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Aintree Sunday 23rd October 2011
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Dance | yes | 180m | |||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mason Hindmarsh | 3 | 11-0 | Karen Mclintock | Brian Harding | 50/1 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astracad (FR) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cool Friend (IRE) | 7 | 10-9 | J Scott | T J O'Brien | 6/1 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst Blofeld (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Battle Group | yes | 209m | |||
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Drum (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Quito Du Tresor (FR) | yes | 243m | |||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stagecoach Pearl | 6 | 11-2 | Mrs S J Smith | S Byrne | 10/3 |
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cue Card | 4 | 10-12 | C L Tizzard | J Tizzard | 1/2f |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salut L'as (FR) | 261m | ||||
| Native Flyer (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Herdsman (IRE) | 5 | 11-0 | P J Hobbs | R Johnson | 7/2f |
| Jockey | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P McCoy | 18 | 134 | 13.43 | 45 | 33.58 |
| P J Brennan | 15 | 117 | 12.82 | 33 | 28.21 |
| R Johnson | 11 | 97 | 11.34 | 39 | 40.21 |
| J M Maguire | 11 | 119 | 9.24 | 29 | 24.37 |
| D C Costello | 9 | 62 | 14.52 | 20 | 32.26 |
| J E Moore | 8 | 66 | 12.12 | 19 | 28.79 |
| T Scudamore | 7 | 66 | 10.61 | 17 | 25.76 |
| S Twiston-Davies | 7 | 57 | 12.28 | 15 | 26.32 |
| B Hughes | 5 | 70 | 7.14 | 12 | 17.14 |
| N Fehily | 5 | 45 | 11.11 | 11 | 24.44 |
| Trainer | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N J Henderson | 25 | 162 | 15.43 | 41 | 25.31 |
| P Bowen | 21 | 128 | 16.41 | 45 | 35.16 |
| A King | 12 | 94 | 12.77 | 32 | 34.04 |
| D McCain Jnr | 12 | 148 | 8.11 | 31 | 20.95 |
| Jonjo O'Neill | 8 | 88 | 9.09 | 26 | 29.55 |
| Ian Williams | 8 | 47 | 17.02 | 14 | 29.79 |
| Miss R Curtis | 7 | 42 | 16.67 | 17 | 40.48 |
| J J Quinn | 6 | 32 | 18.75 | 15 | 46.88 |
| T R George | 4 | 43 | 9.3 | 10 | 23.26 |
| Miss V Williams | 3 | 68 | 4.41 | 8 | 11.76 |
Stats for this course only, for the last 5 years