PHOTO GALLERY

Aintree Festival Day 2

Friday 08 April 2011

Alan King with Choc in the Parade Ring ahead of his ride aboard Iolith in the Top Novices’ Hurdle 08 April 2011	Choc in the Parade Ring ahead of his ride aboard Iolith 08 April 2011
Alan King with Choc in the Parade Ring ahead of his ride aboard Iolith 08 April 2011	Choc aboard Iolith 08 April 2011
Choc heads for the Weighing Room having finished unplaced aboard Iolith 08 April 2011	Choc aboard Somersby prior to the Grade 1 Melling Chase 08 April 2011
Choc and Somersby arrive back in the Winners’ Enclosure having finished 3rd in the Melling Chase 08 April 2011	The winners of the Melling Chase, Ruby Walsh and Master Minded 08 April 2011
Choc debriefs trainer Henrietta Knight, and the connections of Somersby 08 April 2011	Choc weighs in 08 April 2011
Choc has weighed in 08 April 2011	The Melling Chase trophy is awarded to owner Clive Smith, plus mementos for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Ruby Walsh 08 April 2011
For the second consecutive year, the winner of the Topham Chase is the Peter Bowen trained Always Waining, ridden by Tom O’Brien 08 April 2011	In the Parade Ring, Choc ahead of his ride aboard Jetnova 08 April 2011
In the Parade Ring, Choc ahead of his ride aboard Jetnova 08 April 2011	In the Parade Ring, Choc ahead of his ride aboard Jetnova 08 April 2011
Choc and Jetnova exit onto the course ahead of the Sefton Novices’ Hurdle 08 April 2011	Choc and Sir Harry Ormesher return to the Winners’ Enclosure having finished 3rd in the Handicap Hurdle (same colours, different horse!) 08 April 2011
Choc weighs in following his ride aboard Sir Harry Ormesher 08 April 2011	Choc returns to the Weighing Room 08 April 2011
Choc returns to the Weighing Room following his ride aboard Tante Sissi in the Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race 08 April 2011