PHOTO GALLERY
Aintree Festival
Saturday 06 April 2013
Races 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7
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Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) The winner is maiden Ubak,
trained by Gary Moore and ridden by his son Jamie 06 April 2013 |
Race 2: The Maghull Novices’
Chase Overturn ridden by Jason Maguire exits onto the course 06 April 2013 |
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Race 2: The Maghull
Novices’ Chase One circuit to go; Special Tiara leads the way from Overturn 06 April 2013 |
Race 2: The Maghull
Novices’ Chase Overturn returns having finished 2nd 06 April 2013 |
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Race 2: The Maghull
Novices’ Chase Overturn in profile 06 April 2013 |
Race 2: The Maghull
Novices’ Chase And the winner is ... Special Tiara ridden by Bryan Cooper 06 April 2013 |
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Race 2: The Maghull
Novices’ Chase The prize has been presented to owner Sally Rowley-Williams (who appeared in the ‘Grand National’ Come Dine With Me special). Trainer Henry de Bromhead
is interviewed. 06 April 2013 |
Race 4: Handicap Chase Two circuits to go; Brave Sparticus
leads the way 06 April 2013 |
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Race 4: Handicap Chase Two of the placed horses return: Johns Spirit ridden by Richie McLernon (3rd) and Mac Aeda ridden by Brian Hughes (2nd). 06 April 2013 |
Race 4: Handicap Chase And the winner is ... The ear-plug wearing Battle Group ridden by Daryl Jacob. The horse following up his win in a valuable Aintree handicap hurdle on
Thursday 06 April 2013 |
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Race 6: Handicap Hurdle for Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders The runners pass the winning post with one circuit to go; the field is led by
Shotavodka ridden by Keiron Edgar 06 April 2013 |
Race 6: Handicap Hurdle for Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders The finish... the winner (Cockney Sparrow) appears to be out of shot on
the far left! Zarzal (3rd) is shown on
the left, with Meganisi
(2nd) beside him; Changing Of The Guard (4th) is on the right 06 April 2013 |
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Race 6: Handicap Hurdle for Conditional Jockeys and Amateur Riders But here she is, the winner Cockney Sparrow ridden by Dean Pratt 06 April 2013 |
Race 7: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Grade 2) The Nigel Twiston-Davies
runner, Pure Science, is withdrawn on veterinary
advice; I was fascinated by the horse’s unusual near-hind stocking ... or it is a legwarmer? 06 April 2013 |
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Race 7: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Grade 2) The Alan King runner, Wilde Blue Yonder ridden by Wayne Hutchinson 06 April 2013 |
Race 7: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Grade 2) One more circuit to go, Quickpick Vic (nearside) and
Dance Of Time (farside)
lead the way 06 April 2013 |
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Race 7: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Grade 2) The finish ... Killyglass gets the better of
the Ruby Walsh ridden Vago
Collonges 06 April 2013 |
Race 7: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race
(Grade 2) The winner returns, Killyglass ridden by Noel Fehily 06 April 2013 |