The Times - UK (2022-04-09)

GRAND NATIONAL

2022

11

7 -11312THIRD TIME LUCKI 56 (D) 155

D Skelton (Mike and Eileen Newbould) 7-11-4 H Skelton

Smart but has twice come up short against Edwardstone

8-11 Edwardstone, 11-4 Gentleman De Mee, 9-2 Third Time Lucki, 20-1 Mick Pastor,
Amarillo Sky, 50-1 For Pleasure, 100-1 Fugitif.
Wright choice: Edwardstone completed a five-timer in the Arkle Trophy at
Cheltenham; he can cap a fine season Danger: Gentleman De Mee

3.35 JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle ITV
(Grade I: £140,325: 3m 1f) (9)
1 U30323ASHDALE BOB 24 154
J Harrington (Ire) (Diarmuid Horgan) 7-11-7 R M Power
Ran well in Cheltenham h’cap, three wins over half-mile shorter
2 2P-124CHAMP 23 (CD) 163
N Henderson (Mr J P McManus) 10-11-7 Jonjo O'Neill Jr
Grade one course and distance winner
3 1-PF21FLOORING PORTER 23 (T) - 164
G Cromwell (Ire) (Flooring Porter Synd) 7-11-7D E Mullins
Made all at Cheltenham, third grade one win; track should suit
4 650310 KOSHARI 23 (P,CD) 157
D M Christie (Ire) (Mahon et al) 10-11-7Jonathan Moore
Ran well for 100-1 shot behind Flooring Porter at Cheltenham
5 134051 ROI MAGE 23 123
P Griffin (Ire) (Pryde/van Der Hoeven) 10-11-7D J O'Keeffe
Usually seen over fences, winning at Down Royal last time
6 2-2P40SIRE DU BERLAIS 23 (B,T,BF) 158
G Elliott (Ire) (Mr John P McManus) 10-11-7 M P Walsh
Twice beaten by Flooring Porter; unlikely to find improvement
7 3-414PTHOMAS DARBY 49 (T) 155
O Murphy (Mrs Diana L Whateley) 9-11-7 A Coleman
Third to Thyme Hill 12 months ago
8 21-522THYME HILL 23 (CD) 162
P Hobbs (The Englands and Heywoods) 8-11-7 T J O'Brien
Just under three lengths behind Flooring Porter last time
9 3-151PMOLLY OLLYS WISHES 49 (T,BF,D) 146
D Skelton (Mr Dean Pugh) 8-11-0 H Skelton
Excuses for Haydock flop but stiff task on grade one debut

9 (10) 0 PENSA TE 13 E Dunlop 3-8-11 R Kingscote

10 (12) QUARTET D Loughnane 3-8-11 D Muscutt

11 (8) SCUTI B Lund 3-8-11 Josephine Gordon

12 (1) 0-0STORM DANCER 11 A Watson 3-8-11

Adam J McNamara

10-11 Another Romance, 11-8 Lucia Joy, 14-1 Pensa Te, 20-1 Gentle Fire,

Quartet, 33-1 Irlandais Intrigue, Eminent Angel, Kobra.

6.30 Handicap (£10,308: 2m 120yd) (6)

1 (5)1535-RED VERDON 202 (B,C) E Dunlop 9-9-10

Harry Davies (7)

2 (6)2036-THE GRAND VISIR J153 (P) I Williams 8-9-8 R Kingscote

3 (1)1000-RESHOUN 182 (P,D) I Williams 8-9-5 A Rawlinson

4 (4)-4236HALIMI 33 (P) S & E Crisford 6-8-13 H Burns (5)

5 (2)0-425KING'S ADVICE 60 (V,C) C & M Johnston 8-8-8F Norton

6 (3)5-053RESTORER 38 I Williams 10-8-6 L Morris

5-2 Red Verdon, 4-1 The Grand Visir, King's Advice, 5-1 Halimi, Restorer,

15-2 Reshoun.

