16:15 | Aintree | Saturday 9th April 2011

Results

5 16:15 Aintree 09 Apr 2011

John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (Class 1) (6YO plus)

4m 4f Good (Good to Soft in places )

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Winner £535,135 - 40 ran

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Weighed In

10 BallaBriggs (IRE)

10 11-0 150 4

14/1

J M Maguire

D McCain Jnr

in touch, led 3rd to next, remained prominent, led again 15th (chair), blundered and headed 23rd (valentine's), led again 3 out, ridden and pressed elbow, stayed on well flat, clear when edged right towards finish

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2 2¼

18 Oscar Time (IRE)

10 10-9 145 1

14/1

Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

M M Lynch

tracked leaders, left 3rd 4 out, effort 2 out, went 2nd approaching last, ridden and every chance passsing elbow, kept on under pressure, no extra final 110 yards

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3 12

1 Don't Push It (IRE)

11 11-10 160 4

9/1 J2F

A P McCoy

Jonjo O'Neill

mid-division in touch, headway 23rd (valentine's), 5th 3 out, ridden and effort next, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair elbow, no impression

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4 2

24 State of Play

11 10-6 142

28/1

Paul Moloney

Evan Williams

chased leaders, lost place 17th, 11th and outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on under pressure from last, went 4th towards finish, no impression

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5 7

12 Niche Market (IRE)

10 10-13 149

16/1

Harry Skelton

P F Nicholls

tracked leaders, went 2nd 21st (foinavon), led 23rd (valentine's), headed 3 out, ridden and lost place approaching last, weakened flat

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6 4

11 The Midnight Club (IRE)

10 10-13 149 4

15/2 F

Ruby Walsh

W P Mullins

in touch, mistake 3rd, outpaced 5 out, hampered next, soon ridden, 7th 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms

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7 13

8 Big Fella Thanks

9 11-1 151 1

12/1

G Lee

Ferdy Murphy

mid-division on inside, hampered by loose horse after 16th (water), headway to track leaders 23rd (valentine's), effort in 3rd and every chance 2 out, soon ridden, lost place and weakened flat

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8 hd

32 Surface To Air

10 10-4 140

100/1

T Messenger

C C Bealby

slowly away, in rear, headway and in touch 7th, outpaced 3 out, no impression approaching next

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9 19

39 Skippers Brig (IRE)

10 10-2 138 2

33/1

D Elsworth

N G Richards

mid-division, outpaced in 10th 3 out, never near leaders

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10 8

14 Backstage (FR)

9 10-12 148 3 t

16/1

Paul Carberry

G Elliott

mid-division, outpaced 19th, never dangerous

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11 ½

25 King Fontaine (IRE)

8 10-6 142 5

80/1

D F O'Regan

J M Jefferson

held up behind, mistake 6th (becher's brook), never dangerous

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12 25

13 Silver By Nature

9 10-12 148 11

9/1 J2F

P Buchanan

Miss Lucinda V Russell

mid-division, outpaced 21st (foinavon), never near leaders

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13 5

26 In Compliance (IRE)

11 10-5 141 4 p

66/1

L P Aspell

D T Hughes

behind, hampered 2nd and 6th (becher's brook), blundered 15th (chair), headway into mid-division 17th, weakened from 4 out

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14 8

30 Bluesea Cracker (IRE)

9 10-4 140 1

25/1

Andrew J McNamara

J Motherway

mid-division in touch, outpaced 5 out, weakened from 3 out

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15 16

35 Character Building (IRE)

11 10-4 140 8

25/1

Ms N Carberry

J & S Quinn

behind, hampered 6th (becher's brook), never dangerous

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16 12

40 Golden Kite (IRE)

9 10-2 138 3

66/1

S J Hassett

A Maguire

mid-division, blundered 12th, mistake 15th (chair), behind from 5 out

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17 30

15 Chief Dan George (IRE)

11 10-12 148 4 p

40/1

P Aspell

James Moffatt

mid-division, lost place 13th, no danger after, tailed off

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18 20

38 Royal Rosa (FR)

12 10-3 139 10 p

100/1

Paul Gallagher

J Howard Johnson

mid-division, struggling 20th, weakened 5 out, tailed off

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19 46

33 Piraya (FR)

8 10-4 140 4 t p

100/1

J W Farrelly

D Pipe

always behind, tailed off

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2 Tidal Bay (IRE)

