PHOTO GALLERY
Aintree Festival – Opening Day
Thursday 03 April 2014
Race 3 – Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) A pack of foxhounds on the track; Race 4 today is the Fox Hunters’ Chase over the Grand National
fences. 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Irish Saint (Tom Scudamore)
and Rock On Ruby (Noel Fehily) 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Grumeti (Choc) 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; the gorgeous Choc
Thornton! 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; The New One (Sam Twiston-Davies) 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The runners continue to exit onto the
racecourse; Diakali (AP McCoy) 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; The New One and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The final runner exits onto the racecourse; Grandouet (Barry Geraghty) 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Diakali, Grandouet and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Grumeti and Irish Saint 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Preparing for the on-course parade; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The parade begins; Choc and Grumeti 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) One circuit to go; Irish Saint and Ptit
Zig lead the way 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) It’s a close fought finish; The New One prevails by a head 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Choc pulls up after the race; Grumeti finished 5th 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Time to hop off ... 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Choc unsaddles his mount 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The winning jockey, Sam Twiston-Davies,
is interviewed by Channel 4’s Alice
Plunkett 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The placed horses return; Diakali (3rd), Ptit Zig (4th), Rock On Ruby (2nd) 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Ditto 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) Choc heads back to the Weighing Room 03 April 2014 |
Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) After a number of unlucky race incidents for The New One during the season, Sam Twiston-Davies
is thrilled that his mount has won today’s
feature race. 03 April 2014 |
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Race 3: Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) The New One is led back to the Winners’ Enclosure 03 April 2014 |
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