7.00 Handicap (£2,970: 1m 1f 104yd) (11)

1 (11) 065 FAITHHOPEANDGLORY 31 M Loughnane 4-9-11 R Kingscote

2 (2) 00353 PILOT WINGS 21 (CD) A Carroll 7-9-7 J Watson

3 (10)-6325AMALFI SALSA 21 (BF) M Botti 4-9-6 N Callan

4 (9)^50542 NINE ELMS 21 (CD) S Bowring 7-9-4 D Costello

5 (7)0/600GEARING'S POINT 14 M Channon 4-9-4 D Keenan

6 (5)-4154QUOTELINE DIRECT 21 (CD) M Hammond 9-9-4 F Norton

7 (4)005-3FLIGHT COMMAND 65 (T,BF) S Drinkwater 5-9-4 A Villiers (3)

8 (3)0/6-5STAR OF ST LOUIS 25 D P Quinn 5-9-0 C Shepherd

9 (8)00-00AIR OF YORK 21 (P,C) G Harris 10-9-0 W Cox (3)

10 (1) 400 DARK ICON 26 J Butler 5-9-0 L Morris

11 (6)0000-MR GAMBINO 213 (B) J Riches 5-9-0 L Keniry

7-2 Amalfi Salsa, 4-1 Nine Elms, Flight Command, 6-1 Pilot Wings,

Quoteline Direct, 12-1 Faithhopeandglory, 14-1 Dark Icon, Star Of St Louis.

7.30 Handicap (£2,970: 1m 1f) (13)

1 (12)55-10MIGHTY FINE 2 (B,C) D Brown 4-9-9 Doubtful

2 (3)^050 UPALNITETOGETLUCKY 32 Jessica Macey 4-9-7 O Stammers (3)

3 (6)5-405LUSCIFER 31 (B,C) R Harris 5-9-5 J Watson

4 (5)20-00WELL PREPARED 71 (T) M Loughnane 5-9- 4 R Kingscote

5 (11) 31222 ODD SOCKS HAVANA 15 (P,T) R Menzies 4-9-3 D Costello

6 (7)22-04LEXINGTON BULLET 21 (T) B Lund 4-9-2 Josephine Gordon

7 (9)4020-BIG DUTCHIE 116 (BF) Phillip Makin 4-9-2C Shepherd

8 (8) 20360 SHADOW ANGEL 9 (H) J Tuite 4-9-0 L Steward

9 (10)5220-FOUR FEET 209 H Candy 6-8-13Laura Coughlan (5)

10 (13)400-2RED BRAVO 23 A Wintle 6-8-12 T Heard (5)

11 (2)0-604MAKYON 44 M Usher 5-8-12 G Rooke (3)

12 (4)546-0CITY WANDERER 23 (B) R Carr 6-8-12 K O'Neill

13 (1)0300-MAC MCCARTHY 187 (CD) R Carr 5-8-12 L Morris

9-4 Odd Socks Havana, 6-1 Red Bravo, 7-1 Luscifer, Four Feet, 8-1 Big

Dutchie, 10-1 Shadow Angel, 12-1 Makyon, 14-1 Mac Mccarthy.

8.00 Handicap (Div I: £2,823: 1m 4f) (10)

1 (7)00-02STUDY THE STARS 10 G Baker 4-11-4Mr S Walker

2 (5)5-305GARRISON COMMANDER J41 (P,T) Katy Price 6-11-0

Mr Henry Main (5)

3 (9)060/6GENEVER DRAGON 26 (P) D McCain 5-11-0

Mr Charlie Maggs (7)

4 (8)-2300DENABLE 38 (P) A Carson 6-10-11

Miss Kerryanne Alexander (7)

5 (3)20-00ONE TO GO 25 (B) A Watson 6-10-11Ms B Hampson

6 (2)30-14JENNY REN 22 (CD) Sarah Hollinshead 7-10-9Miss S Brotherton

7 (4)0-040FLEURSALS 40 A Forbes 6-10-6 Mr R Holmes (5)

8 (1)4006-BURNAGE BOY J16 (P) M Hammond 6-10-5

Miss Georgia Fenwicke-Clennell (7)

9 (10)0-000UCCELLO 22 M Hammond 4-10-5Miss Becky Smith

10 (6) 50350 LIGHTNING BLUE 10 S Drinkwater 5-10-5

Miss Emma Williams (7)

11-8 Study The Stars, 11-4 Jenny Ren, 15-2 Denable, 10-1 One To Go, 12-1

Genever Dragon, 20-1 others.

