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magnificent Grand National course going right around the edge and

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inside it, the Mildmay course over which the normal steeplechase races

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are run. This is the scene here. Yesterday, we had a crowd of over

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30,000. They set a new first day record. Back in the '70s, those who

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were here tell me you would be lucky to get 3,000 people coming on

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the Thursday and Friday. Ladies' day has become spectacularly

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popular. We could get up to 50,000 people today. They come early to

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enjoy the full celebrations of the day. Hugely entertaining and they

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get ladyed' day goody bag wiskon tain flip-flops, which are

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essential if you are wearing stilettos -- which contain flip-

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flops. The winner walks away with �5,000 today. The grandstands will

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be packed. When it comes to the racing, it's of the highest quality

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and a lot of people coming racing here for the first time expecting

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it to be one big party get caught up in the excitement of the sport

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and find themselves falling in love with racing. That is the point of

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it. We really do have a great line- up for you today. Everybody's eyes

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and attention are on tomorrow, the John Smith's Grand National is only

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one day away. Always remember as a kid I was very

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excited about it. I used to sit on my dad's arm chair, I remember

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commentating on the Grand National in my grandparent's house. It's the

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one race that sets it apart from any other, it's the National. The

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whole world watches it. The night before, the nerves start. Too much

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anticipation. Do get butterflies. Everything blews up around. You can

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hear the helicopters above. So much colour. Feels like you're flying.

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My wife worries a little bit about me going in the National. Dream of

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get ago clear run round. You are going out there and you could be on

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the 2-1 favourite, a 200-1 shot and you know that you could still win

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that race. Can't do it without the horse. This is the people's race,

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These are the horses on board which they'll be riding. He could have a

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chance for Gordon Elliott. This is down at the racecourse stables,

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very rare we get a view down here and a lot of the Irish horses have

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come early. This is Sea Bass. This horse is Organised Confusion for

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her uncle, Arthur Moore. All the horses very well looked after.

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Fantastic racecourse stables. They have a buzz about them. For the

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jockeys, it must get really nerve- racking. Richard Dunwoody's won

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twice, Richard Pitman came close to winning it. What is it like the day

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before? The buzz is tremendous. It really, if you've got any blood in

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your veins, it pumps it round hard, Clare, it's so exciting, you want

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it to get on and do it. The day before is not a nice day, you want

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to get in there. For those that have rides, it's fine. Denis o

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Regan hasn't got a ride until the last live race and he's all excited.

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Doesn't know what to do with himself. But Richard, you rode a

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lot of big race winners, class winners all over the place. When

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you won the Grand National, both time, did you find you got a

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different reaction? It's obviously totally different, it was THE race.

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For me, AP will always say the Gold Cup is the professional's race and

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for him as good as the National, but for me, riding the National was

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the top pinnacle and I love coming back every year and was very lucky

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to have some great horses to ride. It wasn't just winning it, I had a

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couple come round and finished place as well. You get a buzz

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thinking you might finish second or third. You come in and you are on

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such a high afterwards. Just completing it you are on a high,

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just getting round, it's a real buzz to get around. I've done it,

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I'm here! If you compare it to how children feel about Christmas, it's

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that kind of excitement for the jockeys. This is what gets them

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excited. This is what we've got in store here, we are here all

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afternoon. In the sport of horse racing, horse welfare is THE

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paramount concern, the vets' team here has been expanded and improved.

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We find out how the vet checks whether a horse is fit to run. The

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trainer of Grand National Hello Treacle, we speak to him. Finian's

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Rainbow won a race at Cheltenham, bids to follow up here in the grade

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one race. He's up against Albertas one race. He's up against Albertas

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Run. The professional jockeys get their first chance to saver the

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national fences one circuit ahead of them for the top and chase,

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including Always Waining, who's won it twice before. Peter O'Sullivan

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shares his Grand National memories with us in the race where you must

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expect the unexpected. Devon Lock and Foinavon feature today. These

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are the races, we start shortly at including Frankie Figg and Always

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Waining. Triangular is the favourite and we finish at 4.15

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with the John Smith's receive phone novice's hurdle. The weather here

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has been extraordinary because yesterday folks stone had to be

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abandoned after the first race because it was raining so heavily -

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- Folkestone. No rain as yet here but clouds. What is the forecast

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right down there between the second last and last of the National

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course, we find Mick and Rishi. Where we are standing at the moment

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has been one of the dry spots on the course, between fences one and

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two in the Topham Chase and it's fences 13 and 14 in the big race

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tomorrow. Mick, yesterday, the clerk of the course put on between

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three and five mill metres of water. Good job and what is the ground

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like? I think it's beautiful. If you look here, you can get a nice

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print. That's exactly what everybody wants to see. I deny any

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trainer to come down here and not be happy. Superb ground. The

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official going is good, good-to- soft in places. The forecast is dry

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and sunny in the morning, showers forecast in the afternoon. Let's

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say we don't get any more rain between now and tomorrow afternoon

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before the showers are forecast, any possibility that more water

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might go down on the course courtesy of the clerk of the

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course? It will be a risky proposition to do it in case you

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get a deluge. I don't think it will dry out that much. There's a bit of

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moisture in this great old turf. I think they'll be OK. One horse that

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will enjoy the ground today? It's a Gimme. One horse I'll go for

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Champion Court, fast becoming one of my favourite horses in training.

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Thanks to Mick and Rishi. We are going to get a fantastic cheer

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today as the runners start for the first race, mainly because we have

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such a huge crowd and a big percentage of them are female

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because it's ladies' day and I hope the sun stays out for their sakes

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as much as anything because if it starts to get chilly, you could

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regret not wearing a jabgts or something .I'm sounding terribly

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sensible and matronly, I realise -- jacket. Great to see so many people

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enjoying a day at the races though, Jim? Yes, it is, absolutely

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wonderful. They are out here for their traditional Friday here at

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Liverpool. It is a real buzz, a real special atmosphere and, of

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course, we've got a great programme of racing as well. Yesterday, we

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saw Big Bucks, Menora winning. We have a good card for you today. The

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

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runners and riders for the first Today's racing could be absolutely

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crucial for Nicky Henderson. Paul Nicholls went back in front of

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Nicky for the race to be champion trainer. So let's hear from Nicky

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on his prospects and what he thinks about them today.

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You are the man to speak to with this race, they are all very nice

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horses. Darlan, great run at Cheltenham last time? It was. You

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feel sorry for him a little because he looked as if he'd come there in

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the Betfair Hurdle at Newbury, came second last with every chance and

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fell. It looked as if we might have thrown that away. Le did nothing

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wrong at Cheltenham, so he does deserve a little consolation prize.

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Certainly does. This track versus Cheltenham, better or the same for

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him? Middle East a speedy customer. Funnily enough I think he'll jump a

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fence next year anyway. What happens here will tell us a lot. I

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wouldn't be worried about the track, he's sharp. Two others, Captain

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Conan? Lovely great big horse. He's more likely to be a chaser than a

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hurdler, but he's won the Tollworth, kept him out of Cheltenham in the

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first place, didn't need to be there this year but he deserves to

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be here. Then we'll put him away to two chasing, but he's a lovely

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horse. Oscar Dara -- Oscara Dara? He was monumentally impressive in

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his last race. The handicap was going to kill him for what he did

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at Sandown, so I thought, you've got to try and come out of your

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novice season with something, you know, like a race like this, if you

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can come out with something like this, I didn't go and blow his

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maiden for nothing, at the moment it looks like I've done that. If I

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knew he'd do that at Sandown, I might have thought twice, but he

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was very impressive. Got to see what happens. We don't know with

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him, he's a lovely baby. Looks as if Darlan should be the best, is

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that what you think it is? If you take the Cheltenham form here, but

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like a lot of them yesterday, there were a couple came from Cheltenham

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won and there's a few of mine that haven't run to their Cheltenham

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form so you don't know what the Cheltenham factor has on the horses

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as far as this is concerned. Darlan is obviously the one that had a

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great run if you take Cheltenham form. Speak to you later in the

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winners' encoz sure, I'm sure. so! -- enclosure.

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When I said AP McCoy didn't have a win this week yet, I should clarify,

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I meant this meeting. In the betting ring, we find John Parrot

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all on your own? Very much so. We'll be poorer for the about --

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absence of my old mate Gary but a Darlan. We had a look at Darlan

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when we were talking to Nicky Henderson. Paul Nicholls trains

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Ruby Walsh trains in the middle there, Prospect Wells. I love him,

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his form ties in with Darlan. OK, he was fifth at Cheltenham when

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Darlan was second but he was running up the hill and the

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distances were nothing. Vulcanite is being mentioned a lot. Going

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very well faded a bit quickly. Now Richard Dunwoody, this course is

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less testing than Cheltenham, maybe that's why it gives him a chance

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today? It does. A real good horse ant flat. I have a good each way

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prospect with this horse. People don't realise the importance

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of tongue ties. If I horse can't breathe because it's swallowed its

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tongue, the next time it can breathe, chalk and cheese. Captain

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Conan is trained by Nicky Henderson. Travelling strongly alongside the

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winner last time out. Falling at Newbury on his penultimate start.

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Definitely there? Captain Conan, he was taken to Kelso for his prep run

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and got beat there. Looks very fit. Henderson's horses are very lean

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and ready, they don't have fat horses at Henderson's. Agent Archie,

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number two in pink was on the flat, ran in San Moritz on the snow. Now

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with Donald McCain. Didn't run too badly. He sweated up again today

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Claire. He ran a good race for a long way there and they said

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they'll probably give him a bit more of a chance today. You can see

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there how warm they get. They'll get him a bit more settled and

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recked run better today, closer to Darlan -- he could run better.

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Seventh Sky was lathered in sweat. Some horses need to be though.

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are being directed out on to the course and towards the start, so

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let's join Jim McGrath for the opening race on ladies' day.

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Tangle Teezer Top Novices' Hurdle. They're walking out slowly. The

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interesting runners here, Prospect Wells, Ruby Walsh wearing the same

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colours he'll wear on his own tomorrow in the National. By

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coincidence, AP McCoy, he's wearing the same jacket that he'll be

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wearing. 7-1 favourite for the National at this point, but still

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24 hours or a little over to go. Walking out slowly for the first

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race. They're coming forward to the starter now. Starts yesterday were

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exemplary. That's it. Except for one. They're off. In the centre,

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Absolutlyfantastic first away from up there in the early stages, Agent

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Archie and Captain Conan settles in third on the inside.

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North Cape. Darlan. Oscara Dara on the outside. The white face of

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Prospect Wells just in advance of those. Followed next in the field

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by Toughness Danon. They are crawling. They come up towards the

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first of nine. On the far side, it's Absolutlyfantastic, the first

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to rise, from on the near side, Agent Archie. Followed by Captain

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Conan in third. Followed a half length away by North Cape. Oscara

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Dara followed by Darlan. Toughness Danon. Further back in the field

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Right Step. Vulcanite giving them a long start. The leader goes to the

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third and steps over it well. Followed by Theatre Guide in

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company with Seventh Sky. They've gone very slow early and, as they

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come up to the judge now with a circuit to go and six to jump, it's

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Agent Archie who takes it up. Jason Maguire. Out in front. A length and

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a half away, Captain Conan. Followed further back by North Cape,

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as they swing left handed towards the back. Followed by Darlan on the

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inside. Seventh Sky's made some ground out wide. Half a length into

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Prospect Wells. Oscara Dara is next, followed by Theatre Guide. Right

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Step is next in the field. Toughness Danon. Half a length to

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Vulcanite. Only nine lengths covers the field and they are still

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crawling. Into the back now and towards the fourth and Agent Archie

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shows the way by three paths. Up in second place, the outside,

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Absolutlyfantastic who absolutely flew it. Two lengths away, Captain

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Conan is travelling well. On the outside of Darlan, who's had a

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perfect trip throughout. Half a length to North Cape deeper on the

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track. Oscara Dara in the centre. So too is Prospect Wells as they

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come to the fifth. Followed then out wide by Seventh Sky and Theatre

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Guide. Oscara Dara lost ground there. Vulcanite going through on

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the inside is back towards the rear in company with Toughness Danon and

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Seventh Sky. As they head towards the last one down the back, four

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out, absolutely Absolutlyfantastic steps out in the lead. Half a

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length away, North Cape. Captain Conan going well. Prospect Wells.

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Oscara Dara. Theatre Guide. Seventh Sky. Further back in the field,

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Right Step. Six lengths between first and last as they race up the

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side towards the entrance to the home straight. Absolutlyfantastic

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shows the way. A bit of bumping as Captain Conan goes in the second.

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Prospect Wells goes third. Darlan is quick there as well. Deeper on

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the track follows Theatre Guide, followed by Oscara Dara, reading

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between horses. They come into the straight with three left to jump

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and Absolutlyfantastic flew the third last. Captain Conan. Darlan.

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Prospect Wells. The white face on the near side. At the second last

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now, Darlan jumped to a narrow lead from Captain Conan. Followed in

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third by Prospect Wells. Vulcanite has made up huge ground. One left

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to jump. Darlan. Captain Conan the near side. Darlan has now hit the

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top of that. Captain Conan in second. Darlan from his stable mate

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Captain Conan, 100yarbdz left to go and Darlan is going to win the

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first by four lengths. Captain Conan is second. Third, Prospect

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Wells from Oscara Dara, Vulcanite, a gap then Absolutlyfantastic. They

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were followed by Theatre Guide and then Right Step. Further back is

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Seventh Sky. Then Agent Archie. Followed by Toughness Danon. North

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Cape is the last to finish. The winner of the Tangle Teezer Top

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Novices' Hurdle is Darlan ridden by AP McCoy. A one two for Nicky

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Henderson as he tries desperately to try and reel in Paul Nicholls

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who had such a good day yesterday with a cross-country treble. He's

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made inroads there. 28,000 for the winner and 10,000 for second.

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Oscara Dara's finish fourth so a prize for that. Darlan. The colours

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that McCoy will also wear tomorrow. Lovely shot of Darlan who didn't

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jump that cleanly early on. Awkward at the fourth hurdle but keeps

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picking up. He's an amazing ride from AP McCoy. He looked like he

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was under pressure. He almost pulled up, gave the horse a bit

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more confidence. What will that have done to the in-running market?

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I know! Nicky there. Back in front with Paul Nicholls. Paul picked up

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third prize money but Nicky with first, second and fourth. He's a

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sweet little horse, Darlan. Looks more like a flat horse. Captain

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Conan looks like a chaser. You were pointing out that fire service iffy

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jumping. McCoy scraping the paint though, going right round the

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inside and he has the speed. It wasn't a great pace early on and

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that helped Darlan because he was quicken where Captain Conan perhaps

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keeps going on a long stride in the same rhythm. Captain Conan ran a

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very nice race and Nicky is looking forward to him next season. This

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horse used to be trained by Aidan O'Brien. Very successful stallion

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and going places. AP was on the radio with me last night. He was so

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interesting about the Grand National and what he thinks the

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horses that he thinks have chances and what he thinks of synchronised.

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He thinks it's 1-20 in the Grand National, don't even look below

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that, the winner will come from the top half from 1-20. If you want to

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listen to that programme again, it's available on the iPlayer.

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Nicky Henderson coming back towards the winners' enclosure and he'll be

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very satisfied after that. Good chances still to come. Could be

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Nicky's day. This is coming towards the fourth. He sort of cat jumps?

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Yes, just got in close with his own method and lost no ground at all.

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That was such a heavy fall he had at Newbury as well. Captain Conan

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taking off like a chaser. completely different horses all

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together. At one time, it looked like Captain

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Conan was going the best as they swung into the straight. That's why

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I thought the confidence of McCoy was interesting of not going after

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the horse, he didn't want a long ding-dong batsle, he wanted to come

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back, wait and go for speed. puts his feet right into the

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stirrup irons, I'm not an advocate of this toe iron job. AP usually

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rides just on the ball and slants the iron a little bit to get

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about he hates the idea that anyone thinks he's going soft. So when he

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had the bad fall with a punctured lung, his one thought was, I'm not

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being taken away from here on a stretcher, I'm going to walk back.

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And he did. He's an incredible athlete. No doubt about that. May

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have been incensed by a newspaper headline as well, just might have

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given him a bit more determination to prove to those who thought that

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he might be soft that he wasn't. I don't think anybody did. JP McManus

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there giving his winner of the first, Darlan, a pat. Been going

:25:11.:25:16.

incredibly well. Went well in the race at Newbury then crashed two

:25:16.:25:22.

out which was unfortunate. He's got a lovely head on him. St Leger

:25:22.:25:29.

winner. A really good athlete. Travelled well. Let's check the

:25:29.:25:39.
:25:39.:26:03.

He's relishing the moment. AP McCoy obscured there but explaining to

:26:03.:26:07.

owner JP McManus that this horse travelled beautifully throughout.

:26:07.:26:16.

Frank Berry there, racing manager for JP. He's behind them. And the

:26:16.:26:22.

traditional pictures they pose for. Nicky Henderson a happy man, a one,

:26:22.:26:27.

two, four in the first race. This is going to go right to the wire,

:26:27.:26:31.

this trainer's battle between Nicky and Paul Nicholls, the defending

:26:31.:26:41.
:26:41.:26:46.

champion. Some interesting tussles to come, I'm sure. Later on, Nicky

:26:46.:26:56.
:26:56.:26:57.

has good runners, Finian's Rainbow coming up. Giorgio Quercus. As the

:26:57.:27:02.

explanations go on after the win there, let's cross to Rishi down in

:27:02.:27:04.

the Paddick. Darlan was just enjoying a lovely

:27:04.:27:10.

drink of water after his very easy win in our opening race. Nicky

:27:10.:27:15.

Henderson getting a debrief from Tony McCoy. Nicky Henderson has

:27:15.:27:18.

been busy because he's had the first, second and fourth. Just

:27:18.:27:22.

trying to jump in now. Congratulations. Had a lot of

:27:22.:27:27.

debriefing to do with three of the four places. How impressive was he

:27:27.:27:32.

today considering it was a slow gallop at the start start?

