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(((( AINTREE 2016 )))) Festival - THURS, FRI & SATURDAY.
(((( AINTREE 2016 )))) Festival - THURS, FRI & SATURDAY.
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The overnight rain has given goonyella a massive chance. He has massive reserves of stamina and had the race been run on good ground, you'd have thought he was too slow to win it. If the race turns into a slog and he puts in a good round of jumping, the race will suit Goonyella down to the ground. 22/1 with 6 places is a good bet imo.
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Get in there.
Very much went to script. |
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Have took a chance on the Irish horses here at huge prices...
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Very entertaining Morning Line this morning with a super feature on SIR AP McCoy aboard 'Hello Bud' around Aintree's Grand National course.
Back in December he had what will probably prove his final spin over the famous green fences when filming a CH4 feature for today’s coverage. Wearing a camera and a microphone so he could discuss the course as he tackled it, he rode a full circuit on Hello Bud (with thanks to Nigel Twiston-Davies), the fifth horse home when McCoy won the National in 2010 and twice a winner of the Becher Chase. It was, the former jockey said, the time he has most missed race-riding. Hello Bud is 16 now but still hunts a lot, McCoy reports, and remains “a brilliant jumper”. Already on Saint Are & Holywell, but McCoy had a good word for No. 22 UCELLO CONTI (10-8 Gordon Elliott's half brother to Silviniaco) so I took his advice and backed at 33/1. He was 2nd in the ultra competitive Paddy Power in December (4L ahead of Gilgamboa) and third in the recent Thyestes (with Rule The World 5th, Ballycasey 9th). tia AP. Best of Luck today boyos.  |
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GRAND NATIONAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT...
SHOCK as the BIG Race is put back by one hour until 5.15pm so Tony can ponder which of the 39 horses to back. Hint: No. 6 O'faolains Boy is a NR.  |
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tony57 • April 7, 2016 11:35 AM BST
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Leo Powell (The Irish Field) - "Going now at Aintree is SOFT. Dreaper rain dances have paid off. Goonyella has been on my shortlist - safe jumping to all."
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Well done to all those involved . It was a very good race all round , Gigginstown have had some March / April .
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ROLL on PUNCHESTOWN !
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RESULT of the National (Giggs win big again).
1st Rule The World (29) 33/1 Tote £44.50 £9.20 2nd 6L The Last Samuri (27) 8/1Jfav £3.10 3rd 8L Vics Canvas (32) 100/1 £18.90 4th Gilgamboa (7) 28/1 £8.40 5th Goonyella (21) 12/1 btw (bookies paying 5th) 6th Ucello Conti (22) 25/1 |
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Just watching rerun of the race, Press would have had a field day if it was Victoria Pendleton falling off Ballycasey at the second last.... not Katie's finest hour.
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Opposite side of the coin was Robert Dunne performed miracles to stay intact and bring it gently back into contention,without that mishap very likely would have won.
A good festival for the Irish.Mullins steamrollered his way to be top UK trainer,it was a howitzer against a peashooter for those 2 trainers there. |