8.30 Handicap (Div II: £2,823: 1m 4f) (9)

1 (9)-5126THE RESDEV WAY J32 (C,D) M Hammond 9-11-2

Miss Becky Smith

2 (7)0-004MERWEB 9 (D) Henry Oliver 7-11-0Mrs Jo Buck (3)

3 (6)^31200 DONYA 25 (D) I Williams 4-10-13 Mr Josh Agar (7)

4 (8)044-0PERCY PROSECCO J60 (B,C,D) A Watson 7-10-11

Ms B Hampson

5 (3)5006-SETTLE PETAL 309 (P,D) R Brisland 8-10-11 Mr S Walker

6 (1)5030-GRANDSCAPE 168 (CD) A Stronge 7-10-9

Miss Sophie Smith

7 (4)145-0GO ON GAL 35 (D) S Humphrey 9-10-6 Mr Jack Wilmot (7)

8 (5)5004-GLENCOE BOY 236 (V) D Flood 5-10-5 Miss L Jones (7)

9 (2)5440-ALIOSKI J202 G Brown 5-10-5 Miss Isabelle Ryder (7)

4-1 The Resdev Way, 9-2 Merweb, 5-1 Donya, 13-2 Percy Prosecco, 7-1

Settle Petal, 8-1 Alioski, 10-1 Glencoe Boy, Grandscape, Go On Gal.

Newcastle

Rob Wright

12.30 Post Chaise 2.50 Byzantine Empire

1.00 Git Maker 3.25 Buster Valentine

1.37 Darius Des Sources 4.00 Johnson’s Blue

2.15 Lough Salt 4.40 Kings Creek

Going: good, good to soft in places

Sky Sports Racing

12.30 Handicap Hurdle (£3,730: 3m) (11)

1 65162 BIRD ON THE WIRE 34 (T,D) D McCain 7-11-12

P J Kavanagh (3)

2 0P516TARTAN COOKIE 23 (B,CD) Ewan Whillans 6-11-7

P Coleman (5)

3 0PUF0LARGE ACTION 19 R Fell 6-11-7 B Ffrench Davis

4 4535 AMBER GOLD 18 M Walford 5-11-6 T Midgley

5 60560 NORTHERN FALCON 32 Miss P Robson 7-11-5 L Stones

6 -0601POST CHAISE 28 O Greenall 5-11-2 D Johnston (5)

7 20F42RIBEYE 18 P Atkinson 7-10-11 Jack Hogan (5)

8 55034 UP WITH THE PLAY 16 (V) V Thompson 5-10-10

P Armson

9 40061 SONGBIRD'S TALE 23 Paul Collins 7-10-2 M Galligan (3)

10 20-04OUR CILLA 23 (B) A Crook 8-10-0 C Rabbitt (5)

11 -460PYORGUNNABEAMUNKY 52 (P) R Ross 6-10-0

Daire Davis (5)

7-2 Post Chaise, 4-1 Bird On The Wire, 5-1 Songbird's Tale, 6-1 Ribeye,

15-2 Amber Gold, 10-1 Tartan Cookie, 12-1 others.

1.00 Novices' Hurdle (£5,446: 2m 4f) (7)

1 -1114GIT MAKER 32 (BF) J Snowden 6-11-12 G Sheehan

2 1-230GEORDIES DREAM 53 Miss P Robson 7-11-0 Sean Quinlan

3 33 KIDMAN 14 S Waugh 6-11-0 J Hamilton

4 -1361SHIGHNESS 33 M Hammond 5-11-0 C O'Farrell

5 0 TEESCOMPONENTSFLY 18 G Boanas 5-11-0 T Midgley (5)

6 4-200THAT SHIPS SAILED 297 (W,H,T) J Bedi 7-11-0 C Bewley

7 3-15WHELANS BRIDGE 32 R Dobbin 6-11-0Craig Nichol

8-11 Git Maker, 11-2 Kidman, 13-2 Geordies Dream, Whelans Bridge, 7-1

Shighness, 50-1 Teescomponentsfly, 66-1 That Ships Sailed.