:27:32.:27:38.

always expect them round here to go a good gallop. In fairness, all the

:27:38.:27:42.

boys said there was no pace so they've all been queuing up on the

:27:42.:27:46.

back of it. It was going to be a bit of a dash, but it was just nice

:27:46.:27:51.

to see both those two horses off what was going to be a sprint

:27:51.:27:55.

actually quicken up and go away like they did. I think they are two

:27:55.:27:59.

seriously nice horses and it's a pity one had to get beat. I hate

:27:59.:28:04.

beating one's own, but they're two horses to look forward to.

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Darlan a champion hurdler? I think one day he'll jump fences. He's a

:28:10.:28:14.

big horse and he's got a lot of physical development in him still.

:28:14.:28:18.

I suspect he might stay over hurdles, but we've only just

:28:18.:28:22.

brushed that for the moment. We've got all summer to think about that.

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Before we bring in Tony McCoy, a word on the trainers' Championship.

:28:27.:28:30.

How much are you enjoying this battle? It will be fun. A long way

:28:30.:28:34.

to go, a lot to play for, we'll keep trying. Well done. Thank you

:28:34.:28:38.

very much. Tony, well done. Thank you. First of all, how

:28:38.:28:41.

inconvenienced do you think you were by the slow early pace?

:28:41.:28:44.

probably didn't help him. Do you know what, he's a horse that we

:28:44.:28:50.

thought a lot of and he was going very well last time and got a heavy

:28:50.:28:54.

fall. At Cheltenham, it knocked him. He was a very good jumper before he

:28:54.:28:58.

fell and I think it knocked his confidence a little bit. He got a

:28:58.:29:02.

bit far back at Cheltenham, didn't jump as well as he did at Newbury

:29:02.:29:07.

before he fell. It knocked him, then he stayed on well. Today, I

:29:07.:29:11.

wanted to ride him handy and felt a few times he didn't just as well as

:29:11.:29:16.

he had done. I think he won because he's a good horse, I don't think...

:29:16.:29:20.

I think I got a better feed off him at Newbury. He won and it's great

:29:20.:29:24.

that he won and hopefully he has the potential to be a very good

:29:24.:29:28.

horse. We'll see. Nicky suggested over fences maybe one day. A

:29:28.:29:31.

Champion Hurdle next season? We'll have to wait and see and speak it

:29:31.:29:35.

through with Frank and JP and see what they think. What he does do is

:29:35.:29:39.

normally travels very well in a race and he can obviously quicken

:29:39.:29:43.

up off the slow pace. He stays very well but it's a big step up from a

:29:44.:29:47.

novice to being a Champion Hurdle. You can only dream. I think he has

:29:47.:29:50.

enough size and scope that he will make a chaser so there are options

:29:50.:29:55.

for him. Some timeious get a horse that is a Champion Hurdle and there

:29:55.:30:00.

are no option, but there is with him. It's nice for him after the

:30:00.:30:05.

heavy fall, fair play to the horse for coming back from it. Thank you

:30:05.:30:15.
:30:15.:30:15.

because I thought that put Nicky Henderson back in front, but it

:30:15.:30:25.
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our next two races, AP receiving his trophy there, JP McManus in the

:30:31.:30:41.
:30:41.:30:41.

background as well and sponsored by Top Teezer Direct.

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Well, one thing that both AP McCoy and JP McManus really appreciate is

:30:46.:30:50.

the history of racing, and particularly of this meeting and of

:30:50.:30:54.

the Grand National, but nobody knows it all better than Sir Peter

:30:54.:31:04.
:31:04.:31:07.

O'Sullivan. Here's the latest in the anduls of the Grand National

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was the mystifying collapse of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother's

:31:12.:31:18.

horse Devon Loch. Just 40 yards from the line victory looked an

:31:18.:31:23.

absolute certainty. A stunned crowd willing home a Royal winner could

:31:23.:31:27.

scarcely believe what they were witnessing. Commentating for BBC

:31:27.:31:32.

Radio, I shared their sentiments and echoed the description of the

:31:32.:31:37.

amazing scenes. A hundred yards to go - Devon Horse

:31:38.:31:44.

- oh! Devon Horse has gone down! He has been passed. Marvellously stoic,

:31:44.:31:51.

as was her way, the Queen Mother simply commented "Oh, that's

:31:51.:31:55.

racing." Under the circumstances, it was amazing grace, and she was

:31:55.:31:59.

also quick to congratulate the winning connections. As for the

:31:59.:32:07.

distraught jockey, Dick Francis went on to rise from his despair to

:32:07.:32:17.

write a series of best-selling horses do over the years, that is

:32:17.:32:21.

the most extraordinary. It happened just in the shadow of the water

:32:21.:32:25.

jump. Still a lot of debate as to why he took off to jump an

:32:25.:32:28.

imaginary fence. Did he see the fence in the corner of his eye? Did

:32:29.:32:34.

he think he had something to jump? Did he hear the crowd roar what

:32:34.:32:39.

they thought was a certain win for the Queen Mother? Nobody will know,

:32:39.:32:42.

and Dave Dick, I asked him once years ago, he was a lovely plan -

:32:42.:32:49.

what did you think when you saw Devon Loch go down like that? He

:32:49.:32:53.

said "Bloody marvellous", a typical jockey's reaction. We have been

:32:53.:32:56.

talking a lot about the modifications made to the courses,

:32:56.:33:02.

but also the money invested, a quarter of a million pounds by

:33:02.:33:04.

Aintree in increasing the veterinary facilities that are

:33:04.:33:12.

available, and our correspondent racing industry make sure all the

:33:12.:33:16.

horses running today in this meeting, including those over the

:33:16.:33:19.

Grand National fences, are in the best possible condition so that we

:33:19.:33:23.

know none of these horses are taking risks. The first initiative

:33:23.:33:28.

is that these horses entering the Grand National have to meet strict

:33:28.:33:31.

entry criteria in order to enter the race. There is then a second

:33:31.:33:36.

tier of inspection. All of those entrys that are accepted are then

:33:36.:33:41.

reviewed by an Aintree review panel to make sure all the entrys are

:33:41.:33:44.

safe jumpers. Then what you are seeing here this morning is the

:33:44.:33:48.

third level of safety. These animals are all inspected on the

:33:48.:33:52.

day. Their legs are palpated for signs of injuries and the horses

:33:52.:33:57.

are trotted up and down to ensure they're sound, moving correctly, so

:33:57.:34:02.

that on the day of running we know these horses are all fit and not

:34:02.:34:05.

putting themselves at an increased risk. These are the Olympic

:34:05.:34:09.

athletes of our sport. Some of them do pick up injuries from time to

:34:09.:34:13.

time. What we're doing is making sure none of those horses go into

:34:13.:34:17.

the race carrying injuries that could be potentially harmful to

:34:17.:34:22.

them. When the horse trots, we're making sure to see the way the

:34:22.:34:26.

horse moves is symmetrical. Let's have a look at this fella trotting

:34:26.:34:33.

towards us. What do you make of it? What I can see this horse is moving

:34:33.:34:36.

symmetricly. I suspect the veterinary surgeon inspecting is

:34:36.:34:39.

probably going to be quite satisfied with the horse's movement.

:34:39.:34:43.

I don't know what he observed or palpated, but certainly the way the

:34:43.:34:47.

horse moved, there are certainly no grounds for concern there. Will you

:34:47.:34:50.

ever really be able to remove the element of risk that is always

:34:50.:34:55.

going to be there? Of course you can't. You can't totally remove

:34:55.:34:59.

risk. Racing is a competitive sport, as in human competitive sports,

:34:59.:35:03.

there are risks. The regulators, the British racehorsing authority

:35:03.:35:06.

and the organisation that are running this event, Aintree Race

:35:06.:35:12.

course, what we must do is try to identify these risks and mitigate

:35:12.:35:15.

them, minimise them, make sure we're doing everything we can to

:35:15.:35:18.

make sure the horses are in the best possible condition and the

:35:18.:35:22.

course and the conditions in which they run are as safe as possible

:35:22.:35:26.

for those animals. The explanation of what's exactly going on here,

:35:26.:35:31.

then the jockeys get their leg up. Barry Geraghty is one of the most

:35:31.:35:36.

senior jockeys in the weighing room. You would be quick to know if a

:35:36.:35:41.

horse wasn't right and pull it up for the race? That's right. That's

:35:41.:35:47.

your first inspect, as a kid, to pull him up. You have two exciting

:35:47.:35:51.

rides to come, Finian's Rainbow in two races' time - he's a horse that

:35:51.:35:55.

seems to have got slightly easier maybe to ride, thank God? Yeah, he

:35:55.:36:01.

was very keen last year as a Novice. If he'd settled better in the Arkle

:36:01.:36:04.

he might have won that but he's settling better now. I am really

:36:04.:36:07.

looking forward to him. In terms of Solix in the next, what do you

:36:07.:36:11.

think? He's a good chance. He didn't jump as well at Cheltenham.

:36:11.:36:16.

I felt the fences were coming at him quick. He made a few mistakes.

:36:16.:36:22.

Just going a bit slower, hopefully he'll run well. Umbrellas are being

:36:23.:36:26.

put up all around us. The rain is coming. I don't know how long it

:36:26.:36:35.

will fall for, but what chance will that have for your ride Sha

:36:35.:36:39.

kalakaboomboom in the Grand National tomorrow? I would say

:36:39.:36:45.

we'll have beautiful ground unless we get a lot of rain. Do you get

:36:45.:36:49.

the feeling when you know you're on a good one? What are your thoughts

:36:49.:36:54.

about tomorrow? He was sixth in the Topham. We felt that was sharp for

:36:54.:36:58.

him. The sixth will suit him. We think he'll travel. He jumps well.

:36:58.:37:03.

With luck in running, we'll win. Barry is one of a team of jockeys.

:37:03.:37:07.

They're all good friends because they know how dangerous it is. They

:37:07.:37:11.

also have good senses of humour, so we have been trying to ask them

:37:11.:37:18.

some different questions. I'd be a horse. A cat to sleep all

:37:18.:37:22.

day. Probably be an eagle. I'd be a tiger - on the prowl.

:37:22.:37:28.

A horse in the Grand National. Galileo. I would like to be a dog

:37:28.:37:34.

probably. They get looked after well in this country. My missus'

:37:34.:37:40.

dog because he's spoiled rotten. bird. Um... Just to fly, freedom,

:37:40.:37:44.

no traffic. I'd have to be a rat. Probably a fly on the wall, you

:37:44.:37:52.

know, ladies' locker room. Sadler's Wells. Tom Scudamore saying

:37:52.:37:58.

Sadler's Wells. Some of the jockeys that aren't riding until later just

:37:58.:38:03.

chilling out, having a good stretch and waiting for their chance later

:38:03.:38:13.

on. That's Tom O'Brien, who is going to be riding in our next. We

:38:13.:38:16.

have the John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase, but first, we'd

:38:16.:38:21.

like to confirm the field for the Grand National. Reserves might have

:38:21.:38:25.

come in up until 9.30am this morning. They did not. So this is

:38:25.:38:35.
:38:35.:38:35.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

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the worst, but my company's got better because we have David Yates

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here, the newsboy of the Daily Mail and top tipster. What have you made

:40:52.:40:55.

of this year's Grand National field? I can never remember a

:40:55.:40:58.

boring national jumper. This year I think it's particularly exciting.

:40:58.:41:01.

We have a Gold Cup winner in Synchronised which we don't have

:41:01.:41:07.

every year. We also have Ballyrock, of course, -- BaliBriggs and Mon

:41:08.:41:12.

Mome, a previous winner as well. It's always a fascinating race, and

:41:12.:41:17.

this year even more so. What do you fancy? I have got down to a short

:41:17.:41:21.

list of three. Killyglen I thought was interesting, the Irish

:41:21.:41:25.

challenger, used to be a bit quirky when he was trained in the UK by

:41:25.:41:28.

Howard Johnson, now trained in Northern Ireland, came down late in

:41:28.:41:34.

the race last year, was going well. Sunnyhillboy is interesting, stable

:41:34.:41:39.

hill companion of Synchronised. He's not very big, but he's a

:41:39.:41:43.

Cheltenham Festival winner last month. He's a horse often appearing

:41:43.:41:48.

late on the scene in the Handicaps. I think if he gets a rhythm and

:41:48.:41:54.

takes to the fences, I could see him coming home strongly. Do you

:41:54.:41:58.

think the race is different than previously? Yeah, going back to the

:41:58.:42:02.

races I watched in the early to mid '70s then the ones dealt with

:42:02.:42:08.

professionally in the '80s and '90s - well, '90s - the 11-stone rule

:42:09.:42:12.

used to be something you could build your house on because hardly

:42:12.:42:15.

anything ever won with more than that. That's not so true now

:42:15.:42:21.

because the horses are given lenient ratings towards the top.

:42:21.:42:25.

You used to be able to rule out the top third. The bottom third just

:42:25.:42:28.

weren't good horses, then you would concentrate on the middle 20.

:42:28.:42:35.

for today for the people at home? think Finian's Rainbow in the 3.05

:42:35.:42:38.

and Cotton Mill. Thank you very much.

:42:38.:42:42.

You can tell from the shots behind David and John how heavy that rain

:42:42.:42:46.

shower was. It has just eased off. Gosh, for people who have come

:42:46.:42:51.

without a mac, coat and umbrella, I just feel for them. Hopefully, it

:42:51.:42:58.

will stop again soon. It does feel like a passing shower. The runners

:42:58.:43:02.

are down there for the next live race. They're having fun, aren't

:43:02.:43:12.
:43:12.:43:40.

they? Let's take a check of them Silviniaco Conti, 13-8. 7-4 is the

:43:40.:43:50.
:43:50.:43:51.

and let him go to get onboard Solix. This is him cantering down to the

:43:51.:43:56.

start. He gives the horse a bit of chance on this. If you look at the

:43:56.:44:00.

ratings he comes out just about the best of this. He does make a lot of

:44:00.:44:03.

mistakes when he's jumping. really sets him back because this

:44:03.:44:07.

horse has an awful lot of ability. The problem is around this track

:44:07.:44:11.

it's so tight around here, you make a mistake, you have to make up

:44:11.:44:14.

ground, make another - they keep getting away from you all the time.

:44:14.:44:17.

There is no doubt he's got a lot of ability. Let's have a quick spin

:44:17.:44:22.

through some of the others. This is Silviniaco Conti. Ruby Walsh has

:44:22.:44:26.

chosen him instead of Join Together. He had the choice of the two, and I

:44:26.:44:30.

am pretty certain that Ruby Walsh hasn't actually been on him for any

:44:30.:44:37.

of his four wins in this country - yet. Yeah, he rode this horse when

:44:37.:44:42.

he finished second at Kempton. Ruby Walsh really liked him on that

:44:42.:44:46.

occasion. He's a smart horse. They have always felt flatter track

:44:46.:44:50.

suits him better. He's not really big - you can see him alongside the

:44:50.:44:54.

others. Champion Court is a massive horse. Silviniaco Conti - ruby had

:44:54.:44:57.

to choose between him and Join Together. Join Together, a little

:44:57.:45:00.

horse, but he'll love this rain. That's Join Together in the

:45:00.:45:04.

foreground. But let's have a look at Champion Court. A lovely shot of

:45:05.:45:10.

Allen coming out on to the course. This one is trained by Martin

:45:10.:45:18.

Keithley. He has been such a star. He finished second to Sedechion,

:45:18.:45:23.

who could win the Gold Cup next year. Mullins said that when he was

:45:23.:45:29.

interviewed for Radio Five Live. He races prominently, ridden

:45:29.:45:31.

aggressively, should stay, a solid jumper.

:45:31.:45:36.

So for you, he's the choice? Yeah, he's pretty solid, but I would be

:45:36.:45:39.

willing to give Join Together a chance. Jim?

:45:39.:45:43.

That's it. They're off and running, setting off here over three miles

:45:43.:45:53.

and a furlong and a good pace early, and Join Together - Jacob in first

:45:53.:45:59.

- they almost collided - they did collide. No damage done, and he

:45:59.:46:04.

leads with ears pricked. Thomas is giving him a wide berth as they go

:46:04.:46:08.

over the second, an open ditch. They're followed by Champion Court

:46:08.:46:12.

behind, further back in the field is Solix and last is Silviniaco

:46:12.:46:17.

Conti. So some strange antics in the early stages, and they've

:46:17.:46:21.

swapped positions now, and on the far side is Yes Tom. On the near

:46:21.:46:25.

side, Join Together. Coming towards the next, and they jump it. They

:46:25.:46:29.

were both spring heeled at it, three lengths in advance of

:46:29.:46:33.

Champion Court followed by Silviniaco Conti, the outside, and

:46:33.:46:36.

Solix on the inner. Richard Dunwoody, the early stages there, a

:46:36.:46:42.

bit of a bumping duel. I shouldn't thinkpad pad was too pleased with

:46:42.:46:46.

Darryl Jacob at the first, but they have sorted themselves out, and

:46:46.:46:50.

Paddy has rightly moved to the inside. He'll be happy enough with

:46:50.:46:57.

that as they turn now down the back straight. They have settled into a

:46:57.:47:02.

nice racing rhythm and Yes Tom with ears pricked bowling along. Darryl

:47:02.:47:08.

Jacob on the inside in the checked cap. Behind them in third Champion

:47:08.:47:12.

Court. Solix got right into that one. Barry Geraghty, and didn't

:47:12.:47:16.

lose that much ground, but a mistake as they head now towards

:47:16.:47:20.

fence number five, and on the near side it's Yes Tom, the grey here

:47:20.:47:26.

for Paddy Brennan leads by a half length, in the inside, Yes Tom, in

:47:26.:47:29.

too tight there and went right through the top of that behind them

:47:29.:47:32.

in the centre, Champion Court lulling along. Solix has made some

:47:32.:47:36.

ground on the inside in the black cap as they come to the second open

:47:36.:47:42.

ditch now. Out wide, Silviniaco Conti jumped that well on a tight

:47:42.:47:46.

rein. They continue their journey to the seventh. It's Yes Tom on the

:47:46.:47:51.

near side who leads, jumps it well, all over safely from in second Join

:47:51.:47:54.

