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Aintree Festival Day One (Grand Opening Day)

Race 4 – The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

Thursday 12 April 2018

               

a race 4 Cyrus Darius 1.jpg

b race 4 Cyrus Darius 2.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Cyrus Darius

(T: Ruth Jefferson; J: Brian Hughes)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Cyrus Darius again

(T: Ruth Jefferson; J: Brian Hughes)

 

12 April 2018

c race 4 L'Ami Serge.jpg

d race 4 My Tent Or Yours.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

L’Ami Serge

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Daryl Jacob)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

My Tent Or Yours

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Barry Geraghty)

 

12 April 2018

e race 4 Supasundae.jpg

f race 4 Air Horse One.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Supasundae

(T: Jessica Harrington; J: Robbie Power)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Air Horse One

(T: Harry Fry; J: Noel Fehily)

 

12 April 2018

g race 4 The New One.jpg

h race 4 Izzo.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

The New One

(T: Nigel Twiston-Davies; J: Sam Twiston-Davies)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Izzo

(T: Carina Fey; J: Richard Johnson)

 

12 April 2018

i race 4 Clyne.jpg

j race 4 Cyrus Darius.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Clyne

(T: Evan Williams; J: Adam Wedge)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Preparing for the Parade;

Cyrus Darius

(T: Ruth Jefferson; J: Brian Hughes)

 

12 April 2018

k race 4 Diakali.jpg

l race 4 Diakali.jpg

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Exiting the Parade Ring;

Diakali

(T: Gary Moore; J: Josh Moore)

 

12 April 2018

 

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Preparing for the Parade;

Diakali

(T: Gary Moore; J: Josh Moore)

 

12 April 2018

m race 4 L'Ami Serge.jpg

n race 4 My Tent Or Yours.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The Parade commences;

L’Ami Serge

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Daryl Jacob)

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The Parade commences;

My Tent Or Yours

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Barry Geraghty)

 

12 April 2018

 

o race 4 Supasundae.jpg

p race 4 The New One.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The Parade commences;

Supasundae

(T: Jessica Harrington; J: Robbie Power)

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The Parade commences;

The New One

(T: Nigel Twiston-Davies; J: Sam Twiston-Davies)

 

12 April 2018

 

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Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Cantering to post;

Air Horse One (right) and Clyne

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

One circuit to go and

Diakali is the runaway leader

 

12 April 2018

 

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Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

One circuit to go and Clyne leads the chase,

from The New One and Supasundae

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Followed by My Tent Or Yours, Air Horse One,

L’Ami Serge, Cyrus Darius and Izzo

 

12 April 2018

 

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v race 4 the finish 2.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The finish;

the winner is L’Ami Serge

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The runners pull up;

L’Ami Serge (right), Supasundae,

Clyne and My Tent Or Yours

 

12 April 2018

 

w race 4 cyrus darius.jpg

x race 4 The New One.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Post race;

5th-placed Cyrus Darius

(T: Ruth Jefferson; J: Brian Hughes)

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Post race;

The New One was pulled up

(T: Nigel Twiston-Davies; J: Sam Twiston-Davies)

 

12 April 2018

 

y race 4 Izzo.jpg

z1 race 4 Air Horse One.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Post race;

7th-placed Izzo

(T: Carina Fey; J: Richard Johnson)

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Post race;

Air Horse One was pulled up

(T: Harry Fry; J: Noel Fehily)

 

12 April 2018

 

z2 race 4 winner L'Ami Serge.jpg

z3 race 4 3rd Clyne.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The winning jockey, Daryl Jacob,

is interviewed by ITV Racing’s Oli Bell

 

12 April 2018

 

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The placed horses return:

3rd-placed Clyne

(T: Evan Williams; J: Adam Wedge)

 

12 April 2018

 

z4 race 4 2nd Supasundae.jpg

z5 race 4 4th My Tent Or Yours.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The placed horses return:

runner-up Supasundae

(T: Jessica Harrington; J: Robbie Power)

 

12 April 2018

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The placed horses return:

4th-placed My Tent Or Yours

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Barry Geraghty)

 

12 April 2018

z6 race 4 winner L'Ami Serge 1.jpg

z7 race 4 winner L'Ami Serge 2.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The winner returns:

L’Ami Serge

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Daryl Jacob)

12 April 2018

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

The winner returns:

L’Ami Serge again

(T: Nicky Henderson; J: Daryl Jacob)

12 April 2018

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z9 race 4 My Tent.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Representatives from the

Flint and Denbigh Hunt wait on course

ahead of the Foxhunters (race 5)

12 April 2018

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Due to weight of numbers in the Parade Ring

ahead of the Foxhunters’ Chase, the Aintree Hurdle

 competitors return to the stables via the walkway;

this is My Tent Or Yours

12 April 2018

z10 race 4 Supasundae.jpg

z11 race 4 L'Ami Serge.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Due to weight of numbers in the Parade Ring

ahead of the Foxhunters’ Chase, the Aintree Hurdle

 competitors return to the stables via the walkway;

this is Supasundae

12 April 2018

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Due to weight of numbers in the Parade Ring

ahead of the Foxhunters’ Chase, the Aintree Hurdle

 competitors return to the stables via the walkway;

this is L’Ami Serge

12 April 2018

z12 race 4 Clyne.jpg

Race 4:

The Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

 

Due to weight of numbers in the Parade Ring

ahead of the Foxhunters’ Chase, the Aintree Hurdle

 competitors return to the stables via the walkway;

this is Clyne

12 April 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

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