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Aintree Festival – Grand National Day

Saturday 05 April 2014

Race 1 – Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; No No Romeo (Aidan Coleman); the horse’s first run over hurdles today 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Lac Fontana (AP McCoy) 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Splash Of Ginge (Sam Twiston-Davies) 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Dell’ Arca (Tom Scudamore) 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Kayf Moss (Tom O’Brien) 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The runners exit onto the racecourse; Wilde Blue Yonder (Choc) 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Choc and Wilde Blue Yonder head off to the starting gate 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) One circuit to go; Monkey Kingdom (Jamie Moore) leads the way 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Lac Fontana (centre) wins; Splash of Ginger (right) finishes 2nd; Dell’ Arca (left) completes in 3rd; Wilde Blue Yonder 4th. 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Travelling Head Lad Matt removes the horse’s protective boots following the race 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Wilde Blue Yonder is led back to the walkway 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Ditto 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The placed horses head back: Dell’ Arca (Tom Scudamore); Splash Of Ginge (Sam Twiston-Davies); Choc and Wilde Blue Yonder 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Dell’ Arca and Splash Of Ginge 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Choc and Wilde Blue Yonder head back down the walkway (it is annoying when people get in the way!) 05 April 2014	Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) Choc and Wilde Blue Yonder head back to the Winners’ Enclosure having finished 4th 05 April 2014
Race 1: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle Race (Grade 1) The winner: Lac Fontana ridden by AP McCoy 05 April 2014