Together. A length-and-a-half further back, Champion Court, the

:47:54.:47:59.

centre, a half to Solix and a half further back Silviniaco Conti, and

:47:59.:48:03.

it's on the inside Yes Tom who leads them out of the back. Yeah,

:48:03.:48:07.

Ruby is taking his time on Silviniaco Conti. Barry, as they

:48:07.:48:11.

come to this fence down the side missed the first down the back, and

:48:11.:48:15.

then really made his mind up at the ditch, and he's jumped the next two

:48:15.:48:19.

- jumped it pretty well, so they're all - all the jockeys will be quite

:48:19.:48:23.

happy at the moment. So we're at the halfway point. They have jumped

:48:23.:48:27.

eight, and they swing into the home straight now, and on the inside Yes

:48:27.:48:31.

Tom. Paddy Brennan shows the way from Join Together, Darryl Jacob.

:48:31.:48:35.

In behind them Solix. The inside, Barry Geraghty. Champion Court on

:48:35.:48:40.

the near side as they go over the ninth, and last is Silviniaco Conti,

:48:40.:48:44.

Ruby Walsh, but has the leaders well and truly in his sights as

:48:44.:48:49.

they come towards the third of five ditches, and Yes Tom steadying at

:48:49.:48:55.

it, and outjumped there on the outside as he goes up there. Join

:48:55.:48:58.

Together takes over. Solix wasn't fluent at all back in the field on

:48:58.:49:01.

the inside. Heading up the home straight to the one that'll be the

:49:01.:49:05.

next - next time around, and the leader, far side, Yes Tom, near

:49:05.:49:10.

side is Join Together. They come towards the 11th now with ears

:49:10.:49:16.

pricked, and it's Yes Tom who gets over it in the lead by an 11th and

:49:16.:49:22.

a half. As they go up to the judge, a circuit remaining. In second,

:49:22.:49:25.

join followed by Champion Court, Solix on the inside, then

:49:25.:49:29.

Silviniaco Conti. They're about six lengths off the pace. He's now

:49:29.:49:32.

starting to accelerate - Paddy Brennan just trying to inject a

:49:32.:49:36.

little bit of pace. Inject a little bit of pace down the back, and

:49:36.:49:40.

Solix missed the ditch, second, last that last circuit, and his

:49:40.:49:45.

jumping will be really tested now as they turn down the back. I would

:49:45.:49:50.

really be sat on Champion Court. He got in close with a circuit to go

:49:50.:49:53.

and fiddled it well. Paddy Brennan is really trying to stretch him

:49:53.:49:59.

down did back, really grabbed hold of his horse there. Over the 12thth.

:49:59.:50:02.

Champion Court travelling well. Another plain fence, and Yes Tom

:50:02.:50:06.

the leader on the inside. Join Together is still there, Champion

:50:07.:50:09.

Court and Silviniaco Conti going up on the inside on a tight rein. In

:50:09.:50:14.

behind them is Solix as they continue their journey towards the

:50:14.:50:18.

fourth open ditch, number 14 overall, and Yes Tom on the inside,

:50:18.:50:23.

steadies at it, gets in too tight, mistake there by Join Together.

:50:23.:50:27.

Silviniaco Conti has jumped up on the inside to join them, a reminder

:50:27.:50:30.

for Join Together, and Champion Court going well in behind as they

:50:30.:50:35.

go over five out. They're clear, then, of Solix. As they prepare to

:50:35.:50:40.

leave the back, Darryl Jacob giving a reminder to Join Together who

:50:40.:50:44.

takes it up clearly now. Yes Tom has dropped out the backdoor.

:50:44.:50:48.

Second is Silviniaco Conti. It's a one-two at the moment for Paul

:50:48.:50:52.

Nicholls as they leave the back and race towards the cross fence four

:50:52.:50:56.

out. On the outside, Join Together, Silviniaco Conti. Out wide making a

:50:56.:50:59.

line of three now is Champion Court, who has gone up on the outside to

:50:59.:51:03.

put the pressure on. Silviniaco Conti the leader around the turn,

:51:03.:51:07.

followed on the outside, Champion Court going well. They're four

:51:07.:51:10.

lengths in advance of Join Together, a long gap then to the other two.

:51:10.:51:15.

Into the home straight now with three left to jump - far side

:51:15.:51:17.

Silviniaco Conti, near side Champion Court, and Champion Court

:51:17.:51:21.

not fluent at that. They were clear then of in third place Join

:51:21.:51:24.

Together as they come up towards the last ditch. This is the second,

:51:24.:51:30.

last coming up, and on the far side, Silviniaco Conti. Near side now,

:51:30.:51:33.

Champion Court - he's got a task now to reel this leader in. He's

:51:33.:51:37.

under the whip. They're well clear and have joined together. They come

:51:37.:51:40.

now with one left to jump. Ruby Walsh going for home now on

:51:40.:51:46.

Silviniaco Conti. It's Silviniaco Conti mostly clear for in front of

:51:46.:51:49.

Champion Court - may have run his race. One left to jump. Silviniaco

:51:49.:51:51.

Conti is over the last. APPLAUSE

:51:51.:51:54.

And he's home. In second is Champion Court. Further back in the

:51:54.:51:58.

field and in third is Join Together. Up towards the line, Silviniaco

:51:59.:52:06.

Conti, Ruby Walsh, is going to go on and win the John Smith's Mildmay

:52:06.:52:11.

Novices' Chase in style, Champion Court, in third, Join Together, a

:52:11.:52:14.

one-three for Paul Nicholls, and still coming down the track Solix,

:52:14.:52:17.

Nicky Henderson's runner, back in fourth, and in fifth and last

:52:17.:52:22.

position, Yes Tom, trained in Ireland by Roy Wilson and ridden by

:52:22.:52:30.

Paddy Brennan. So the winner of the John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase

:52:30.:52:37.

- first is number three, Silviniaco Conti ridden by Ruby Walsh. Second,

:52:37.:52:42.

number one, Champion Court and third, number two, Join Together,

:52:42.:52:46.

Darryl Jacob. Fourth, number four, Solix, ridden by Barry Geraghty,

:52:46.:52:53.

and the winner, trained by Paul Nicholls, was the 7-4 favourite,

:52:53.:52:59.

Ruby Walsh, the winning jockey in our second race.

:52:59.:53:03.

Winning trainer Paul Nicholls. Paul, you missed Cheltenham with this

:53:03.:53:07.

horse, and it seems that's paid off. Yeah, he's a good horse. I was

:53:07.:53:10.

really disappointed when he ran at Ascot and stopped two out. Of

:53:10.:53:15.

course, all the horses were wrong. He was wrong. We purposely left him

:53:15.:53:19.

to come here. He's a young horse, he's improving. I really look

:53:19.:53:25.

forward to next year with the three-mile chase. He's in form. He

:53:25.:53:30.

was behind him at Kempton. Looks well for the future. He was ridden

:53:30.:53:33.

with a lot of confidence. I suppose you and Ruby Walsh have always

:53:33.:53:38.

thought well of him. Yeah, he's frsh and well. Lorraine said to me

:53:38.:53:43.

he was the best he's been all year. Everything is right today. Do you

:53:43.:53:48.

think he could be a Gold Cup horse? It's a long way off. Step by step.

:53:48.:53:52.

He's a young horse, a long way off at the moment. It's a trainers'

:53:52.:53:58.

battle - one for you, one for Nicky, one for you. Every little one

:53:58.:54:01.

counts. It's going to be interesting over the next two weeks

:54:01.:54:06.

- it's good for the sport, and it's we're good mates will, have a lot

:54:06.:54:14.

of fun over the week. Well done. That's another 50 grand into the

:54:14.:54:18.

pot for him. Ruby Walsh, so cool, kept this horse wide, kept him out

:54:18.:54:21.

of any trouble. I think the crucial moment - the moment the race was

:54:21.:54:26.

run was here at the third, last because the two of them come to it

:54:26.:54:29.

upsides - Silviniaco Conti and Champion Court, and Champion Court

:54:29.:54:34.

just paddles through it and loses two lengths. Yes, but in the end

:54:34.:54:37.

the margin of victory was quite good. Was there a bit of team

:54:37.:54:42.

tactics when he came off the bend and kicked for it? Of course he

:54:42.:54:48.

wanted to win, but it didn't do demiharm to the winner did, it?

:54:48.:54:56.

And Ruby Walsh made the right choice between this horse and the

:54:56.:55:00.

other. The rain making conditions pretty difficult for the jockeys.

:55:00.:55:07.

Your vision gets slippery. Your goggles get wet. He won easily in

:55:07.:55:10.

the home, but going to the last, he wasn't going for medals. The stride

:55:10.:55:13.

wasn't there, so he just sat and held because it's so important -

:55:13.:55:18.

you hit a fence by the roots, the whole complexion changes. We nearly

:55:18.:55:22.

had an incident at the very first fence. We'll have another look at

:55:22.:55:26.

that because Join Together on the inside closest to the camera and

:55:26.:55:29.

Yes Tom collide in midair because Join Together jumps to the right.

:55:29.:55:33.

He does. Look. He's seen the stride, but he was stretched going...

:55:33.:55:38.

word. You know, very easily there Paddy Brennan could have been

:55:38.:55:41.

knocked out of the saddle, but how clever of him because he now

:55:41.:55:45.

switches to the inside. He says, that's not going to happen again.

:55:45.:55:48.

Solix made a mistake at the fourth and the 10th. Barry Geraghty was

:55:49.:55:52.

pretty easy on him when it looked like his chance had gone. He has

:55:52.:55:57.

finished, but a long, long way behind. This horse is the winner

:55:57.:56:01.

and will continue to progress, I suspect, Silviniaco Conti.

:56:01.:56:07.

He is indeed progressive. That's for sure. And Richard, the way Ruby

:56:07.:56:11.

was riding there, he was oozing confidence all the way. Always,

:56:11.:56:16.

just sat there with a double handful. He was very disappointed

:56:16.:56:21.

in the Reynolds Town. He jumped away timely that day. It was nice

:56:21.:56:26.

to see how well this horse stayed today, got did trip well. He showed

:56:26.:56:30.

so much promise as a hurdler. I remember at Ascot early in his

:56:30.:56:33.

career he was absolutely brilliant there. He had always showed

:56:33.:56:37.

glimpses that he could be something special. I think he's really now on

:56:37.:56:43.

the upward curve again. The form is looking pretty good, isn't it?

:56:43.:56:47.

Bobsworth finished third that day. All three of those horses are real

:56:48.:56:51.

class horses. So there he is. He'll be having a

:56:51.:56:55.

nice old bucket of water here, make him feel a bit better.

:56:55.:56:59.

Let's have a look at the result of the 2.30pm, the John Smith's

:56:59.:57:09.
:57:09.:57:22.

struck up such a useful and successful partnership, and they

:57:22.:57:27.

understand each other well, and Ruby flies over to ride Paul's

:57:27.:57:32.

horses whenever he can in this country while still riding for

:57:32.:57:35.

Mullins in Ireland. He's managed well in Ireland, but looks like

:57:35.:57:41.

he's going to lose the Championship there this year and can never

:57:41.:57:45.

challenge AP for numbers in quality... Is that important?

:57:45.:57:51.

wants to be champion jockey every year, but he made the choice,

:57:51.:57:55.

quality over quantity. Didn't he ride quietly, quietly with this

:57:55.:57:59.

horse early on? While they were all battling each other, he was just

:57:59.:58:05.

eyeing them all up. Let's get his reaction now.

:58:05.:58:08.

How impressive were you with Silviniaco Conti today? He jumped

:58:08.:58:12.

really well, travelled really well. I thought Champion Court was a good

:58:12.:58:16.

yardstick, and he's beat him really well. He's only six. Paul said he

:58:16.:58:23.

has more improvement to come. Could he possibly be Gold Cup class?

:58:23.:58:27.

track like Cheltenham, maybe next April, but he's going the right way,

:58:27.:58:33.

anyway. What's the conditions like? Cold - perfectly safe, and he's

:58:33.:58:39.

good to ride on. Well done. Cheers. The rain just stopping again. You

:58:39.:58:43.

can see the bookmakers' umbrellas are still up down there. This the

:58:43.:58:51.

situation - the Trainers' Championship - Paul Nicholls, �2.4

:58:51.:58:59.

million and Nicky Henderson �2.34. Various courses have their names,

:58:59.:59:02.

Beech's, Valentine's and the rest of them only one is named after a

:59:02.:59:06.

horse because of an incident back in 1967, and here is Peter

:59:06.:59:16.
:59:16.:59:22.

obstacle caused the biggest upset in national history? A mass pile-up

:59:22.:59:30.

at the 23rd fence allowed a 101 outsider to bypass the stricken

:59:30.:59:36.

field and run on to a shock victory. The incident has long since been

:59:36.:59:43.

immortalised in the distinctive commentary of Michael O'Hara.

:59:43.:59:48.

OLD NEWSREEL: He has fallen. Another horse has fallen. It's a

:59:48.:59:52.

right pile-up. The situation emphasised to me the

:59:52.:59:55.

value of research. The commentator and I went to the weighing room to

:59:55.:00:01.

double check race colours and agree on the pronunciation of horses'

:00:01.:00:05.

names. Michael saw John Buckingham in his racing silks and said

:00:05.:00:11.

"That's not one of ours, was it?" I replied it was and the horse is

:00:11.:00:21.
:00:21.:00:26.

Grand National history. This is where it happened. I don't know

:00:26.:00:30.

what they are going to call this one in the future. They might call

:00:30.:00:40.

this the Foinavon fence. And indeed it is the Foinavon fence, named

:00:40.:00:44.

after the horse that won the race in 1967, the only one that managed

:00:44.:00:47.

to negotiate it safely. The smallest fence on the course and

:00:47.:00:52.

caused a bit of trouble yesterday in the Fox Hunters. They take their

:00:52.:00:55.

jumping. Until 2009, Foinavon was on his own, the longest priced

:00:56.:01:01.

winner of the Grand National ever at 100-1. In 2009, mon moan came

:01:02.:01:06.

along and won and that is one of the former winners who will line up

:01:06.:01:10.

tomorrow in the 2012 running of the John Smith's Grand National. We

:01:10.:01:13.

have talked about horse welfare and the improvements that have been

:01:13.:01:17.

made there. What about jockeys' welfare, how are they treated if

:01:17.:01:22.

they get injured in a fall? Ian Bartlett has been finding out.

:01:22.:01:27.

Jump jockeys might be the iron men of sports, but they have to

:01:27.:01:32.

occasionally come into the medical room where I am with the senior

:01:32.:01:37.

doctor, Dr Ian Roberts and Richard Dunwoody. How often did you end up

:01:37.:01:42.

in the medical room? I had one particularly bad meeting here, I

:01:42.:01:48.

think it was about 92 93, six falls and three winners, so I was a

:01:48.:01:51.

regular visitor there in the old weighing room. The facilities here

:01:51.:01:55.

though, I have to say, look fantastic. Doctor, seven of you

:01:55.:01:59.

here, is that right? Yes. And quite a few ambulances on the way round

:01:59.:02:06.

for the jockeys as well? Yes, today we've got five and tomorrow we'll

:02:06.:02:10.

have seven, but usually we have two for the flat meetings and three for

:02:10.:02:15.

the jumps. Obviously we hope none of the jockeys end up in here, but

:02:15.:02:19.

obviously apart from broken bones or whatever, what sort of injuries

:02:19.:02:24.

do they pick up, sprains and things? Yesterday, we had 17

:02:24.:02:29.

fallers, so you can imagine that that logistically is something to

:02:29.:02:35.

cope with. Obviously, we've fully covered that. Yesterday was an

:02:35.:02:39.

injured ankle, a concussion and soft injury where a jockey had been

:02:39.:02:44.

kicked in the chest. So from 17 fallers, we had three people that

:02:44.:02:48.

needed treatment. It was a busy day, we hope you don't have one today or

:02:48.:02:52.

tomorrow. Richard, a top quality facility for the riders, they can

:02:52.:02:55.

be very pleased if anything goes wrong for them? That's right. The

:02:55.:03:00.

best of treatment. Let's hope we don't see them here. Seven doctors

:03:00.:03:03.

on duty for the couple of days of the Grand National meeting. Sadly

:03:03.:03:08.

for Mick, you know that doctor particularly well? Yes, I do. I was

:03:08.:03:14.

staring up at him when I broke my neck here four years ago now. But I

:03:14.:03:18.

can only say, without the professional care of the paramedics

:03:18.:03:22.

and the people on site here, I would be paralysed. Well, many

:03:23.:03:25.

people may remember if they were watching the Grand National last

:03:25.:03:32.

year in one of the earlier races, there was the most horrific fall

:03:32.:03:38.

and injury to Peter otool. You have seen him recently, how is he doing?

:03:38.:03:42.

-- O'Toole. I went to see him the day after that fall and it's scary.

:03:42.:03:46.

When you see someone who you know who's very lively lying there

:03:46.:03:49.

unable to communicate with anybody and to see him 12 months later up

:03:49.:03:54.

and around, flying, having physio every single day. He's in Lambourn

:03:54.:04:01.

at a new facility that the Injured Jockeys' Fund put together. The

:04:01.:04:05.

improvement in him is massive and he's still got a long way to go,

:04:05.:04:08.

but he's in the right place to improve. Doesn't regret having

:04:08.:04:11.

chosen the life of a jockey? Absolutely not. Can't wait to get

:04:11.:04:15.

back on a horse. It's amazing, the bravery of them and the ones you

:04:16.:04:19.

will see lining up in the Grand National tomorrow are the bravest

:04:19.:04:25.

of all. Ruby Walsh won it on his first attempt on pab-on, then on

:04:25.:04:32.

Hedgehunter and he has a great chance tomorrow. -- Papion. The

:04:32.:04:40.

presentation taking place there. The presentation is being made by

:04:40.:04:46.

