The Grand National at Aintree

[Bigsmc]

33 - Comply or Die wins it - 7-1 Chalk.
27 - King Johns Castle
16 - Snowy Morning
12 - Slim Pickings

[brockguy]

King Johns Castle looked like a huge threat jumping the last, but Timmy Murphy had alot still left in the tank on the fav.

A sad postscript to the race was the fatal fall of McKelvey...

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by brockguy

King Johns Castle looked like a huge threat jumping the last, but Timmy Murphy had alot still left in the tank on the fav.

A sad postscript to the race was the fatal fall of McKelvey...

A shame.

Where they finished (... why I can't watch it)...

http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/n...nal_Order.html


1st Comply Or Die (7-1 joint-favourite)

2nd King Johns Castle (20-1)

3rd Snowy Morning (16-1)

4th Slim Pickings (10-1)

5th Bewleys Berry

6th Cloudy Lane

7th Nadover

8th Baily Breeze

9th Chelsea Harbour

10th Mon Mome

11th Hi Cloy

12th Cornish Sett

13th Hedgehunter

14th Idle Talk

15th Milan Deux Mille

Casualties:

2nd fence: Black Apalachi, Backbeat, L'Ami (all fell)

3rd fence: Tumbling Dice, Iron Man (both unseated)

4th fence: Ardaghey, Fundamentalist (both fell)

6th fence: No Full (fell)

8th fence: Madison Du Berlais, Philson Run (both fell)

11th fence: Contraband, Kelami (fell)

17th fence: Point Barrow (pulled up)

19th fence: Vodka Bleu, Bob Hall, Naunton Brook (all pulled up)

20th fence: Joaaci (fell), McKelvey (unseated)

22nd fence: Butler's Cabin (fell)

25th fence: Turko (fell), Knowhere (fell), Simon (unseated)

27th fence: D'Argent (fell)

29th fence: Dun Doire (pulled up)

30th fence: Mr Pointment (pulled up.

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Sorry to hear about the fatal injury.

Was having a look for a replay but I can't watch any races in which that happens so I think I'll skip it. A shame.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by brockguy

A sad postscript to the race was the fatal fall of McKelvey...

I wondered beforehand if McKelvey really should run in the race this year. I know he was a gallant second last year, but he was hurt after that and his two come-back races this year were dreadful. In 2007, he came in off of a win in a hurdle race, but this time in came in after running a miserable last in a similar race. Had the feeling he was telling his folks that he wasn't quite ready for the big time yet and they weren't listening.