1.37 Handicap Chase (£3,513: 2m 4f) (9)

1 541F2EDMOND DANTES 10 (BF) Ruth Jefferson 6-11-12

C Bewley

2 36245 BROOMFIELDS KAN 21 (P) G Bewley 7-11-9 J Bewley (3)

3 2-111GO ON CHEZ 224 O Greenall 6-11-9 Craig Nichol

4 P-PPPDARIUS DES SOURCES 52 (W,T,V,D) C Grant 9-11-5Sean Quinlan

5 04654 LOUGHERMORE 5 (P) S Waugh 8-11-4 W Shanahan (7)

6 0-552SIR APOLLO 29 (P) S England 7-10-13 J England

7 4-PP4WESTDANTE 23 (B,T) D Brooke 7-10-8 J Kington

8 222P4BEGOODTOYOURSELF 18 (P,T,BF) C Kellett 7-10-5

H Reed

9 P-PPUOH NO 12 (T) M Barnes 10-10-0 S Mulqueen

5-2 Edmond Dantes, 11-4 Go On Chez, 3-1 Sir Apollo, 10-1

Begoodtoyourself, Broomfields Kan, 12-1 Westdante, 14-1 others.

2.15 Handicap Chase (£5,010: 2m 7f) (6)

1 6321PCHANTING HILL 13 (D) N Alexander 8-11-12 Sean Quinlan

2 24126 SCOTTISH ACCENT 13 (T,V) R Menzies 9-11-9 N Moscrop

3 465-3DEVOUR 331 S Corbett 9-11-8 Craig Nichol

4 153P2MOROZOV COCKTAIL 23 (B) T Easterby 6-11-6

Mr W Easterby (5)

5 11622 RAPID RAIDER 21 L Russell 8-11-3 S Mulqueen

6 P4U11LOUGH SALT 22 (P) P Winks 11-10-10 J Kington

2-1 Lough Salt, 3-1 Rapid Raider, 5-1 Morozov Cocktail, 6-1 Scottish

Accent, Chanting Hill, 10-1 Devour.

2.50 Handicap Hurdle (£6,219: 2m) (4)

1 11120 BRIEF TIMES 21 (H,T,BF,D) N Mulholland 6-11-9J Best

2 21115 SEE THE SEA 138 (T,D) D McCain 8-11-8 P J Kavanagh (5)

3 06-06RED FORCE ONE F26 (D) P Kirby 7-11-2 J Williamson (5)

4 11453 BYZANTINE EMPIRE 15 (T,BF,D) F O'Brien 5-11-0L Harrison (3)

6-4 Byzantine Empire, 2-1 Brief Times, 3-1 See The Sea, 8-1 Red Force One.

3.25 Handicap Chase (£6,535: 2m 4f) (5)

1 22136 EMPIRE DE MAULDE 29 (P,T,D) J Ewart 8-11-12

C O'Farrell

2 41022 THE KING OF MAY 20 (BF) B Ellison 8-11-5 Sean Quinlan

3 P2321BUSTER VALENTINE 33 (P) M Walford 9-11-5

J Hamilton

4 -2041DALYOTIN 34 (P) R Menzies 6-11-2 N Moscrop

5 16-3PSIRWILLIAMWALLACE 126 (T,D) A M Thomson 9-11-0Craig Nichol

7-4 Dalyotin, 5-2 Buster Valentine, 100-30 The King Of May, 13-2 Empire

De Maulde, 10-1 Sirwilliamwallace.

4.00 Handicap Hurdle

(Div I: £3,730: 2m 4f) (13)

1 60F01COURT AT SLIP 32 (P,CD) T Easterby 5-11-12

Mr W Easterby (5)

2 16055 PATEEN 175 (P) J Bedi 10-11-10 Miss J Bedi (7)

3 F0-52GET WITH IT 32 (H,T) R Dobbin 7-11-8 Craig Nichol

4 40001 JOHNSON'S BLUE 12 (D) M Walford 5-11-7 J Hamilton

5 -0600ILAYA 73 (H,T,C) M Hammond 8-11-7 C O'Farrell

6 12P10GOLDEN CHANCER 190 (P,T) D Bourke 8-11-3 A Cawley

7 4545PBLACK MINSTER 52 P Atkinson 7-11-0 Jack Hogan (7)

8 23150 MISSCARLETT 15 (P,D) P Kirby 8-10-12 J Williamson (5)

9 -0054WARRIORS STORY 32 N Alexander 6-10-11 B Lynn (5)

10 4P000CASAMARI ABBEY 110 (W,P,D) S G West 8-10-10

J Kington

11 2356/MIRS CHOICE 762 D Thompson 12-10-5 W Shanahan (7)

12 3060PUNCLE GEZ 91 (P) C Grant 6-10-0 Sean Quinlan

13 40-00BALLYTOBIN 112 (T) S Forster 7-10-0 S Mulqueen

3-1 Court At Slip, 100-30 Johnson's Blue, 4-1 Get With It, 8-1 Warriors

Story, 10-1 Pateen, Ilaya, 12-1 Golden Chancer, 14-1 Misscarlett.