Mr Daley and Mr Irvine of the Cavern Club in Liverpool. He's got

:04:46.:04:51.

an iPad or an iPad cover. That's really nice! I'm always very

:04:51.:04:54.

critical of the old glass bowls and photo frames and think, you should

:04:54.:05:01.

be giving things that you want to take home Nicer if it had an iPad

:05:01.:05:06.

in it! Yes. We are trying today to give you an idea of how some of the

:05:06.:05:09.

runners are being prepared for the Grand National. We'll be looking

:05:09.:05:12.

through the runners and trying to pick a winner and they'll be

:05:12.:05:19.

putting their finger on Treacle. Trained by Tom Taff in County

:05:19.:05:24.

Kildare. Rishi has been there. For Treacle, a horse that's had its

:05:24.:05:28.

fair share of setbacks, the National offers a chance for

:05:29.:05:38.
:05:39.:06:03.

who'd love to be standing where I am. Here is an enkapslaition of

:06:03.:06:07.

history of horse racing, jump racing in particular --

:06:07.:06:13.

enkapslaition. There's your father Tom, your grandfather Pat, the

:06:13.:06:17.

Grand National, Arkle, the centrepiece is this trophy

:06:17.:06:21.

presented to your father. I suppose every time you walk up here, you

:06:21.:06:28.

become a bit burglar zi about it. When it's in your -- blase. When

:06:28.:06:33.

it's in your face, you do that. When the house is quiet, you have

:06:33.:06:38.

an appreciation of what happened in those years and it encompasses a

:06:38.:06:43.

lot. How much of your dad and Arkle do you appreciate? You know what,

:06:43.:06:49.

it's when you are racing now and all of the comparisons are being

:06:49.:06:55.

made to Arkle. That's when you realise. He obviously was the

:06:55.:07:00.

greatest. Comeencomeen Arkle going away now. Hs the champion --

:07:00.:07:04.

COMMENTATOR:. This is the champion. Arkle is the one. I said it myself.

:07:04.:07:12.

There is a picture of me riding him when I was two. I knew he felt like

:07:12.:07:18.

a good horse! We grew up in a family where - I'm not being cocky

:07:18.:07:22.

saying this - when we'd get a few days off because Cheltenham would

:07:22.:07:27.

be on and we'd get a few days off and there was no big deal if there

:07:27.:07:30.

was a treble the first day, a treble the second day and won the

:07:30.:07:34.

Cup the last day. It was unusual if you came home without winning three

:07:34.:07:40.

or four races in Cheltenham. That was the way it was.

:07:40.:07:45.

I didn't overdo it yesterday, but did just enough and I'm happy.

:07:45.:07:50.

does Treacle fit the bill for the National? He's the right type of

:07:50.:07:54.

horse for Aintree. He's intelligent and can get into a rhythm. It's not

:07:54.:07:58.

all just about jumping, it's about avoiding loose horses. The first

:07:58.:08:03.

big challenge is the first, third fence and then the next big

:08:03.:08:07.

challenge is Becher's, the sixth fence. If you can get into a rhythm

:08:07.:08:11.

down over the six fences, things begin to settle down normally after

:08:11.:08:15.

that. We'll be just hunting around trying to mind our own business and

:08:15.:08:17.

whatever is going to unfold will unfold.

:08:17.:08:23.

And there is Treacle. He's arrived here. He'll spend the night in the

:08:23.:08:30.

racecourse stables and line up with Andrew Lynch on his back. He's

:08:30.:08:35.

about 20-1. He's lovely. Not walking out of the box door which

:08:35.:08:41.

crowds absolutely buzzing trying to select what they think can win this.

:08:41.:08:44.

The next race is the John Smith's Melling Chase. In terms of quality

:08:44.:08:49.

and prize money, it's the top race of the day and we have a field of

:08:49.:08:54.

eight in it, including Finian's Rainbow who won the Queen Mother

:08:54.:08:59.

chase last time out at Cheltenham. They had to come around the last

:08:59.:09:04.

fence and it was a real arrangey baji between them. A brave

:09:04.:09:06.

performance by Finian's Rainbow. Can he do the same here? Let's take

:09:06.:09:16.
:09:16.:09:27.

mount. Finian's Rainbow, Queen Mother Champion Chase winner at

:09:27.:09:33.

Cheltenham. Geraghty aboard and a valuable runner for Henderson.

:09:33.:09:38.

Forpadydeplasterer, winner of the 2009 Arkle at Cheltenham. Cooper

:09:38.:09:48.
:09:48.:09:48.

rides. Kalahari King loves fast ground. Had injury worries. Kauto

:09:48.:09:54.

Stone, not nearly as good as his half brother, Kauto Star. This

:09:54.:09:58.

horse is capable. Six is Poquelin. Ruby Walsh wearing the famous

:09:58.:10:04.

family colours again. Unseeded in this race in 2010. Pure Faith. A

:10:04.:10:12.

winner over these fences here at Aintree. Hasn't won for a long time.

:10:12.:10:16.

Wishfull Thinking, Richard Johnson has plenty of talent but fell at

:10:16.:10:22.

Cheltenham last time. So your favourite for this is Finian's

:10:22.:10:32.
:10:32.:10:48.

�20,000 Finian's Rainbow. Good luck to that punter.

:10:48.:10:55.

I wanted to say happy birthday to you. Your 60th birthday to you. You

:10:55.:11:00.

should be celebrating? Should be yes, probably shouldn't be here.

:11:00.:11:04.

The big celebration would be if Albertas Run could win this? Yes,

:11:04.:11:08.

he's in great form, come out of chelt national nam really well and

:11:08.:11:14.

we could have done without the rain really -- Cheltenham really well.

:11:14.:11:18.

It is what it is and he's in great shape and I hope he'll put on a

:11:18.:11:24.

great show. He's come out all right. Gosh, he battled in Cheltenham.

:11:24.:11:28.

home, you would be thrilled with him. He's fresh and well in himself

:11:28.:11:33.

really. Hasn't done a whole lot since but he's in great shape and

:11:34.:11:41.

he's fresh. The rain may not be in his favour but may be in favour of

:11:41.:11:45.

Synchronised? Not too much rain for him really, you know. We know how

:11:45.:11:53.

he goes on better ground as well and the more you think, the things

:11:53.:11:59.

will go better. Good luck and happy birthday. Come over here. This is

:11:59.:12:02.

the Goat Syndicate. They own Forpadydeplasterer who we are

:12:02.:12:07.

hoping - hello, lovely to see you again - we are hoping he'll spring

:12:07.:12:11.

back to some form? I think our horse has improved a lot since

:12:11.:12:15.

Cheltenham and we are here to win. Listen, I'm enjoying this. This is

:12:15.:12:19.

very, very sensible. This is the cheap way to do the Mac. We are

:12:19.:12:24.

going to christen it, St Patrick's Day will be brought forward to

:12:24.:12:28.

Friday 13th if it wins today. biggest cheer will come from your

:12:28.:12:36.

lot. Thank you. Good luck. We'll see how Forpadydeplasterer looks in

:12:36.:12:41.

the paddock. I would love one of those, thank you, although this is

:12:41.:12:45.

waterproof. Thank you. Forpadydeplasterer hasn't won since

:12:45.:12:49.

2009 when he won the Arkle. He's got to put that record right. Let's

:12:49.:12:59.
:12:59.:12:59.

take a look at the other horses. Coming to our right is the Champion

:12:59.:13:06.

Chaseer Finian's Rainbow. This horse is ridden out every day. The

:13:06.:13:11.

trainer is very happy with him and he said no worries about the rain.

:13:11.:13:14.

What about Kauto Stone, Kauto Star's half brother? Looks nothing

:13:14.:13:20.

like Kauto Star but he looks well. Paul Carberry won on this horse, so

:13:20.:13:24.

it's a winning team. Let's try and find a horse that you like,

:13:24.:13:29.

Wishfull Thinking. He's trained by Phillip Hobbs, hasn't had the best

:13:29.:13:32.

of seasons but was very impressive when he won here last year. There

:13:32.:13:37.

is a twinkle in your eye when you talk about him? I spoke to Richard

:13:37.:13:42.

Johnson last year. He said this horse seems to have come back to

:13:42.:13:46.

himself. Phillip Hobbs had a winner yesterday. He looks a picture in

:13:46.:13:50.

the paddock and he hasn't looked well all season, so maybe this

:13:50.:13:54.

fella comes at the right time of the year. Nasty incident in

:13:54.:13:57.

Cheltenham where he crashed through the railings. Into one of the

:13:57.:14:00.

photographers and sent him to hospital with a cut eye, yes, but

:14:00.:14:05.

this horse didn't have a hard race because he fell early. Maybe he

:14:05.:14:10.

comes here slightly fresher. We have Kalahari King. At one time

:14:10.:14:14.

he was on the verge of being very, very good over two, two-and-a-half

:14:14.:14:20.

miles and they never quite cut the grade and he's now a bit old?

:14:20.:14:25.

I think he's a horse that is a nearly horse. Maybe his chance has

:14:25.:14:33.

gone. Maybe his chance has gone. We are going to see Kauto Stone and

:14:33.:14:37.

Wishfull Thinking. Pure Faith, number seven ran really well

:14:37.:14:42.

earlier in the season against Albertas Run and Mastermind? Yes,

:14:42.:14:49.

will he belie his odds on this occasion too? What do you think?

:14:49.:14:57.

looks good. Always Waining too. Pick of the paddock is Wishfull

:14:57.:15:07.
:15:07.:15:31.

Thinking? Is it Wishfull Thinking though? We'll find out very soon.

:15:31.:15:35.

The horses are just getting themselves into order for the

:15:35.:15:40.

parade. Poquelin will probably lead the parade going out because he's a

:15:40.:15:45.

fizzy horse, isn't he, Richard? and he has special dispensation to

:15:45.:15:50.

lead the parade. He doesn't look too worked up there though, Clare,

:15:50.:15:55.

does he? Very settled. Dan hanging on to him, been the trainer for six

:15:55.:16:02.

or seven years or longer. He was withdrawn at the start at

:16:02.:16:05.

Cheltenham because there was some blood come trg his mouth. I'm not

:16:05.:16:10.

sure they could work out whether he'd bitten his tongue. The vet

:16:10.:16:18.

withdrew him at the start so he comes here effectively fresh.

:16:18.:16:22.

coming from his mouth. Ruby Walsh rides on his own tomorrow in the

:16:23.:16:26.

big race, the Grand National. Trying to keep the horse calm and

:16:26.:16:30.

not to get too excited. Here is the wonderful Albertas Run. Came so

:16:30.:16:39.

close to recording a fourth win at the Cheltenham Festival and a third

:16:39.:16:44.

in -- a third. Runner up in this last year.

:16:44.:16:52.

Finian's Rainbow. Trained by Nicky Henderson. He won the champion by a

:16:52.:16:58.

length and a half. Forpadydeplasterer hasn't won a

:16:58.:17:03.

race since he took the Arkle in 2009 but has been a model of

:17:03.:17:07.

consistency finishing second in five grade ones.

:17:07.:17:17.
:17:17.:17:18.

Kalahari King hasn't won since Doncaster in February 2010. Behind

:17:18.:17:23.

him an interesting ride for Paul Carberry, Kauto Stone, a half

:17:23.:17:28.

brother to Kauto Star. Made a good impression on his debut.

:17:29.:17:32.

Disappointing since then. Then we've got Pure Faith. The boys were

:17:32.:17:38.

saying they were looking so well in the paddock, 100-1, but Tom O'Brien

:17:38.:17:48.
:17:48.:17:50.

will run him like he's favourite. Number eight is Wishfull Thinking.

:17:50.:17:53.

He fell at the Champion Chase last time, Wishfull Thinking. I stood by

:17:53.:17:56.

the fence and he came sideways through the fence and Richard

:17:56.:18:00.

Johnson was badly injured but still rode again that week. They are so

:18:00.:18:10.
:18:10.:18:27.

tough. Here is the market at the very good horses in his time,

:18:27.:18:34.

including Hedgehunter. -- Hemm iz ngs. McCoy is looking around there

:18:34.:18:44.
:18:44.:18:51.

as if something's happened or maybe have hit a rail I'm hearing. I

:18:51.:18:54.

don't know whether we have that incident or not, but we'll show it

:18:54.:18:59.

to you if we have. The rain has stopped now. Just

:18:59.:19:05.

going back to Albertas Run, just a brilliantly brave horse and the

:19:05.:19:08.

only fear you would have. He's only had two runs this season. The only

:19:08.:19:14.

fear you would have is that it may have taken too much out of him at

:19:14.:19:20.

Cheltenham. A hard race. I love watching this horse. He won the

:19:20.:19:29.

last chase that I sat on. Oh, yes. Let's look at see what

:19:29.:19:33.

happened. This was Finian's Rainbow as he came out to canter down.

:19:33.:19:36.

bit fresh. He went smashing straight into that rail. My word!

:19:36.:19:40.

Barry's done very well to sit on him there. And so lucky that we now

:19:40.:19:47.

have the plastic rails and not the old concrete ones. Wow! That would

:19:47.:19:51.

have been serious if it was the old style wooden rails and concrete

:19:51.:19:58.

posts. Absolutely. Finian's Rainbow looks

:19:58.:20:03.

settled now. Out of character? bit keen and gas si though. We were

:20:03.:20:07.

talking to Barry earlier and he was saying how much more settled he is,

:20:07.:20:11.

hopefully he will be in the race but not on the way to the start. If

:20:11.:20:17.

Nicky Henderson's eight runners down to the race, seven have

:20:17.:20:20.

finished unplaced. Very rare he does have such a bad record. In

:20:20.:20:27.

fact his last win in the race was with Remittance Man in 1992.

:20:27.:20:32.

think that was me too. 20 years ago. He came here after winning the

:20:32.:20:35.

first Champion Chase. A bit of statisticical form for you there

:20:35.:20:39.

for Finian's Rainbow. I wonder whether that an incident like that

:20:39.:20:44.

has any effect in the betting ring when people see that? Finian's

:20:44.:20:54.
:20:54.:21:17.

Hasn't had an effect, no. -- money for Poquelin.

:21:17.:21:22.

That was a good run behind the giant bolster at Cheltenham in

:21:22.:21:27.

January. He didn't run too badly at all there. I think he's got a real

:21:27.:21:30.

good chance here. Ruby Walsh wearing the gold arm

:21:30.:21:33.

band as leading jockey so far this week and riding in the colours of

:21:33.:21:38.

the Stuart family who own Big Buck who is notched his 17th successive

:21:38.:21:44.

win yesterday. Let's have a close look at Kauto Stone, he looks

:21:45.:21:51.

nothing like his half brother Kauto Star. Nice to see Paul Carberry

:21:51.:22:00.

pick up a good spare. He gave that hoshes a fantastic ride at

:22:00.:22:05.

Cheltenham -- horse. This horse, he fell first in the Champion Chase.

:22:06.:22:13.

He was disappointing at Ascot in February but won last time. Here is

:22:14.:22:16.

Jim. They are off and running setting

:22:16.:22:20.

off over two and a half miles. Albertas Run on the outside toward

:22:21.:22:26.

the first with Poquelin. Jump together. Kauto Stone was a little

:22:26.:22:31.

sticky at it. They head towards the second. Another plain fence.

:22:31.:22:34.

Poquelin on the inside of Albertas Run. A real good gallop early as

:22:34.:22:39.

they come to the second. Three lengths away, Finian's Rainbow who

:22:39.:22:47.

jumps it well. They are over safely. Pure Faith. Forpadydeplasterer. The

:22:47.:22:52.

first open ditch. Kauto Stone the outside. Wishfull Thinking ridden

:22:52.:22:56.

back in the field. In company with Kalahari King. As they come to the

:22:56.:23:01.

fourth, last one down the back on the first occasion, Poquelin flew

:23:02.:23:11.

that. Poquelin tight. Pure Faith travelling on the inside.

:23:11.:23:15.

Forpadydeplasterer. Three parts away then the outside Kauto Stone.

:23:15.:23:19.

A gap then to Kalahari King and Wishfull Thinking. They head down

:23:19.:23:26.

the side now and hit fence number five. Poquelin on the inside. The

:23:26.:23:31.

Stuart family colours, gets over in good style. All over safely. In

:23:31.:23:36.

second, Albertas Run. AP McCoy just pulling down the goggles. Two

:23:36.:23:40.

lengths further back is Finian's Rainbow in third. A gap to Pure

:23:40.:23:47.

Faith. Runs four lengths away for Forpadydeplasterer. Followed by

:23:47.:23:52.

Kauto Stone. Kalahari King and Wishfull Thinking. Poquelin jumps

:23:52.:24:01.

in good style on the inside. Albertas Run. Finian's Rainbow. The

:24:01.:24:06.

second open ditch. Pure Faith. Red and white colours with the nose

:24:06.:24:09.

band, Forpadydeplasterer. Out to regain a bit of form if he can

:24:09.:24:14.

today, hasn't won for a long time, three lengths away is Kauto Stone

:24:14.:24:17.

with Kalahari King and Wishfull Thinking is at the tail of the

:24:17.:24:22.

field. Towards the eighth, the last next time around, and on the inside,

:24:22.:24:25.

Poquelin got in too close. Forpadydeplasterer went through the

:24:25.:24:28.

top of it. All over safely though and this pace has been very good

:24:28.:24:32.

throughout. It will really suit the Stayers. Those who get a very

:24:32.:24:41.

strong two-and-a-half miles in any. Poquelin showing the way. -- two-

:24:41.:24:46.

and-a-half miles in any case. Further back on the inside is

:24:46.:24:50.

Finian's Rainbow. We've got Walsh, McCoy and Geraghty, one, two, three,

:24:50.:24:55.

as they hit towards the back. Two lengths away, Pure Faith, followed

:24:55.:24:59.

by Forpadydeplasterer. Swinging to the back where they started. Kauto

:24:59.:25:03.

Stone back towards the rear. In company with Kalahari King. Half a

:25:03.:25:08.

length to Wishfull Thinking at the ninth. Poquelin on the inside.

:25:08.:25:14.

