REVIEW GRAND NATIONAL AINTREE SATURDAY 9 APRIL 2011

HORSEMANSHIP AND THE USE OF A WHIP. 

REVIEW THE GRAND NATIONAL 2011
 The race that will go down in history as the race that started to transform British horseracing in recognition of all the true bloodhorse literate achievers.

WIN: BALLABRIGGS (IRE) 10 11-0 JASON MAGUIRE 14-1
PRIZE £535.135.00.


SECOND: OSCAR TIME (IRE) 10 10-9 Mr SAM WALEY-COHEN 14-1.
PRIZE £201,590.00. Beaten two and a quarter lengths


THIRD: DON’T PUSH IT (IRE) 11.11-10 A P McCOY 9-1.
PRIZE £ 100,890.00. Beaten 12 lengths


FORTH: STATE OF PLAY 11 10-6 PAUL MALONEY 28-1
PRIZE £ 50,445.00. Beaten 2 lengths.


FIFTH. NICHE MARKET (IRE) 10 10-13 HARRY SKELTON 16-1.
PRIZE £25,270.00. Beaten 7 lengths


SIXTH: THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (IRE) 10.10-13 RUBY WALSH 15/2 fav.
PRIZE £12,635.00. Beaten 4 lengths.


SEVENTH: BIG FELLA THANKS 9 11-1 GRAHAM LEE 12-1.
PRIZE £6,270.00. Beaten 13 lengths.


EIGHTH: SURFACE TO AIR 10 10-4 TOM MESSENGER 100-1.
PRIZE £3,230.00. Beaten head. A total of 40 lengths off the winner.

40 HORSES RAN. 19 HORSE'S FINISHED.

VIC VENTURI  A E LYNCH  Brought down at the 2nd fence. 50-1.

WEST END ROCKER  ROBERT THORNTON  Brought down at 6th fence 33-1.

TIDAL BAY  BRIAN HUGHES Unseated rider 10th fence. 28-1. 


QUOLIBET  M P WALSH  Blundered 6th , blundered and unseated rider 11th. 100-1.

MAJESTIC CONCOURDE  Mr R P McNAMARA Unseated rider 7 out 20-1.


WHAT A FRIEND  DARYL JACOB  Pulled up before 4 out. 12-1


HELLO BUD  SAM TWISTON-DAVIES Weakened 19th mistake 3 out pulled up. 20-1

SANTA'S SON   JAMIE MOORE Led 13th mistake, headed 15th weakened 5 out pulled up 100-1

QUINZ  RICHARD JOHNSON Chased leaders, blundered 9th weakened, pulled up before 16th.14-1

COMPLY OR DIE  TIMMY MURPHY Lost touch 4 out pulled up before 2 out. 25-1

 11 RUNNERS FELL

DOONEY'S GATE

Lost his life one of 4 fallers at Beecher's Brook first time round.

ORNAIS

Lost his life fell at the 4th.

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