4.40 Handicap Hurdle

(Div II: £3,730: 2m 4f) (13)

1 24025 BARNAY 20 (B,T,D) J Coulson 7-11-12 M Kendrick

2 43545 UGO DU MISSELOT 18 (H,T) T Davidson 8-11-10 H Reed

3 40352 KINGS CREEK 16 (P,T) M Walford 5-11-9J Hamilton

4 05P2PAZOF DES MOTTES 52 (W) G Bewley 5-11-8 J Bewley (3)

5 34040 JUST PADDY'S BAND 102 M Hammond 6-11-6 C O'Farrell

6 43566 BESTIARIUS 18 G Boanas 10-11-4 T Midgley (5)

7 061P0OLD JEWRY 20 (CD) D Bourke 8-10-13 A Doyle (7)

8 25P00LANDACRE BRIDGE 121 (W) H Hogarth 6-10-12Sean Quinlan

9 00000 DR SHIROCCO 32 (T) S Forster 7-10-11 S Mulqueen

10 02P06CELTIC DANCER 12 (P,D) K Scott 9-10-8Craig Nichol

11 50000 DAN GUN 12 (V,D) S Waugh 8-10-2 T Willmott (5)

12 35202 MUROOR 16 (B) V Thompson 9-10-0 P Armson (7)

13 P50SMART BOYO F26 (B) P Kirby 4-10-0 J Williamson

7-2 Kings Creek, 13-2 Barnay, Smart Boyo, 15-2 Muroor, 8-1 Ugo Du

Misselot, Old Jewry, 10-1 Azof Des Mottes, 12-1 Bestiarius.

Wolverhampton

Rob Wright

4.57 Love Mystery 7.00 Gearing’s Point

5.30 Intervention 7.30 Luscifer

6.00 Lucia Joy 8.00 Study The Stars

6.30 Red Verdon 8.30 Donya

Going: standard Sky Sports Racing

Draw: 5f-7f, low numbers best

4.57 Handicap (3-Y-O: £3,510: 1m 4f) (5)

1 (4) 16-GEELONG 178 (C) P & O Cole 9-11 M Tabti (7)

2 (2)2-633LOVE MYSTERY 25 (BF) A Balding 9-7 J Watson

3 (1)05-DOCEAN RULER 36 J Tate 9-5 C Shepherd

4 (3)035-1PONS AELIUS 14 (CD) C & M Johnston 9-3 F Norton

5 (5) 54453 THERMOMETER 8 (P) S Dixon 8-8 K O'Neill

11-8 Pons Aelius, 5-2 Ocean Ruler, 9-2 Love Mystery, 6-1 Geelong, 12-1

Thermometer.

5.30 Handicap (£3,510: 6f) (9)

1 (6)25-12MOBARHIN 73 (P,D) K P De Foy 4-9-7 D Muscutt

2 (1) 00010 REBEL REDEMPTION 14 (B,CD) S Dixon 5-9-7

J Fisher (5)

3 (4)4-621LILKIAN 9 (CD) Darryll Holland 5-9-7Liam Wright (7)

4 (3)0346-GUNMETAL 199 (P,D) Frank Bishop 9-9-6 L Keniry

5 (7)134-6BATCHELOR BOY 22 (B,CD) J Gallagher 5-9-4N Callan

6 (2)-1450ALABLAQ 14 (D) P Evans 4-9-4 G Downing

7 (5)-4000IDOAPOLOGISE 24 (T,D) B Ellison 5-9-2B Robinson

8 (9) 11225 INTERVENTION 9 (H,P,BF,CD) M Appleby 5-9-0

Harry Davies (7)

9 (8) 01210 VOLTAIC 32 (BF,C,D) A Carroll 6-9-0 Emma Taff (7)

3-1 Mobarhin, 7-2 Lilkian, Intervention, 6-1 Voltaic, 8-1 Alablaq, 12-1

Rebel Redemption, 14-1 Idoapologise, 16-1 Batchelor Boy, 33-1 Gunmetal.