Joint now and pressured by Albertas Run, this dual Ryanair chase winner,

:25:14.:25:18.

he's applying the pressure now. Finian's Rainbow, the Queen Mother

:25:18.:25:23.

winner is am bling along. The tenth. Poquelin outjumped Albertas Run

:25:23.:25:29.

there and hitting it hard, Finian's Rainbow behind them third, followed

:25:29.:25:34.

by Pure Faith. The third open ditch. Forpadydeplasterer is further back

:25:34.:25:40.

in the field. Followed by Wishfull Thinking. Gone past Kauto Stone. A

:25:40.:25:44.

gap to Kalahari King who is struggling. On the inside, Poquelin,

:25:44.:25:50.

a big jump by Albertas Run on the outside. They're two lengths in

:25:50.:25:54.

advance now. Finian's Rainbow. Two lengths further back, then Pure

:25:54.:25:58.

Faith on the inside of going forward now for Forpadydeplasterer,

:25:58.:26:03.

followed by Wishfull Thinking who is starting a Forward Move. A gap

:26:03.:26:09.

to Kauto Stone is under pressure and forget Kalahari King. Poquelin

:26:09.:26:14.

on the inside of Albertas Run who outjumped him and went to a clear

:26:14.:26:20.

lead. Finian's Rainbow coming strongly now on the turn. Wishfull

:26:20.:26:23.

Thinking has come from the rear and is starting to run well as they

:26:23.:26:29.

straighten up for home. Three left to jump. Albertas Run kicks.

:26:29.:26:31.

Wishfull Thinking. Finian's Rainbow going with him. They jump it well.

:26:31.:26:36.

Three in line here, four lengths for Forpadydeplasterer. Two left to

:26:36.:26:40.

jump. The last ditch coming up. On the inside it's Finian's Rainbow.

:26:40.:26:44.

On the near side, Wishfull Thinking. They jump it together. They touch

:26:44.:26:47.

down together. Albertas Run can't find any more and a gap then to

:26:47.:26:50.

Forpadydeplasterer. As they race up now with one left to jump, a long

:26:50.:26:55.

run before they reach the last and, Finian's Rainbow the far side, the

:26:55.:26:58.

leader. On the near side is Wishfull Thinking. They come

:26:58.:27:00.

towards the last, Finian's Rainbow going well. They come towards it

:27:00.:27:07.

now, he takes off, lands over it safely and he's starting to draw

:27:07.:27:10.

away. Finian's Rainbow, Barry Geraghty, he rode him confidently

:27:10.:27:17.

all the way and goes on to register another valuable win for Nicky

:27:17.:27:25.

Henderson. Second Wishfull Thinking, third Albertas Run, followed by

:27:25.:27:29.

Forpadydeplasterer, further back Pure Faith, then Poquelin who was

:27:29.:27:34.

responsible largely for that very generous pace and Kauto Stone is

:27:35.:27:39.

last to finish. The winner is Finian's Rainbow, number two,

:27:39.:27:45.

ridden by Barry Geraghty, the 13-8 favourite has won the Melling

:27:45.:27:49.

chaste. Wishfull Thinking was second, ridden by Richard Johnson.

:27:49.:27:54.

Third, Albertas Run and Forpadydeplasterer fourth.

:27:54.:28:04.

So, it's Barry Geraghty coming back here on this 13-8 favourite,

:28:04.:28:09.

Finian's Rainbow. 15-2 Wishfull Thinking, 11-4, Albertas Run.

:28:09.:28:15.

That's the one, two, three. And what a classy horse he is. He was

:28:15.:28:19.

travelling well all the way. He'd be very happy I think at the way

:28:19.:28:28.

the race was unfolding, Barry. He did have to ask, as they came to

:28:28.:28:31.

the third last, Wishfull Thinking went around the outside and made it

:28:31.:28:36.

interesting, and he kept a bit back as they went to three out. Two out,

:28:36.:28:39.

a good jump and then it became obvious that he was travelling much

:28:39.:28:46.

the better and he's gone on to win this by seven lengths with 13

:28:46.:28:55.

lengths between second and third. Seven lengths and 13 the distabss -

:28:55.:28:59.

- distances. He hasn't finished out of the first two in his last nine

:28:59.:29:03.

runs now. That's his 14th win in all jumps races, his ninth in

:29:03.:29:07.

chases and his most worrying moment was cantering down to the start

:29:07.:29:12.

when he claided with the rail. In the race, he barely put a foot

:29:12.:29:18.

wrong for Geraghty and rid ard, -- Richard, you were praising him?

:29:18.:29:22.

Barry didn't have a chance. Look at this. He's smacked straight into

:29:22.:29:27.

the rail and that would have been very serious ten or 15 years ago

:29:27.:29:32.

when we had the wooden rails. doing it because he's so fresh and

:29:32.:29:37.

well? Amazing to be that fresh having come out of Cheltenham where

:29:37.:29:41.

he won the Champion chaste. They've had a hand this year, the

:29:41.:29:45.

Cheltenham horses. We've just had the extra week, week and a half and

:29:45.:29:49.

yes, certainly helps that Nicky's done a smashing job to get this

:29:49.:29:56.

horse spot on. As we join them at this stage, it's McCoy and Johnson.

:29:56.:29:59.

Geraghty right in-between them there, sees a lovely stride.

:29:59.:30:02.

Suddenly the horse is back on the bridle and he can sit up and let

:30:02.:30:09.

him get more air into his lungs. Wishfull Thinking came a rattle

:30:09.:30:13.

with Richard Johnson there. Looked a real danger. Here between the

:30:13.:30:17.

last two you could tell Barry's just got it in the bag really.

:30:17.:30:22.

Basically you will you could to do now is meet that last right running

:30:22.:30:27.

and meet it spot on, they do. Now that you can see how well he gets,

:30:27.:30:37.
:30:37.:30:42.

good over two miles as well, what the King George. I love watching

:30:42.:30:46.

Barry, the loop in his race. He got that horse so settled and certainly

:30:46.:30:49.

from his early days when they had to make the running with him

:30:49.:30:53.

because he was so keen. He was very settled. Barry Geraghty, we spoke

:30:53.:30:56.

to him earlier - she's such a good jockey, he really is, and this

:30:56.:31:01.

horse owned by Michael Buckley. They had disappointment with Solix,

:31:01.:31:05.

but had success here, and can roar him home up the home straight in

:31:05.:31:10.

front of this massive crowd, and a great, great moment for them. Well

:31:10.:31:19.

finish and a wonderful performance here in the John Smith's Melling

:31:19.:31:24.

Chase, the Grade 1 race of the day. It's been won by the horse who took

:31:24.:31:27.

the Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. He follows up

:31:27.:31:32.

here at Aintree with Barry Geraghty onboard, owned by Michael Buckley,

:31:32.:31:33.

trained by Nicky Henderson. He is Finian's Rainbow.

:31:33.:31:39.

APPLAUSE Yeah, he's a class act this horse.

:31:39.:31:47.

He'll be a King George horse. That's for sure. His performance at

:31:47.:31:52.

Kempton earlier in his career was a real eye catcher. He made a bad

:31:52.:31:56.

mistake at Kempton. That was at the second day of the Christmas meeting,

:31:56.:32:01.

and he hit it so hard, he seemed to lose all chance. He dropped right

:32:01.:32:05.

back. He went right around them and went on to win courageously, and

:32:05.:32:10.

since then, he's kept progressing. He got beaten at Ascot, but he won

:32:10.:32:13.

at Cheltenham in quite controversial circumstances because

:32:13.:32:23.
:32:23.:32:23.

they had to bypass the last fence. This is the way they are for the

:32:23.:32:30.

Trainers' Championship - Nicky Henderson having won that race, and

:32:30.:32:40.
:32:40.:32:45.

the difference is �24,100-odd, so not much in it. �2,46 - �2,468,000,

:32:45.:32:50.

Paul Nicholls, �2,44,000, Nicky Henderson, so absolutely nothing in

:32:50.:32:56.

it, and if either of them happen to win the Grand National tomorrow,

:32:56.:33:01.

that would absolutely clinch it - a huge prize.

:33:01.:33:07.

Total prize money of �975,000. Right. Let's have a look at the

:33:07.:33:17.
:33:17.:33:28.

details of this John Smith's won �32,500.

:33:28.:33:36.

Connections once again having their photograph taken. A great follow-up.

:33:36.:33:41.

Barry Geraghty is going to go and weigh in. We'll try to get a word

:33:41.:33:44.

with Michael and Nicky. Congratulations, Michael, Nicky,

:33:44.:33:48.

well done. What a super horse he is. He's pretty special. Were you

:33:48.:33:52.

worried at all coming here today, the fact he was stepping up to two-

:33:52.:33:55.

and-a-half miles? Actually, I wasn't, to be honest with you. The

:33:55.:33:58.

ground is probably on the soft side for him now, but he's very relaxed

:33:58.:34:04.

now, and I think he acts like the stayer we always thought he would

:34:04.:34:07.

be really. How far he'll say I have no idea. Nicky will tell you that.

:34:07.:34:13.

He's becoming a real man now, isn't he? I think I have just seen - last

:34:13.:34:17.

year as a novice he was trying to do everything in a terrible rush -

:34:17.:34:24.

flat-out in the Arkle. I think he had a hard race at the - Cheltenham.

:34:25.:34:30.

Barry said he grew up at the third last, but he grew up last summer

:34:30.:34:34.

for some reason. He suddenly became a sensible person, didn't he? This

:34:34.:34:37.

season he's been a much more amenable horse all the way through

:34:37.:34:41.

it. He's doing everything like a sensible person instead of trying

:34:41.:34:47.

get from A to B as fast as he can. Barry was more confident about him

:34:47.:34:51.

staying two-and-a-half miles than Moscow Flier, and he won the race

:34:51.:34:57.

twice. Yeah, you always expected this fellow to stay, hoped he would.

:34:57.:35:01.

It was suddenly last year he did the out-and-out mile, doing it in

:35:01.:35:06.

such a rush. But this time he was so comfortable, just behind them,

:35:06.:35:09.

and you hoped he was in cruise control. I think he probably was.

:35:09.:35:12.

When he switched it on, then I think he did pick it up very

:35:12.:35:16.

quickly. Will it be the two-mile route with him again next year?

:35:16.:35:20.

Will there be talks about possibly taking in, I don't know, the King

:35:20.:35:23.

George? I don't know. We have a long summer to think ability, but

:35:23.:35:25.

luckily enough, we're in a nice enough position to think about

:35:25.:35:30.

those sort of things. He's won the Champion Chase. He won this. He

:35:30.:35:33.

goes to bed with all the medals. Have do you have any thoughts on

:35:33.:35:37.

next year? I am going to try to enjoy the rest of today I think. I

:35:37.:35:42.

must say Cheltenham was a bit of a blur. I don't remember too much

:35:42.:35:45.

about it. So I am going to try and remember this one, particularly

:35:45.:35:53.

your smiling face. Very sweet. Well done.

:35:53.:35:56.

Doctoringly, Aden McGwire, we're going to talk to him later, he sold

:35:56.:35:59.

this horse. I'm going to ask him about it. But a great result there

:35:59.:36:05.

for Finian's Rainbow and huge celebrations - funny, Michael

:36:05.:36:09.

Buckley saying he can't remember the Cheltenham Festival at all.

:36:09.:36:13.

loves Cheltenham and the fact this horse won for him - he said he had

:36:13.:36:16.

so many disappointments there, to finally win a big one was special.

:36:16.:36:20.

What's your view on this horse and what he might be able to ultimately

:36:20.:36:25.

achieve? He's done plenty already. He has done plenty already. We're

:36:25.:36:28.

talking about next year already. We're already thinking about next

:36:28.:36:33.

March. The work - he's nice - bare bay, interestingly, had gone off

:36:33.:36:37.

this horse when he won him first time at Kempton he said this horse

:36:37.:36:41.

wants a real trip now. Everybody was scratching their head thinking,

:36:41.:36:45.

last year he barely got two miles. He was so free this year he's so

:36:45.:36:53.

much more switched off. He can stay. It might depend as well on what

:36:53.:36:57.

Sprinter Sacre does and obviously they're wanting to take him on from

:36:57.:37:02.

the same yard. He wants a challenge. As Nicky says, if this horse should

:37:02.:37:07.

run a Champion Chase, may the best horse win. We're focusing on the

:37:07.:37:09.

jockeys. We have plenty of ex- jockeys on the team, but what about

:37:10.:37:13.

the guys in are riding at this meeting? What do they really

:37:13.:37:23.
:37:23.:37:29.

would be myself. Dishonest people. Probably the Prime Minister.

:37:29.:37:36.

Rudeness. CVs. Stuck on plane for a couple of hours. Probably the sauna.

:37:36.:37:43.

My taxi. Probably traffic jams. John McCririck. The taxman. A few

:37:43.:37:47.

presenters. David Cameron followed by the tax bond petrol. Taxes if

:37:47.:37:51.

you could. An awful lot of concern there for

:37:51.:37:54.

the jockeys having to pay their tax. Everybody has to.

:37:54.:37:58.

But it's interesting - if there's ever a thing to put those sort of -

:37:58.:38:02.

you know, we asked them a question that invited them to moan, but to

:38:02.:38:05.

put those things into perspective, it's what you and a few of the

:38:05.:38:10.

jockeys went to do this morning. Yeah, went to see children in Alder

:38:10.:38:15.

Hey. To see how brave these kids are - it's unbelievable to see them.

:38:15.:38:19.

These are all children with very serious illnesses. Very serious.

:38:19.:38:25.

There is one little child there - 18 months old, and it's - look at

:38:25.:38:30.

that. Paddy Brennan was really taken with him. There is little

:38:30.:38:39.

Joshua - really nice. And it's the first time that jockey has been...

:38:39.:38:44.

Yeah. For the jockeys, they put themselves in the position of the

:38:44.:38:48.

parents, and suddenly, it becomes very vivid. It becomes - does

:38:48.:38:51.

racing really matter? Does it matter whether I win or lose this

:38:51.:38:54.

afternoon? Because look at these people. All they're worried about

:38:54.:38:58.

is their kids, just making sure they're going to have a life.

:38:58.:39:02.

think it's such a good tradition that's built up. I know you and AP

:39:02.:39:06.

McCoy have very much driven it, but so pleased to see the number of

:39:06.:39:10.

jockeys wanting to do it increasing. I think they realise what a

:39:10.:39:14.

humbling experience it is and do they really want to imagine

:39:14.:39:18.

themselves being put in that position? They see the bravery of

:39:18.:39:22.

these little kids, some of them a year and two years of age. They're

:39:22.:39:26.

so brave. The smiles on their faces makes the day. Which reminds you to

:39:27.:39:31.

enjoy the good days when you can, which is why there is such a big

:39:31.:39:35.

crowd here and all of those who are involved in racing and constantly

:39:35.:39:44.

in situations in which they might be racing. Reachy is in the area

:39:44.:39:47.

where they're getting the horses ready - well, the people are

:39:47.:39:52.

getting them ready. Yes. It's a very busy pre-parade

:39:52.:39:56.

ring. One horse who has been here, has done it all before, the Always

:39:56.:40:02.

Waining. He's being saddled up by Peter Bowen, his trainer. He's in

:40:02.:40:05.

the midst of the crowd. We can't see him. We have to keep the

:40:05.:40:09.

walkway clear. He's being saddled up. He won the race before. He's

:40:09.:40:13.

also placed in the race. He has the most tremendous race in this, the

:40:13.:40:17.

Topham. I'm going to try to see if I can grab a quick word with Peter.

:40:17.:40:20.

Is it possible to grab a word with Peter in the corner there? I

:40:20.:40:24.

suppose this horse knows his way around better than you do.

:40:24.:40:28.

should by now, shouldn't he? How is he? Yeah, in good form. He's a

:40:28.:40:33.

hoarse who seems to come alive when he comes here to Aintree. Can you

:40:33.:40:36.

put a reason on why that is? idea. He loves the place. He hasn't

:40:36.:40:41.

been the best of form this season, but will he come alive today?

:40:41.:40:47.

does that every year. A quick word on Sunday City and the chances?

:40:47.:40:51.

good horse, ran well last time out, hopefully will take the fences and

:40:51.:40:57.

run well. Thanks for talking to us. Good luck to Always Waining, a

:40:57.:41:01.

magnificent record in this race, can he win it a third time in a

:41:01.:41:04.

row? I am with somebody here who has won

:41:04.:41:08.

a considerable amount of money and hasn't even won a bet. What have

:41:08.:41:16.

you won? �5,000 cash and �500 Matalan vouchers and makeup.

:41:16.:41:21.

For what? The Star Contest. That's absolutely fantastic. What are you

:41:21.:41:26.

going to spend the money on? haven't a clue, to be honest. I am

:41:26.:41:29.

still in shock, but I am going on holiday towards the end of the

:41:29.:41:35.

month. That should contribute to my spends. I hear you weren't

:41:35.:41:39.

considering entering. I wasn't, to be honest. I was walking towards

:41:39.:41:42.

the winners' enclosure and one of the stylists said I should enter.

:41:42.:41:48.

Here I am now. And your outfit is, what, vintage? It is. It's '50s

:41:48.:41:53.

vimting a. You're living near my old stomping ground. From where?

:41:53.:41:56.

Liverpool. This week I should imagine you'll be in the Elephant

:41:56.:42:00.

for a couple of drinks. I will be. I hate to say this to a lady, but

:42:00.:42:06.

you're single, aren't you? Thanks, John. Yeah, yeah. I am only saying

:42:06.:42:12.

it because you mightn't be for long. Go down the Elephant. She's

:42:12.:42:17.

available! John Parrott, my word. Congratulations to her for winning

:42:18.:42:24.

the most stylish race goer. Many people here will remember this

:42:24.:42:33.

fantastic jockey, who finished in the Grand National - riding this

:42:33.:42:39.

race since... Last summer I rode, but before that, I can't remember.

:42:39.:42:43.