10 11-9 159 7

28/1

B S Hughes

J Howard Johnson

mid-division on outside, blundered and unseated rider 10th

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3 What A Friend

8 11-6 156 15 b

12/1

D A Jacob

P F Nicholls

towards rear, hampered 6th (becher's brook), headway into mid-division 12th, outpaced 23rd (valentine's), weakened and pulled up before 4 out

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4 Vic Venturi (IRE)

11 11-6 156 4 p

50/1

A E Lynch

D T Hughes

in touch when brought down 2nd

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5 Majestic Concorde (IRE)

8 11-5 155 11

20/1

R P McNamara

D K Weld

in touch, led 9th (valentine's), headed 13th, chased leaders, 10th and under pressure when mistake and unseated rider 22nd (canal turn)

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6 Or Noir De Somoza (FR)

9 11-5 155 2 t¹ p¹

50/1

B J Geraghty

D Pipe

in touch when fell 6th (becher's brook)

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7 Dooneys Gate (IRE)

10 11-4 154 10

50/1

Mr P W Mullins

W P Mullins

mid-division, fell 6th (becher's brook)

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9 The Tother One (IRE)

10 11-0 150

50/1

R Mahon

P F Nicholls

mid-division, fell 6th (becher's brook)

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16 Calgary Bay (IRE)

8 10-10 146

33/1

Hadden Frost

Miss H C Knight

in touch, fell 4th

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17 Killyglen (IRE)

9 10-10 146 1

66/1

R M Power

S R B Crawford

with leaders on inside, hit 5 out, close up in 3rd and every chance when fell next

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19 Quinz (FR)

7 10-8 144 9

14/1

R Johnson

P J Hobbs

in touch, lost place 12th, behind when pulled up before 15th (chair)

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20 Becauseicouldntsee (IRE)

8 10-8 144 3

16/1

D N Russell

N F Glynn

tracked leaders, fell 2nd

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21 Comply Or Die (IRE)

12 10-8 144 5 b

25/1

T J Murphy

D Pipe

mid-division, outpaced 21st (foinavon), soon struggling, behind when pulled up before 2 out

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22 Quolibet (FR)

7 10-8 144 6 b¹

100/1

M P Walsh

Jonjo O'Neill

towards rear when mistake and unseated rider 11th

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23 Grand Slam Hero (IRE)

10 10-7 143 t

66/1

Aidan Coleman

N A Twiston-Davies

chased leaders, fell 13th

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27 Hello Bud (IRE)

13 10-5 141 t

20/1

Sam Twiston-Davies

N A Twiston-Davies

led to 3rd, led again next to 5th, chased leaders, lost place 22nd (canal turn), soon behind, pulled up before 2 out

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28 West End Rocker (IRE)

9 10-5 141 1

33/1

R Thornton

A King

mid-division when brought down 6th (becher's brook)

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29 Santa's Son (IRE)

11 10-5 141 6 t

100/1

J E Moore

J Howard Johnson

with leader, led 5th to 9th, led again 13th, headed 15th (chair), blundered 19th, lost place 5 out, pulled up before next

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31 That's Rhythm (FR)

11 10-4 140

50/1

J Reveley

M Todhunter

slowly away, behind when fell 1st

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34 Can't Buy Time (IRE)

9 10-4 140 7

33/1

R P McLernon

Jonjo O'Neill

towards rear, mistake 8th (canal turn), fell 18th

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36 Ornais (FR)

9 10-4 140 17 t

100/1

Nick Scholfield

P F Nicholls

held up behind on outside when fell 4th

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37 Arbor Supreme (IRE)

9 10-3 139 4

20/1

D J Casey

W P Mullins

towards rear, struggling 21st (foinavon), no chance when fell 3 out

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Off Time: 16:18:05 Winning Time: 9m 1.20s Last Updated: 04 Mar 2026 23:47:11

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
CSF	£181.25 (10, 18)
Tricast	£1,934.42 (10, 18, 1)
Win	£14.50 (10)
Place	£3.80 (10), £3.50 (18), £3.90 (1), £7.30 (24)
Swinger	£48.40 (10, 18), £27.20 (18, 1), £34.70 (10, 1)
Exacta	£225.30 (10, 18)
Trifecta	£4,686.20 (10, 18, 1)