6.00 Novice Stakes (£3,942: 7f) (12)

1 (9) 1/KOBRA J56 (B,H) M Appleby 5-10-4 L Morris

2 (4) GENTLE FIRE J43 S Drinkwater 6-9-11 F Norton

3 (2) 5-ANOTHER ROMANCE 287 (W,H,T,BF) S & E Crisford 3-8-11R Coakley

4 (6)^6 EMINENT ANGEL 23 D & C Kubler 3-8-11 L Keniry

5 (7) 0 HANNAH'S RETURN 14 G Brown 3-8-11T Heard (5)

6 (11) 6 IRLANDAIS INTRIGUE 14 S Kirk 3-8-11 G Downing

7 (5) 23 LUCIA JOY 7 G Boughey 3-8-11 James Doyle

8 (3) 0-MADASAHATTER 173 Steph Hollinshead 3-8-11 K O'Neill

5.15 Randox Grand National ITV

Handicap Chase

(Grade III: £500,000: 4m 2f) (40)

Runners and riders, page 3; silks, pages 6-7

11 6-513PGRUMPY CHARLEY 25 146

Chris Honour (Mr G Thompson) 7-10-11 B Carver

Disappointed at Cheltenham on first try at this trip

12 -64330ESPOIR DE TEILLEE 98 (T) 144

T R George (Mr R S Brookhouse) 10-10-10 T Scudamore

Back on favourable mark but unproven stayer; tongue-tie

13 504031 CAP DU NORD 42 (P) 136

Christian Williams (Mr Glynn A Carroll) 9-10-6 J Tudor

With cheekpieces refitted won Kempton grade three

14 0214P5MINT CONDITION 23 (P) 139

J Candlish (Whites Property Limited) 8-10-6 D J O'Keeffe

Ran well in first-time cheekpieces at Cheltenham

15 5-1114SCENE NOT HERD 28 (BF) 136

C Longsdon (Swanee River Partnership) 7-10-4 J J Burke

Held by Killer Kane on Sandown; promises to suit

16 P-20P4THE HOLLOW GINGE 57 (P) 139

N Twiston-Davies (The Ginge Army) 9-10-3 J Nailor (3)

Well handicapped at best, last twice after wind op

17 -33611KILLER KANE 28 (T) 133

C Tizzard (J P Romans & Taylor, O'dwyer) 7-10-2B J Powell

Improving scorer of Sandown listed over shorter trip

18 204043 DIDERO VALLIS 23 (B,D) 137

V Williams (Normans, Ramsay, Tufnell) 9-10-1H Nugent (3)

Bounced back to form in first-time blinkers at Cheltenham

5-2 Shan Blue, 13-2 Cap Du Nord, 7-1 Oscar Elite, 8-1 Tea Clipper, 12-1 others.

Wright choice: Shan Blue drops in class after disappointing in the grade

one Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham Dangers: Cap Du Nord, Tea Clipper

6.20 Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk

Standard Open NH Flat Race

(Grade II: £28,135: 2m 1f) (20)

1 313 ASTRONOMIC VIEW 55 (D) Mrs S Gardner 5-11-4 Lucy Gardner 126

2 130 BASFORD 56 (D) J Candlish 5-11-4 D J O'Keeffe^119

3 1-21CHIANTI CLASSICO 128 (D) K Bailey 5-11-4 D Bass 116

4 11 CRAMBO 34 F O'Brien 5-11-4 C Brace^130

5 21 CRUZ CONTROL 88 (D) T Lacey 5-11-4 T Bellamy 121

6 2-1DONAIRE 41 (T) O Greenall 6-11-4 N Scholfield 127

7 1-1ERNEST GRAY 27 A King 5-11-4 T Cannonv 133

8 11 HENRI THE SECOND 113 P Nicholls 5-11-4 H Cobden 120

9 110 HOULANBATORDECHAIS 24 (H) W P Mullins (Ire) 5-11-4P Townend 124

10 15 HULLNBACK 56 (T) F O'Brien 5-11-4 P Brennan 116

11 311 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 7 C Gordon 5-11-4 Joshua Moore 127