When did you last professionally ride? 1976. I did ride in America

:42:44.:42:49.

out of the stalls, rattling, a horrible place to be. Explain to me

:42:49.:42:55.

why you're riding in this Legends Race tomorrow? It is legends but

:42:55.:43:01.

they have had to lower the race to let me in. It's because it's for

:43:01.:43:08.

cancer. Last year they raised �100,000. A mile and five. Are you

:43:08.:43:14.

going to ride? I don't know. I am riding for Alan King. I am hoping

:43:14.:43:19.

for a big one. I hope to win. would be fantastic on Grand

:43:19.:43:23.

National day. I was here last year. I was lucky enough to witness Jason

:43:23.:43:27.

winning the National. We had a runner in the National ourselves.

:43:27.:43:31.

It's great to be here. And great to be here on the day Finian's Rainbow

:43:31.:43:36.

has run. That's fantastic. My young boy Finney, who he was named after,

:43:36.:43:40.

it's his birthday today. Brilliant. You had him and you sold

:43:40.:43:48.

him? Yeah. We bought him from Gough Sales. He was a four-year-old

:43:48.:43:54.

unbroken. He ran going absolutely bolt up - overknuckled in landing,

:43:55.:44:00.

and John Edwards was very soon afterwards wanting to know was he

:44:00.:44:05.

for sale? Getting back to the race, not only is this your first ride in

:44:05.:44:11.

public, it's your first ride since having a serious operation. Donated

:44:11.:44:19.

a kidney weeks ago, and it works perfectly, and the person who I

:44:19.:44:24.

donated to I have never met is back working. The doctor said I am not

:44:24.:44:29.

sure we should let you lose. I said, "I'll go at the outside at the

:44:29.:44:34.

back." He said, "Jockeys always get there. You'll be up there pushing

:44:35.:44:39.

in." I met the doctor. The first thing he said to me trade was

:44:39.:44:42.

"Don't think you'll get your licence back by riding tomorrow."

:44:42.:44:46.

Good luck to both of you tomorrow. Good luck. Enjoy did whole buzz of

:44:46.:44:50.

it as well. It will be great. you. We'll be showing the Legends

:44:50.:44:56.

Race tomorrow afternoon. It will be at ught 1.00pm and building up all

:44:56.:44:59.

afternoon to the Grand National, and coming up now we have the race

:44:59.:45:03.

for professional jockeys, and they get a chance to jump a circuit of

:45:03.:45:06.

the Grand National course, the course that is so often identified

:45:06.:45:16.
:45:16.:45:24.

the Grand National. Marvellous, marvellous, marvellous.

:45:24.:45:29.

They come to the elbow. It's still wide open. First, number ten,

:45:29.:45:38.

Ballabriggs at 14-1. It's incredible! I don't know how I feel.

:45:38.:45:44.

Sex is an anti-climax after that. OLD NEWSREEL: He's passed the

:45:44.:45:46.

winner. OLD NEWSREEL: At last it's Tony

:45:47.:45:56.

McCoy at the 15th attempt. Devon Loch has gone down.

:45:56.:46:00.

Absolutely unbelievable. I think I am dreaming. I really do.

:46:00.:46:06.

OLD NEWSREEL: Red Rum wins the National. What do you think about

:46:06.:46:10.

it now, huh? I think it's bloody marvellous.

:46:10.:46:20.
:46:20.:46:25.

it will be at 4.15pm tomorrow afternoon. Here we go with the John

:46:25.:46:35.
:46:35.:46:36.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

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your favourite is Little Josh at it's a double-edged sword, though,

:48:14.:48:16.

because jocks have hurt themselves in the past, and it's a good ride

:48:17.:48:21.

tomorrow in the National. The thing is all of these lads are really

:48:21.:48:25.

looking forward to it. I can see Ryan Mania, the horse we're looking

:48:25.:48:30.

at here, David Bass, Chance du Roy. He's looking forward to his ride on

:48:30.:48:34.

Sunday City. Arthur Moore has had some good rides in this race. He

:48:34.:48:38.

really loves the buzz. These lads love to get a little taster of what

:48:38.:48:44.

it's going to be like tomorrow. That's Tartak going out. He's just

:48:44.:48:52.

gone off the boiler. Arklow Ger has gone by, Paul Carberry is having a

:48:52.:49:02.

good season. He rides predominantly for Evans.

:49:02.:49:06.

Nikola is a horse trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies. Is it good to get a

:49:06.:49:10.

feeler for these races tomorrow, or is it a little bit chancey?

:49:10.:49:14.

it's a good thing. I used to love warm-up before arode the race.

:49:14.:49:18.

David Bass will be looking forward to this. I watched this horse when

:49:18.:49:22.

it ran at Warwick last time, very disappointing. He's a horse quietly

:49:22.:49:26.

fancied by the connections. They have quite a few horses dotted

:49:26.:49:31.

around the course. They own Junior. He's dung tied. You can see him

:49:31.:49:33.

salivating a bit. That's a good sign. They need to salivate, don't

:49:33.:49:43.
:49:43.:49:45.

they? Apt amount we can see there being a little bit troublesome.

:49:45.:49:50.

This horse is very decent. His horses run in some top-class races.

:49:50.:49:55.

You can see he's avoided clashing into the rail. Maybe it would be a

:49:55.:49:59.

good omen, seeing as Finian's Rainbow clattered into it before

:49:59.:50:03.

winning the last race. Is it a sign of I don't want to go out or at the

:50:03.:50:08.

top of my game and really well in himself? I think he's at the top of

:50:08.:50:13.

his race. We can just see them going down.

:50:13.:50:16.

Rain's gone, Claire. That's good. Yeah, it's warmed up. The sun

:50:16.:50:21.

coming out again, and this is the course they'll face. It's two miles,

:50:21.:50:25.

five-and-a-half furlongs. They normally set off fairly fast coming

:50:25.:50:29.

towards that first fence. They're coming down into the grandstands or

:50:29.:50:34.

in front of the grandstand very, very quickly, and the chair comes

:50:34.:50:38.

as their third fence. It's the narrowest fence on the course. That

:50:38.:50:42.

makes it look even bigger, but it is big as well, a 5'2" height and a

:50:43.:50:47.

spread of 11 feet, so they really stretch over that, and then they

:50:47.:50:51.

jump the waterfront in front of the stands, then head off to where the

:50:51.:50:54.

Grand National start is and down that line of fences that all come

:50:54.:50:59.

fairly close together. This is where Tom Taff on Treacle was

:50:59.:51:05.

talking about getting into the rhythm. On The Topham you get a

:51:05.:51:11.

little bit of breathing space, testing this whole line. The thing

:51:11.:51:14.

is you feel like you have so much more time in the Topham because of

:51:14.:51:19.

that. It's not such a hectic run. You're spread out a little bit. You

:51:19.:51:23.

get yourself into a little bit of a pattern. You have. You know you're

:51:23.:51:26.

coming to Becher Chase shortly because there is a hedge on the

:51:26.:51:29.

inside. If you don't know where you are, that's a reminder. Absolutely,

:51:29.:51:34.

and the drop has been levelled out a little bit. But it's still steep.

:51:34.:51:38.

The back ditch has been filled in, and the modification - you can see

:51:38.:51:44.

them from the shot above. You can get around all the fences. That's

:51:44.:51:47.

to allow the loose horses to run around the fences and not get in

:51:47.:51:50.

the way. There is the angle, the canal turn. I am looking for

:51:50.:51:54.

Frankie Figg and Little Josh, confirmed front runners, coming to

:51:54.:51:59.

that, and watch the jockeys come across... They have just passed

:51:59.:52:02.

valentine's which doesn't have the reputation of Becher's yet it is

:52:02.:52:07.

the other end. Back to the race course proper. That's when you know

:52:07.:52:12.

you almost have it within your grasp... Or not. Listen, if you

:52:12.:52:17.

suffer from vertigo, I apologise for this. We go back to ground

:52:17.:52:20.

level. There is the elbow. They jump those two fences. They jump

:52:20.:52:23.

the first and second. That'll be their second last and last, get

:52:24.:52:31.

around the chair, then this long run to the winning post. Over 400

:52:31.:52:41.
:52:41.:52:41.

yards - I remember them well. you would have won it. A This is a

:52:42.:52:48.

great moment. Little Josh will be suited for this race. It's perfect

:52:48.:52:52.

for him today. It is. Little Josh ridden by Sam Twiston-Davies

:52:52.:52:54.

Twiston-Davies. He's only 18. Congratulations to Willie, his

:52:54.:52:59.

little brother, who switched to being a flat jump runner. He rode

:52:59.:53:04.

his first flat runner the other day at Kempton. He's going to be based

:53:04.:53:09.

with Brian Meehan - down at the start is where we find Ricci.

:53:09.:53:13.

horses at the start have been circling the start. Richard

:53:13.:53:19.

Dunwoody, anything taking your eye? Yeah, I had a word with Ruby. He's

:53:19.:53:22.

really looking forward to riding Frankie Figg. The lads are just

:53:22.:53:29.

getting their goggles down, and - they'll be just probably taking

:53:29.:53:33.

another turn now. Another horse I am really looking forward to

:53:34.:53:39.

watching is Triangular, and he jumps superb at Newbury, and he -

:53:39.:53:46.

is too careful, almost, for French racing, and Dicky is looking to get

:53:46.:53:56.
:53:56.:53:59.

an inner spot on number four. Chance du Roy. Yeah.

:54:00.:54:04.

Frankie Figg is an exuberant jumper. He's had many falls, but loves to

:54:04.:54:08.

be up there. That is amazing because that horse jumps these

:54:08.:54:12.

fences as well as any horse you'll see, yet his record isn't good.

:54:12.:54:16.

know. It seems to suit him better here than anywhere else. There is

:54:16.:54:23.

that tongue tie - looks like a pair of tights he has on. At Aintree,

:54:23.:54:28.

it's a much wider circuit than anywhere else in the world. We have

:54:28.:54:32.

three commentators in position. Jim McGrath, you may be calling home

:54:32.:54:35.

this horse, Always Waining, which if he wins will be the first horse

:54:35.:54:40.

ever to win the topham three times. That's right. He could be a history

:54:40.:54:44.

maker, clear. They are walking in. That's it. They're coming forward

:54:44.:54:52.

now. The starter has them. Still 20 seconds before the official off-

:54:52.:55:02.

time here, and they can't really go off before the scheduled off time.

:55:02.:55:06.

These days it's not quite as important as it was in yesteryear

:55:06.:55:11.

when a race could be voided if it was off before time.

:55:11.:55:15.

They are just about ready. Moon Over Miami and Montoya's Son are

:55:15.:55:23.

right out the back. They're delaying the start.

:55:23.:55:29.

They're off. Away they go, and at the approach one of the first away

:55:29.:55:33.

Chance du Roy is there, Massini Sunset, Always Waining as they head

:55:33.:55:38.

over the first. A faller there is Fabalu. Fabalu has - no, it's

:55:38.:55:42.

Matuhi. Matuhi is gone in the early stages, so as they head now towards

:55:42.:55:46.

the second, one out of the race and Little Josh led over it from

:55:46.:55:50.

Herecomesthetruth and also up there as well is Aimigayle and just

:55:50.:55:55.

behind them in the centre is Apt Approach. They're followed by

:55:55.:55:58.

Fistral Beach and Always Right. Sunday City as well and Fabalu on

:55:58.:56:02.

the far side as they come now towards the Chair, and Fabalu got

:56:02.:56:06.

over it OK after an approach by the leaders in company there with

:56:06.:56:09.

Chance du Roy, as they're all over the Chair safely. Coming towards

:56:09.:56:14.

the water now, and it's Little Josh who leads over it from on the

:56:14.:56:17.

inside Aimigayle, followed by Herecomesthetruth, and then on the

:56:17.:56:25.

outside Always Right. In be-- Always Waining, then Sunday City,

:56:25.:56:29.

Fistral Beach from Fabalu, Chance du Roy. Out Wye are Triangular and

:56:29.:56:34.

Paradis De Thaix. On the inside of Rio Gael and Frankie Figg is back.

:56:34.:56:41.

Apt Approach behind them. They're followed by Tartak. Further back in

:56:41.:56:47.

the field is Giorgio Quercus as they race over the Meling Road. We

:56:47.:56:51.

join Ian. Aimigayle in the black and red colours. Herecomesthetruth,

:56:51.:57:01.
:57:01.:57:03.

nose banded and a pink cap, Fabalu. Fistral Beach, right at the back of

:57:03.:57:10.

the field Massini Sunset. The next, number six, and Fabalu behind as

:57:10.:57:15.

the tail enders get over it. Right at the back of the field, Massini

:57:15.:57:22.

Sunset is pulled up. Here is the ditch. Little Josh leading and

:57:22.:57:27.

Aimigayle - Always Right from Sunday City. Douglas Julian made a

:57:27.:57:36.

terrible error but got away with it. Herecomesthetruth behind Aimigayle

:57:36.:57:40.

and at the end is Douglas Julian, also towards the back of the field

:57:40.:57:48.

is Arklow Ger as we join Darren. Going to the one before Becher's,

:57:48.:57:53.

Rio Gael is down, gone there. Heading now towards Becher's, and

:57:53.:57:58.

it is Little Josh in front followed by Always Right, Aimigayle,

:57:58.:58:03.

Montoya's Son, Bai Zhu, they're followed, then Paradis De Thaix,

:58:03.:58:07.

Fistral Beach, Wake Board. Little Josh touches down, and the leaders

:58:07.:58:12.

have taken it safely. Triangular pulls up before Becher's. Little

:58:12.:58:15.

Josh is the leader from Herecomesthetruth, second place.

:58:15.:58:20.

Always Right running a big race, Aimigayle, the inside. They're

:58:20.:58:25.

followed by Fistral Beach, Fabalu blundered badly. The one tailed off

:58:25.:58:30.

is Arklow Ger. The canal turn and Little Josh is out in front by a

:58:30.:58:34.

couple of lengths to Aimigayle, Herecomesthetruth, Always Waining,

:58:34.:58:41.

Chance du Roy. They're followed by Wake Board and Giorgio Quercus and

:58:41.:58:48.

Sunday City at Valentine's. It's Little Josh, Chance du Roy, behind

:58:48.:58:51.

is Frankie Figg followed by Herecomesthetruth. Five to jump now,

:58:51.:58:56.

and we rejoin Ian. Arklow Ger has been pulled up at the back of the

:58:56.:59:00.

field as Chance du Roys with the leader who made an error. Little

:59:00.:59:05.

Josh in the blue. The black is Aimigayle. Herecomesthetruth, the

:59:05.:59:08.

previous winner, Always Waining, Sunday City behind those, then

:59:08.:59:15.

comes Giorgio Quercus. There Frankie Figg made a mistake - Apt

:59:15.:59:18.

Approach, then Chance du Roy and Richard Johnson has taken the lead

:59:18.:59:25.

from in second Little Josh, Aimigayle behind these, then a

:59:25.:59:29.

Tartak is still going at the back of the field. They head now over

:59:29.:59:35.

the Meling Road for the final time. The lead is with Chance du Roy as

:59:35.:59:42.

we rejoin Jim McGrath. Richard Johnson shows the way bid for for a

:59:42.:59:46.

three-timer in this race. They're falling clear as they come towards

:59:46.:59:53.

the clear now. They have two left to jump. It's Chance du Roy from

:59:53.:59:56.

Aimigayle, then Little Josh and Fistral Beach and now coming in

:59:56.:59:59.

strongly is Always Waining followed by Giorgio Quercus. They are clear

:59:59.:00:04.

of Paradis De Thaix and Frankie Figg. They have two left to jump,

:00:04.:00:06.

and it's Chance du Roy who comes to the second, last. He went through

:00:07.:00:10.

the top of it. Aimigayle, the clear second. Fistral Beach going well.

:00:10.:00:15.

Here is Always Waining looming up on the outside. Can he make it a

:00:15.:00:19.

treble? It's Chance du Roy who leads towards the last. He's spring

:00:19.:00:24.

heeled. He lands in the running from on the near side Always

:00:24.:00:27.

Waining, Fistral Beach, a long gap to Paradis De Thaix. Three in line

:00:27.:00:30.

as they race to the elbow, Always Waining on the near side. He grabs

:00:30.:00:36.

the lead now. He senses victory. He's three lengths in front now.

:00:36.:00:40.

It's Always Waining, Tom O'Brien, who is now powering away, and

:00:40.:00:45.

history in the making as Always Waining goes on to win the Topham

:00:45.:00:49.

Chase for the third consecutive year. What a performance, Always

:00:49.:00:53.

Waining trained by Peter Bowen and ridden by Tom O'Brien, Chance du

:00:53.:00:56.

Roy in third, then Fistral Beach, followed then by Aimigayle in

:00:56.:01:01.

fourth, then Paradis De Thaix. They're followed then by Minella

:01:01.:01:04.

Theatre, Apt Approach, then Moon Over Miami, Giorgio Quercus. Behind

:01:04.:01:08.

them is Wake Board. They're followed by Fabalu and then further

:01:08.:01:15.

back Frankie Figg. They're followed by Bai Zhu and behind them is

:01:15.:01:18.

Herecomesthetruth, Montoya's Son is next and further back is Tartak in

:01:18.:01:27.

company with Douglas Julian, and towards the rear, Sunday City and

:01:27.:01:34.

also Nikola. Nikola was pulled up. Peter Bowen, the winning trainer

:01:34.:01:39.

there, absolutely delighted, and so he should be - three wins in the

:01:39.:01:45.

Topham for this horse - what a remarkable horse he is, and it is

:01:45.:01:49.

number ten, Always Waining, Tom O'Brien, the winner, trained by

:01:49.:01:54.

Peter Bowen and owned by Mr and Mrs Peter James Douglas, second, number

:01:54.:01:58.

four, Chance du Roy, Richard Johnson, third, number five,

:01:58.:02:04.

Fistral Beach and fourth, number 16 Aimigayle ridden by Colin Bolger.

:02:04.:02:10.

Early estimates are that 19 horses finished in the Topham, and Rishi

:02:10.:02:20.
:02:20.:02:22.

rightly so. This horse is amazing at Aintree? Absolutely amazing.

:02:22.:02:26.

