zprH">pic.twitter.com/T0pcY6zprH</a></p>— Oddschecker (@Oddschecker) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oddschecker/status/586191950300192768">April 9, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Superb tipping from Wayward lad on the Red Rum thread.
 
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