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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

 

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Race 2:

The Maghull Novices’ Chase

 

Overturn ridden by Jason Maguire

exits onto the course

 

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Race 2:

The Maghull Novices’ Chase

 

One circuit to go; Special Tiara

leads the way from Overturn

 

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Race 2:

The Maghull Novices’ Chase

 

Overturn returns having finished 2nd

 

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Race 2:

The Maghull Novices’ Chase

 

Overturn in profile

 

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Race 2:

The Maghull Novices’ Chase

 

And the winner is ...

Special Tiara ridden by Bryan Cooper

 

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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.

 

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Race 4:

Handicap Chase

 

Two circuits to go;

Brave Sparticus leads the way

 

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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).

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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?

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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Race 7:

Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2)

 

The winner returns,

Killyglass ridden by Noel Fehily

 

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