Just gives everyone who rides him a great spin around here and I'm

:02:26.:02:30.

absolutely delighted with that. way he's gone around the race, like

:02:30.:02:33.

an old pro, there were other horses travelling equally as well as you,

:02:33.:02:37.

but the way he picked up from the last, to the finish line, it was

:02:37.:02:42.

like he just jumped in again? hears the crowd and just takes off.

:02:42.:02:47.

I knew Chance du Roy would take a bit of passing. But I just took off.

:02:48.:02:52.

Amazing. What is that feeling like when he surges from the last?

:02:52.:02:57.

Amazing, because it's hard to win big races these days. It's an

:02:57.:03:06.

amazing feeling to get a big one. 11 years old, three ments in a row,

:03:06.:03:16.
:03:16.:03:19.

amazing. -- three topments in a row. The box will have been driven from

:03:19.:03:26.

Wales and everything. Aimigayle co- owned by Martin Clunes' wife. She

:03:26.:03:30.

was turning for home and you thought, oh, my word, she might

:03:30.:03:37.

just win this. Always Waining gets to the elbow and it's like the old

:03:37.:03:42.

jet propellor coming in. Looked like Chance du Roy coming up and

:03:42.:03:46.

Fistral Beach for a minute there, then it all changes. I thought the

:03:46.:03:52.

Canal Turn was extraordinary. Frankie Figg turned like a P&O pony

:03:52.:04:02.
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race in full with a proper review but all the credit to this horse,

:04:15.:04:18.

Always Waining. It was in the National for a long time but they

:04:18.:04:23.

decided this was the better race and they were right. That's his son

:04:23.:04:30.

leading him up now. He works at the yard. He's desperate to leave

:04:30.:04:40.
:04:40.:04:42.

school. He barely put a foot wrong. He's a lovely guy, Tom, very quiet,

:04:42.:04:47.

a good horseman and fine jockey as well. For Peter Bowen, this is a

:04:47.:04:52.

highlight of the season and you can see him roaring him home. Oh!

:04:52.:04:56.

means so much, Clare, it just means so much.

:04:56.:05:06.
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triumph and so he should. It wasn't that long ago, just a few

:05:16.:05:20.

weeks or just a week ago, he thought he was riding this horse in

:05:20.:05:30.

the National, but as we heard there, the season to run was changed. 11-1

:05:30.:05:40.
:05:40.:05:40.

the winner. Four-and-a-half lengths and one and a quarter lengths.

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Coming back is Tom O'Brien. What a magnificent win this is. The third

:05:48.:05:54.

time that Always Waining has won the topment and what a triumph it

:05:54.:06:03.

is. Just absolutely unbelievable. There he is, a well-earned drink

:06:03.:06:06.

after the exertions of jumping the National fences. Some horses take

:06:06.:06:11.

to it, they absolutely love it, and he's one of them. Some horses don't

:06:11.:06:15.

like it. It's too daunting for them, there's something about it they

:06:15.:06:21.

don't like, but this horse, he loves the challenge and he's a

:06:21.:06:25.

horse with a background that's really was in flat racing

:06:25.:06:35.

beforehand. He was bred by Brew Stud in Ireland and has been a

:06:35.:06:39.

worthy servant for everybody connected with him.

:06:39.:06:49.
:06:49.:07:07.

wife. We were saying earlier how much of a family operation this is,

:07:07.:07:11.

Mickey your son leading him up. Did you believe he could do that again?

:07:11.:07:15.

I did believe he was capable of doing it, but to think of winning

:07:15.:07:19.

three topments on the bounce, you just don't think it could come true,

:07:19.:07:24.

but yes, it's awe some. He came into the race in good form,

:07:24.:07:27.

although his form hasn't suggested it, but he's just come into himself

:07:27.:07:31.

this time of the year. Peter is shaking the hands of the crowd,

:07:31.:07:34.

leaning over and everybody saying well done. You have got all the

:07:34.:07:39.

kids here haven't you? Yes, they are all here, Mickey the eldest is

:07:39.:07:42.

leading him up, he's been lacking after him at home for the last two

:07:43.:07:50.

years so he was really pleased. Peter, come on over. Being

:07:50.:07:53.

congratulated by everybody. Hello. Gosh, this is your horse, how are

:07:53.:07:57.

you? It's the third year we've met like this, we'll have to stop

:07:58.:08:02.

meeting like this. Did you relax this time? Not at all because

:08:02.:08:06.

Peter's been going through a bad run with his horses and to bring it

:08:06.:08:10.

here and get out of a rut is fantastic. It's brilliant to own a

:08:10.:08:16.

horse like this, on a big day, with a huge crowd? Yes. It was a hard

:08:16.:08:20.

choice, we believed the ground went against us and we have had drying

:08:20.:08:24.

ground all week. Then we kick ourselves for not going to the

:08:24.:08:30.

National but this is compensation. Have you enjoyed it? Yes, oh yes.

:08:30.:08:35.

Exceptional, it's fantastic, can't believe it. Through the race, where

:08:35.:08:41.

was he? I only noticed him... was well positioned. We asked Tom

:08:41.:08:46.

to get a good start last year. This year he's been up with the pace and

:08:46.:08:50.

jumped from fence to fence, fantastic. Very pleased for you.

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Pleased for you too because we always meet you and I'm never here,

:08:54.:08:59.

always in the back. Glad we got you on and you are here. The owners of

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Always Waining. A word with Peter in a minute. A reaction from some

:09:02.:09:10.

of the placed jockeys first with Rishi. A great run on Fistral Beach

:09:10.:09:15.

Darryl. Look add -- looked as though your horse was going well?

:09:15.:09:20.

Good a good jump and thought I had a good chance, then Tom O'Brien's

:09:20.:09:25.

horse came fast and wide on the outside. He's ran a great race.

:09:25.:09:29.

We've had a bit of rain today. The National course looks like it's a

:09:29.:09:34.

little bit softer. What does it ride like? Beautiful ground out

:09:34.:09:38.

there now. Lovely good ground, good-to-soft, beautiful. Thanks for

:09:38.:09:44.

talking to us. No problem. Let's grab a quick reaction from

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Peter Bowen, we have heard from Karen and the owners as well, but

:09:48.:09:54.

Peter, this has made your season, hasn't it? Yes, that horse has been

:09:54.:09:58.

coughing and hasn't been right for a while. We worked him last week

:09:58.:10:02.

and thought he was in good form. We took him out last week because of

:10:02.:10:08.

the ground and he's won three topments now. You are part of

:10:08.:10:12.

history. You are going to be called on to the presentation podium in a

:10:12.:10:15.

second but a heart felt well done. Thank you very much.

:10:15.:10:19.

Let's have a look at the race again in full. If you selected a horse

:10:19.:10:23.

and wondered what happened to it and where it finished, we can join

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it again from the start with Mick The running of the topment. This is

:10:39.:10:44.

the run down to the first. On the right, nearest out of the camera,

:10:44.:10:51.

the white jacket dark cop is Gonebeyondrecall. Watch him all the

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way round. Matuhi. Five from the left. Oh, no, it's kicked him to

:11:01.:11:08.

make matters worse. Matuhi at fence one. This is the

:11:08.:11:17.

seconds they all got over it safely. Little Josh blue colours. Aimigayle

:11:17.:11:23.

in second. You will see the winner on the left is in the purple and

:11:23.:11:28.

mauve colours. Big obstacle the chair. Triangular really pitched

:11:28.:11:32.

over this. I think that was the start of his demise because he

:11:32.:11:42.
:11:42.:11:43.

pulled up. Just now the light blue Massini Sunset. Very pleased with

:11:43.:11:49.

himself. And here is the view in the ditch.

:11:49.:11:54.

Little Josh. You can really see horses stretch and arch their back.

:11:54.:11:58.

Jamie Moore there. Paddy Brennan on Triangular. You can see how much

:11:58.:12:02.

the horses reach. From the biggest to the smallest

:12:02.:12:06.

now. The water jump. Herecomesthetruth, the nose band

:12:06.:12:14.

horse in the first position. The white jacket dark cap is

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Gonebeyondrecall. Just not tackling the fences well. Seems to make a

:12:18.:12:22.

few mistakes. The horse right at the back now, you can see him

:12:22.:12:26.

coming through eventually. Hard left of your picture. Massini

:12:26.:12:29.

Sunset in the light coloured blinkers with the Red Cap. You can

:12:29.:12:34.

barely see him. He didn't seem to be enjoying himself at all. Here is

:12:34.:12:38.

the 23 away to the far side -- first away to the far side. The

:12:38.:12:42.

winner Always Waining, fifth or sixth position at this stage and

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still Little Josh just in front. Yes, the horses jump this quite

:12:48.:12:51.

well. Massini Sunset is the one putting the brakes on now. Little

:12:51.:12:55.

Josh we can see jumping here. Got a bit tight. Triangular you can see

:12:55.:13:04.

another mistake from him. There you can see the partnership well

:13:04.:13:12.

maintained. Little Josh on the left. Fabalu. Massini Sunset right at the

:13:12.:13:22.
:13:22.:13:24.

back. Let's have a look where they came from. There is the winner. You

:13:24.:13:30.

can see already all the ones involved in the finish are at the

:13:30.:13:34.

top of the race. In perfect position. Triangular is not having

:13:34.:13:39.

fun. His head to one side. You can see him back in about seven. Always

:13:39.:13:44.

Waining there. Skipping over the obstacles. That's the way you want

:13:44.:13:48.

them to jump round here. This is the big open ditch. Little Josh had

:13:48.:13:53.

a two length lead there. A little clumsy perhaps. The one that makes

:13:53.:14:03.
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a bad error, the dark blue colours, there he is, Douglas Julian.

:14:07.:14:12.

Little Josh right at the front, stuttered into that a little bit.

:14:12.:14:20.

He frightened himself a touch. Tartak makes an error here as well.

:14:20.:14:24.

Lucky to stay with him there. very well to maintain that. Nikola

:14:24.:14:28.

at the back of the shot stuttering around.

:14:28.:14:32.

Coming down towards Becher's Brook. There is the winner, the second

:14:32.:14:37.

horse home, which is Chance du Roy is there, the third one, Fistral

:14:37.:14:46.

Beach still there and in fourth position or fourth home is

:14:46.:14:49.

Aimigayle. Nice even pace all the way around.

:14:49.:14:59.
:14:59.:15:01.

Always Waining the interesting one. You can see a faller there, the

:15:01.:15:11.
:15:11.:15:14.

faller. Just there. The top of it. He's up safely and Brian Hughes

:15:14.:15:22.

does a couple of forward rolls. Little Josh is always hit --

:15:22.:15:26.

hitting the fences. On the right of the picture, he did very well and

:15:26.:15:30.

he's one of the horses that's benefitted from the levelling off

:15:30.:15:37.

of the landing site. Triangular pulling up there. Was Little Josh

:15:37.:15:43.

put off by the loose horse. here he is. Jumping very nicely.

:15:43.:15:49.

The blue colours, Matuhi. He's at front at Becher's Brook. He's

:15:49.:15:53.

coming over now. Thinking please, please land properly. The loose

:15:53.:15:59.

horse or his horse? His horse, he's not worried about the loose horse.

:15:59.:16:03.

Look how steep he comes down there. Is that the horse got in too close?

:16:03.:16:10.

He's really had to walk to get himself back on track. Great shots

:16:10.:16:15.

there of Herecomesthetruth. Colin Bolger will be enjoying watching

:16:15.:16:21.

this. Fistral Beach going through as well. This is Foinavon again,

:16:21.:16:26.

the loose horse getting in the way of Little Josh. Getting a little

:16:26.:16:31.

worried at this stage because you know you have the Canal Turn coming

:16:31.:16:34.

up so you are going to be concerned about getting yourself into the

:16:34.:16:42.

right position for this. The blue colours there. There's Always

:16:43.:16:48.

Waining in front, Chance du Roy in second, Fistral Beach and Aimigayle

:16:48.:16:52.

in fourth. The first four horses home are in the first five of the

:16:52.:16:56.

field already and they've just got past halfway. The horse you have

:16:56.:17:00.

got to look out for here is Frankie Figg, Ruby Walsh giving a master

:17:00.:17:04.

class in how to cut the corner. Middle of your screen jumping now.

:17:04.:17:09.

Watch how quickly he turns. He's a big horse to get him around there

:17:09.:17:14.

that quick. This is the canal. He is on the right. Watch how he cuts

:17:14.:17:24.
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the corner. Look like that, turns him like a polo pony. Arklow Ger.

:17:32.:17:41.

Gonebeyondrecall fell at that obstacle there. There he goes.

:17:41.:17:44.

Nikola. Fistral Beach has got a little bit close to that one as

:17:45.:17:54.
:17:55.:17:55.

well. Way in the background was Arklow Ger. Richard Johnson is

:17:55.:18:00.

about to send Chance du Roy up. did well to stand up as well. Got

:18:00.:18:03.

close to this. Watch this, he lost his momentum and he's done very

:18:03.:18:10.

well to maintain the partnership. And so we have Chance du Roy just

:18:10.:18:14.

taking up Little Josh. He's actually put Little Josh up there,

:18:14.:18:18.

look at this. Little Josh gets a little bit close to it and I think

:18:18.:18:22.

he was put off by another horse. Herecomesthetruth in the black and

:18:22.:18:29.

pink, who made an error there. He's going to fade back into 16th

:18:29.:18:34.

position eventually. Very good here, on the far right at the back...

:18:34.:18:38.

Managing to maintain the partnership. This is number 16

:18:38.:18:48.
:18:48.:18:48.

which is three from the finish. The principles here right at the Head

:18:49.:18:52.

of Affairs now. Little Josh. The first four are in the first five

:18:53.:18:57.

here. Interesting point though is that Always Waining at that place

:18:57.:19:05.

was back in fifth place. Now, this is the second last positions.

:19:05.:19:08.

Always Waining Chance du Roy, Aimigayle Little Josh is going to

:19:08.:19:14.

fade out of this. He was running out of stamina from this point on?

:19:14.:19:18.

He seemed to make a few errors which put paid to his chances. Paul

:19:18.:19:28.
:19:28.:19:30.

that I don't knowly is having a great ride on Paradis De Thaix.

:19:30.:19:34.

Nikola 23, pulled up. Bearing in mind there is no prize for coming

:19:34.:19:41.

20th, sensible to do so. Very wise. Johnson firing everything at Chance

:19:41.:19:47.

du Roy. Fistral Beach. Great spot here on the far right. You can

:19:47.:19:57.
:19:57.:19:58.

cedar Rhyl Jacob, he sneaks up. Geraghty lost his form as well. He

:19:58.:20:08.
:20:08.:20:09.

was back in there very quickly. Peter Bowen, clear. Chance du Roy

:20:10.:20:14.

running well in second place, holding the position from Fistral

:20:14.:20:19.

Beach and Darryl Jacob. But it's a win for the third time for Always

:20:19.:20:24.

Waining. He looked well at the back of the field. Douglas Julian is

:20:24.:20:31.

over the fence. He passes Sunday City and Montoya's Son. Good run

:20:31.:20:35.

from the front three and they are well ahead of the others. A fair

:20:35.:20:39.

run for Aimigayle in fourth. Only had a couple of run this is season.

:20:39.:20:46.

A good, solid piece of form. It is. All night they'll be thinking,

:20:46.:20:50.

should we have been running in the National? 56,000 for the winner

:20:50.:20:56.

here, you would take that, wouldn't you? Always Waining is the winner

:20:56.:21:05.

of the topment. Now let's take you through what happened to the horses

:21:05.:21:15.
:21:15.:21:15.

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

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and jockeys were fine after the topment. I think that race

:22:13.:22:17.

illustrated something very important. The loose horse, Matuhi

:22:17.:22:20.

unseated at the first fence continued. Nobody forced him to. He

:22:20.:22:24.

could have gone round every fence or back to the stables but stayed

:22:24.:22:27.

with the herd and he jumped because he wanted to. I thought that was

:22:27.:22:30.

one of the most thrilling things to watch about that race as well. The

:22:30.:22:34.

presentation was made to the winning owners and the trainer of

:22:34.:22:38.

this fabulous, fabulous horse. You can see Linda Douglas in the

:22:38.:22:45.

background giving Peter Bowen a kiss. The first horse ever to win

:22:45.:22:48.

the topment three times and what a terrific horse he is. Who knows,

:22:49.:22:51.

maybe next year he will be back in the Grand National but I don't

:22:51.:22:54.

think they regret for one second coming here and concentrating on

:22:54.:22:58.

that race because it's his race. If you are just tuning in, this is the

:22:58.:23:06.

story of the day so far. We started our afternoon with a Tangle Teezer

:23:06.:23:13.

Top Novices' Hurdle. Ladies' day here and a lot followed AP McCoy.

:23:13.:23:18.

Darlan was favourite and came home a battling winner. A one two for

:23:18.:23:26.

Nicky Henderson. The Novices' Chase won by Silviniaco Conti. The

:23:26.:23:31.

Melling Chase and a hugely impressive victory for Finian's

:23:31.:23:35.

Rainbow and Barry Geraghty. The topment, as you have just seen, a

:23:35.:23:39.

little bit of history created here at Aintree for Always Waining.

:23:39.:23:43.

We've got one more live race to come. The horses are in the paddock,

:23:43.:23:53.
:23:53.:24:04.

but now time to enjoy another win the race, triumphing at the

:24:04.:24:08.

ripe old age of 48. The horse became the first outright favourite

:24:08.:24:18.
:24:18.:24:18.

to win for 22 years, but was time running out for the National?

:24:18.:24:23.

Being acclaimed as the national hero of 1982. He strides up to the

:24:23.:24:30.

line to win it in fantastic style. Grittar's history fired the

:24:30.:24:33.

imagination of the Aintree aficionados, helping to boost the

:24:33.:24:38.

funds set up to secure the future of the race. The victory maintained

:24:38.:24:44.

the phrase "the People's Race" a race for both young and old.

:24:44.:24:54.
:24:54.:24:55.

said that I would do it if I won the national and I'm sticking to it.

:24:55.:25:01.