12 11 LOOKAWAY 48 (H) N King 5-11-4 J Quinlan 122

13 131 PRAIRIE WOLF 70 (D) Sue Smith 5-11-4 R Mania 121

14 11 RATH GAUL BOY 33 W P Mullins (Ire) 5-11-4 Mr P W Mullins 126

15 614 ROCKINASTORM 64 (BF,D) H Daly 5-11-4 T J O'Brien^118

16 21 SHOMEN UCHI 52 S Thomas 5-11-4 C Deutsch 129

17 012 SWAPPED 76 N Henderson 5-11-4 N De Boinville^120

18 11 WESTERN ZEPHYR 71 C Longsdon 5-11-4 S Bowen 122

19 22 BLOW YOUR WAD 30 T Lacey 4-10-10 S Sheppard^126

20 312 IMPERIAL BEDE 161 Jonjo O'Neill 4-10-10 Jonjo O'Neill Jr --

9-2 Rath Gaul Boy, 5-1 Henri The Second, 6-1 Houlanbatordechais, 8-1 Ernest Gray, Lookaway, 10-1

Leave Of Absence, 12-1 Chianti Classico, Crambo, Western Zephyr, 14-1 others.

Wright choice: Ernest Gray was mightily impressive on his British debut

at Warwick and can follow up Dangers: Rath Gaul Boy, Hullnback

6 Poethlyn was the shortest-priced Grand

National winner when victorious at 11-4 in 1919.

6 The biggest field was in 1929, when 66 lined up,

and the smallest in 1883, when only ten took part.

The maximum field allowed now is 40.

6 Tiger Roll became the first horse since Red Rum

to win consecutive runnings of the National when

successful in 2018 and 2019.

Jockey Gavin Sheehan was stood down from his

sole ride at Aintree yesterday after failing a breath

test. He had been due to ride Speech Bubble, who

finished 11th in the opening handicap hurdle, but

was replaced by Davy Russell. Sheehan is due to

ride Git Maker at Newcastle today.

13-8 Flooring Porter, 5-2 Thyme Hill, 4-1 Champ, 10-1 Sire Du Berlais, 12-1 Ashdale

Bob, 14-1 Thomas Darby, 20-1 Molly Ollys Wishes, 25-1 Koshari, 100-1 Roi Mage.

Wright choice: Champ has had excuses in two starts since beating Thyme

Hill at Ascot; can return to his best Dangers: Flooring Porter, Thyme Hill

4.15 Betway Handicap Chase ITV

(Grade III: £56,270: 3m 1f) (18)

1 21F-33ESPOIR DE ROMAY 35 (BF) 148

K Bailey (The Midgelets) 8-11-12 D Bass

Unlucky here last year; twice beaten favourite since in listed

2 252-F6SHAN BLUE 23 149

D Skelton (Mr Colm Donlon) 8-11-5 H Skelton

Struggled over inadequate trip at Cheltenham

3 -2FP12EMPIRE STEEL 14 (BF) 149

A M Thomson (Alan Wight) 8-11-4 R Mania

Two good runs at Kelso but has gone up 1lb for a defeat

4 3-032PSAM BROWN 49 (T) 152

A Honeyball (Mr T C Frost) 10-11-4 A Coleman

Grade two winner should leave latest form behind

5 -16210EXELERATOR EXPRESS 182 (T) 152

N Mulholland (Walters Plant Hire) 8-11-2S Twiston-Davies

Good form last spring/summer; stiff task after long lay-off

6 3-1244TEA CLIPPER 25 (P) 149

T Lacey (Jerry Hinds & Ashley Head) 7-11-1 S Sheppard

Good spin in similar event at Cheltenham, first-time cheekpieces

7 11P32PWISHING AND HOPING 23 (P,CD)- 153

M Rowley (Mrs Peter Andrews) 12-11-0 A Edwards (3)

Made all here in October; form in graded company — UFPP

8 2U0P-1COMMODORE 120 146

V Williams (Mrs C Watson, Mrs S Graham) 10-10-13Doubtful

Now runs in Grand National

9 -F3453OSCAR ELITE 25 (T) 146

C Tizzard (Mrs Mary-ann Middleton) 7-10-11 H Cobden

Solid run in Cheltenham grade three handicap; put up 2lb

10 P-P110ADRIMEL 23 (T,V) 142

T Lacey (Lady Bamford & Alice Bamford) 7-10-11T Bellamy

Well beaten over shorter at Cheltenham; different headgear

Sheehan fails breath test