Dick Saunders on Grittar in 198, the last amateur to win it was

:25:01.:25:06.

Marcus Armitage on Mr Frisk. Two amateur jockeys ride in the race

:25:06.:25:10.

tomorrow, both women, Katie Walsh and Nina Carberry. The scene here

:25:10.:25:13.

now is absolutely glorious. The rain clouds have been chased away

:25:13.:25:16.

and we have a lovely, bright, beautiful sunshine in which to

:25:17.:25:22.

enjoy the John Smith's Sefton novice's hurdle.

:25:22.:25:32.
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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds

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Bay, sadly missed the Cheltenham Festival. He is ready now?

:26:32.:26:36.

concerns at all. Had Cheltenham been a week later he might have

:26:36.:26:40.

even run then, so wf had three weeks since then, so no problem.

:26:40.:26:45.

Some are saying the rain is in his fave, is that fair? He goes well on

:26:45.:26:49.

soft, so no concerns, that's the main thing. I would be concerned if

:26:49.:26:55.

it was a bit quicker but I think a good horse will go on any ground

:26:55.:27:01.

and probably the case with him. him when he was beaten at Sandown,

:27:01.:27:05.

people were quoting you saying how much you rated this horse. Your

:27:05.:27:11.

opinion hasn't changed I suppose but boosted by the performance?

:27:11.:27:15.

You never know if the opposing horse was at his best that day but

:27:15.:27:18.

he's a lovely horse with a fantastic temperament, there are

:27:18.:27:22.

never any issues with him, so he's hopefully pretty good but we'll see

:27:22.:27:31.

in a minute how good. Thank you for talking to us. Best of luck.

:27:31.:27:41.
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last favourite to win this. It's been a graveyard for the favourites,

:27:55.:28:05.
:28:05.:28:10.

with chances. This is Lovcen. That could be a generous price 9-1.

:28:10.:28:14.

could but I think there are better each way shots. Interesting that

:28:14.:28:19.

Robert Thornton's not got a ride in the National itself. Not at the

:28:19.:28:26.

moment, no. The stable's in great form. They had a winner yesterday.

:28:26.:28:31.

Cotton Mill is a really interesting runner here. Trained by John

:28:31.:28:34.

Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock adviser. This is his

:28:34.:28:39.

first season as a trainer. He's had 24 winners, a strike rate of 33%.

:28:39.:28:43.

This horse might have won at Cheltenham if he hadn't ducked

:28:43.:28:45.

around. It was the most amazing thing.

:28:45.:28:49.

Nothing frightened it and the hurdle was smaller than the wing

:28:49.:28:57.

that he tried to go through. His rider here rides Black Apalache

:28:57.:29:05.

tomorrow. Had the chance to ride Gyles Cross but said he'd ride

:29:05.:29:09.

Black Apalache instead. Knock A Hand has been in fantastic form as

:29:09.:29:14.

you can see from the figures. That shower of rain might have done him

:29:14.:29:21.

the world of good? Yes, good support. Richard Lee bought this

:29:21.:29:28.

horse and thought, I need a good owner for hinl and found Allan.

:29:28.:29:38.
:29:38.:29:40.

for him. Gullinbursti didn't run yesterday

:29:40.:29:46.

but does run today. This is Emma Lavelle's horse and she thinks an

:29:46.:29:50.

awful lot of him. Knock A Hand is decent, he's

:29:50.:29:55.

already had a winner today. lovely looking horse in great

:29:55.:29:59.

condition. Emma's last three horses have won. Her horses always look

:29:59.:30:09.
:30:09.:30:12.

well. She's having a good season. Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle,

:30:12.:30:18.

staying trip three miles, one-and- a-half furlongs. They're off and

:30:18.:30:21.

running. In the centre Catcherinscratcher is first away in

:30:21.:30:25.

the red cap in company with Golden Call, just behind them Gullinbursti.

:30:25.:30:28.

On the near side Netminder. Further back in the field, then, as they

:30:28.:30:33.

come to the first, Cotton Mill, and then on the inside as they have all

:30:33.:30:38.

got over the first OK is Ballyrock. Up towards the judge, and two

:30:38.:30:42.

circuits ahead of them, and on the outside it's Catcherinscratcher who

:30:42.:30:46.

shows the way if Golden Call on the far side. Near side is Netminder

:30:46.:30:50.

from Gullinbursti and then Ballyrock behind them. Further back

:30:50.:30:54.

in the field, then, is Forgotten Gold, then Poole Master, the inside

:30:54.:30:58.

as they swing out with just under two circuits to travel. A half

:30:58.:31:01.

length into Nagpur and Ipsos Du Berlais in the centre, followed out

:31:01.:31:05.

deeper on the track then by Knock A Hand, then Makethe Mostofnow is

:31:05.:31:08.

further back in the field. Tap Night is there as well. They're

:31:08.:31:13.

followed next in the field by Harry Topper in the yellow cap, giving

:31:13.:31:18.

them a start from Hawkes Point, out the back is Lovecen in company with

:31:18.:31:25.

Ike Ike -- Aikideau. Getting through on the inside, Golden Call

:31:25.:31:28.

taking a narrow lead from Catcherinscratcher, then behind

:31:28.:31:34.

them Netminder, who jumped it well. On the inside, Ballyrock followed

:31:34.:31:37.

by Gullinbursti, then Cotton Mill on the outside of Fingal Bay, who

:31:37.:31:40.

has taken up a very prominent position. Out deeper on the track

:31:40.:31:44.

then at this point is Catcherinscratcher - Knock A Hand,

:31:44.:31:46.

I should say, as they come to the third. Ipsos Du Berlais is next,

:31:46.:31:49.

followed then by Forgotten Gold as they go over the third. Then

:31:49.:31:57.

further back is make the Makethe Mostofnow. Then in the centre,

:31:57.:32:00.

Hawkes Point, Tap Night out wide. Back in the field at this point

:32:00.:32:05.

Lovecen as they head over the fourth. There is two down. Golden

:32:05.:32:10.

Call is gone, and there is another as they head over that one - two

:32:10.:32:14.

horses galloping away, and just waiting for the riders to get up,

:32:14.:32:19.

and it looks like Knock A Hand has been hampered and has been pulled

:32:19.:32:24.

up at the rear of the field as they head up the side of the course now

:32:24.:32:28.

and just looking down to see if I can see - I think one of the -

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Makethe Mostofnow is one of the riders, who is up on his feet OK

:32:33.:32:38.

now as they head towards the turn. We have one to identify. It's

:32:38.:32:41.

Catcherinscratcher is the leader. So it's Golden Call and Makethe

:32:41.:32:45.

Mostofnow who have come down as they head around the turn now. The

:32:45.:32:51.

leader at this point in the centre is catch -- Catcherinscratcher on

:32:51.:32:54.

the inside as they swing into the straight. They're followed by Poole

:32:54.:32:58.

Master. Behind them, Ballyrock. Out wider on the track is Netminder

:32:58.:33:03.

followed by Cotton Mill, who is just behind them as they head up

:33:03.:33:08.

now towards the next one, number six, and just looking back through

:33:08.:33:13.

the field, Fingal Bay on the inside in about fifth or sixth position as

:33:13.:33:17.

they head up towards flight number seven, and Gullinbursti joining

:33:17.:33:21.

Catcherinscratcher. Ballyrock just behind them, followed by Fingal Bay.

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They're followed next by Poole Master as they head over that one,

:33:25.:33:31.

and drama at that stage as they head up the home straight. Drama,

:33:31.:33:35.

Richard Dunwoody in the early part of the race. Yes, the last one down

:33:35.:33:39.

the back, and Tony McCoy on Ballyrock was very lucky, so was

:33:39.:33:43.

Richard Johnson on Fingal Bay. They just were lucky to move into the

:33:43.:33:48.

inside and avoid the fallers there. AP is in a great position just with

:33:48.:33:52.

Richard Johnson on Fingal Bay on his side. Dicky really has got

:33:52.:33:55.

position A at the moment. So as they swing towards the back now

:33:55.:33:59.

under a circuit to go, and Gullinbursti on the inside of

:33:59.:34:02.

Catcherinscratcher, a length away, Netminder, then out in the centre

:34:02.:34:07.

is Fingal Bay followed by Ballyrock, the inside. A length further back

:34:07.:34:11.

in the field, Cotton Mill travelling on the outside of Poole

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Master. Lovecen made good ground. Ipsos Du Berlais is next. They have

:34:16.:34:19.

opened up three lengths on Tap Night. Golden Call is further back

:34:19.:34:24.

followed by Harry Topper as they head over that one. Aikideau is

:34:24.:34:28.

next. Further back is Nagpur, under the whip. Hawkes Point lost ground.

:34:29.:34:32.

Fingal Bay made a mistake there, but he's still up in second place

:34:32.:34:37.

on the inside as they head now towards the ninth, and it's Fingal

:34:37.:34:41.

Bay on the inside in the light blue jacket, then Gullinbursti in the

:34:41.:34:44.

black colours on the far side, just in behind them is Poole Master,

:34:44.:34:49.

followed then by Lovecen, and now Cotton Mill is coming into it as

:34:49.:34:53.

they head down towards four out, and it's Fingal Bay getting

:34:53.:34:56.

strongly inside of Gullinbursti. They head over it together,

:34:56.:34:59.

followed by Poole Master and Lovecen behind them, and Cotton

:34:59.:35:04.

Mill is coming into it as well as they swing now around the top turn,

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and Fingal Bay on the inside of Gullinbursti. They're stride for

:35:09.:35:13.

stride, then Cotton Mill making a line of three. Lovecen behind them.

:35:13.:35:16.

They're clear then of Tap Night, followed out wide by Ipsos Du

:35:16.:35:20.

Berlais. In the centre is Poole Master. They're clear then of

:35:20.:35:22.

Forgotten Gold. They have got three left to jump in the straight. We'll

:35:22.:35:26.

see what Fingal Bay is made of now. He's only a half length in front.

:35:26.:35:29.

Cotton Mill going strongly on the inside. Lovecen in third, followed

:35:29.:35:33.

then by Gullinbursti, who has run his race. Ipsos Du Berlais is

:35:33.:35:37.

further back as they round the turn now. Three left to jump - Fingal

:35:37.:35:42.

Bay, Dicky Johnson on the inside is the leader from Cotton Mill, who is

:35:42.:35:47.

on the outer. Denis O'Regan, three out Fingal Bay jumped it well. He's

:35:48.:35:52.

gone three in front. Cotton Mill trying hard, followed by Lovecen,

:35:52.:35:56.

Ipsos Du Berlais and Tap Night. They've got two left to jump now.

:35:56.:35:59.

Fingal Bay being tackled by Lovecen on the far side. Cotton Mill is

:35:59.:36:03.

behind them from Ipsos Du Berlais. He's got a fight on his hands now.

:36:03.:36:08.

It's Fingal Bay who is just the leader, Fingal Bay from Lovecen is

:36:08.:36:11.

going in quickly on the inside as they race towards the last. Fingal

:36:11.:36:15.

Bay, near side, Lovecen, the far side. They touch down together.

:36:15.:36:20.

Fingal Bay and Lovecen. They've got 150 yards left to go. On the near

:36:20.:36:24.

side, Fingal Bay. Lovecen, the far side. Lovecen gains the upper hand,

:36:24.:36:30.

and Lovecen is now coming away - a great staying performance - Chock

:36:30.:36:34.

Thornton in the saddle, Alan King, the trainer, Fingal Bay is second.

:36:34.:36:38.

In third is Cotton Mill. Ipsos Du Berlais in fourth followed then by

:36:38.:36:43.

Hawkes Point and then Tap Night and further back, then, is Harry Topper,

:36:43.:36:47.

followed by Forgotten Gold and Nagpur and Gullinbursti, and

:36:47.:36:52.

they're the only finishers, and Richard Dunwoody, a great staying

:36:52.:36:57.

performance. It was, Jim. Choc has ridden a very patient racation,

:36:57.:37:01.

rived there, I have to say spot on right at the right place. He's

:37:01.:37:07.

jumped the last - pinged the last, whereas Richard's horse - Dicky's

:37:07.:37:11.

horse has just got in a bit tight, hasn't cut the race at all, but he

:37:11.:37:14.

would have liked to have jumped it a little bit better, and this horse

:37:14.:37:18.

has stayed really well. The ground looks a little bit tacky now. That

:37:18.:37:22.

rain's got into it a bit. It's interesting that it has. The sun is

:37:22.:37:27.

out again now. First is number 13, Lovecen. Second, number five,

:37:27.:37:33.

Fingal Bay. Third, number three, Cotton Mill. In fourth, number 11,

:37:33.:37:40.

Ipsos Du Berlais. But Lovecen, ridden by Chock Thornton - he's

:37:40.:37:45.

outstayed Fingal Bay, who just looked a little tap for toe there

:37:45.:37:48.

today. Yeah, Richard's - he was very lucky to avoid the horse at

:37:48.:37:54.

the last time - the back on the first circuit, then AP has made a

:37:54.:37:58.

mistake and let him stride along to the front halfway down the back and

:37:58.:38:03.

hoped he'd get home, and he's been outstayed really by Robert

:38:03.:38:10.

Thornton's horse, Lovecen. So the distances, one and three-

:38:10.:38:17.

quarters and 11 lengths - one and three-quarters and 11 lengths were

:38:17.:38:21.

the distance. They have pulled well clear of Cotton Mill. He's run a

:38:21.:38:31.
:38:31.:38:31.

nice Race. So Lovecen, the winner. And you'll see Robert Thornton's

:38:31.:38:37.

golden clocks below hisca he grows it for charity. A good lad. He

:38:37.:38:42.

grows it for charity. He's popular in the weighing room. He's on

:38:42.:38:48.

Twitter. Lot of jockeys are on Twitter. It's fun to follow them.

:38:48.:38:55.

The sun and his profile picture. There is Alan King for Lovecen - a

:38:55.:38:59.

lot of love from the partnership who own this horse. It's brilliant

:38:59.:39:09.
:39:09.:39:09.

to see, and Barbury is where King trains. In fact I think when he

:39:09.:39:15.

last won this race in 2002, The same pattern - Strongness had

:39:15.:39:18.

finished fourth in his previous start, then came and won this.

:39:18.:39:25.

Lovecen wins it today. He's fourth in the Albert Bart let.

:39:25.:39:33.

-- Bartlett. And Robert Thornton will come to them a strong

:39:33.:39:39.

reception, 8-1. I think a lot of people will spotted it. Look how

:39:39.:39:43.

well - well, look at how AP McCoy nearly falls, and Cotton Mill makes

:39:43.:39:48.

a mistake as well. You look at that. That's what they call stepping in

:39:48.:39:52.

the game. When you get a horse like that, they paddle - it's almost

:39:52.:39:56.

like a hundred-metre jumper - one leg in front of the other - that's

:39:56.:40:01.

not the way to go. Let's get a word with Alan King. He's with Rishi now.

:40:01.:40:05.

You must be over the moon with a horse that seems to get better as

:40:05.:40:09.

the season goes on. Yes, he's very tough. We were very pleased at

:40:09.:40:12.

Cheltenham. We came here hoping he'd run well, but that surprised

:40:12.:40:18.

me. I have to be honest, and great, you know? Was off the bridle a long

:40:18.:40:23.

way, a and he kept finding, and very special. A really, really good

:40:23.:40:27.

bunch of owners, and I'm so chuffed for them. I had to find an owner

:40:27.:40:30.

for him sort of halfway through the season, and we got a few mates

:40:30.:40:34.

together. It means a lot. Congratulations. Well done. Cheers,

:40:34.:40:40.

Rishi. Our last winner of the day here on BBC Two making his way into

:40:40.:40:43.

the winners' enclosure. Congratulations to Lovecen and a

:40:43.:40:45.

good victory in the John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle. Tomorrow,

:40:45.:40:51.

by the way, we have five live races, obviously. There is the Grand

:40:51.:40:56.

National, but the support races are fabulous. Nicky Henderson has

:40:56.:41:04.

sprinter Sprinter Sacre, then Rock On Ruby and Tsar kander. They line

:41:04.:41:11.

up against each other. Paul Paul Nicholls trains the other two.

:41:11.:41:16.

Let's get the SP for our live races with the cheers of the crowd of

:41:16.:41:21.

those who supported him. He was a decent price, wasn't he? That's

:41:21.:41:31.
:41:31.:41:42.

Sprinter Sacre? Very because Nicky has an interesting group of horses

:41:43.:41:47.

on his hands. Finian's Rainbow we saw winning today over two-and-a-

:41:47.:41:51.

half miles. That horse could be the future. Finian's Rainbow was this

:41:51.:41:56.

year's Champion Chaser, but that race - that Aintree Hurdle - Rock

:41:56.:42:03.

On Ruby, Zarkander and last year's winner Oscar Whiskey in there.

:42:03.:42:13.
:42:13.:42:34.

race is off at 2.50pm, the John to our stuff we were rattling on

:42:34.:42:38.

about yesterday. Anything you have seen today that gives you a feeling

:42:38.:42:42.

for what'll happen tomorrow? This time tomorrow we'll know the winner

:42:42.:42:49.

of the National. Are we going to see the first lady jockey ever?

:42:49.:42:59.
:42:59.:43:02.

could. We could with either jockey. Please join us. Lots of features

:43:02.:43:05.

throughout the day. From Aintree, goodbye.

:43:05.:43:12.

This day in particular, Ladies' Day, has become spectacularly popular.

:43:12.:43:16.

They come in early to enjoy the full celebration of a great day out.

:43:16.:43:22.

Walking out slowly for our first race, and they're off! Darlan, the

:43:22.:43:32.
:43:32.:43:35.

far side. and a furlong. Silviniaco Conti,

:43:36.:43:38.

Ruby Walsh is going to go on and win in good style.

:43:38.:43:43.

APPLAUSE So that's it. They come in, and

:43:43.:43:46.

they're off and running. Finian's Rainbow, the far side, the

:43:46.:43:53.

leader. Finian's Rainbow, Barry Geraghty. He rode in confidently

:43:53.:43:58.

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