Full Result 3.00 Kempton (AW) | 31 March 2014

BetVictor 6 Place Grand National Handicap

(Class 5) (0-70, 4yo+) (1m1f219yds) 1m2f Standard

1st £2,587.60 2nd £770 3rd £384.80 4th £192.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. Cathedral 7/2 Oisin Murphy ³ Ed de Giles	Oisin Murphy ³ Ed de Giles	5	90	66	72	79	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Capades Dancer (USA) (Gate Dancer)
Slowly away and slightly awkward, recovered to lead after 1f, made rest, wound it up from 3f out, clear 2f out, driven out (op 3/1)

2⁽¹⁾ 6	7. Minstrels Gallery (IRE) 15/8F Robert Tart ³ Lucy Wadham	Robert Tart ³ Lucy Wadham	5	89 p	61	56	63	–
ch g Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Lilakiya (IRE) (Dr Fong)
Dwelt, held up in last trio, going well enough on inner when nowhere to go as winner was striking for home, kept on to take 2nd just over 1f out, no chance (op 7/4 tchd 6/4)

3⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [8½]	3. Posh Boy (IRE) 9/4 George Baker Chris Wall	George Baker Chris Wall	4	95	68	58	65	–
b g Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) - Sauvage (FR) (Sri Pekan)
Held up in last trio, brought wide into straight 2f out and already outpaced, kept on to take 3rd final furlong (op 3/1)

4⁽⁶⁾ ½ [9]	6. Balmoral Castle 14/1 Ned Curtis ⁷ Jonathan Portman	Ned Curtis ⁷ Jonathan Portman	5	89	65	54	61	–
b g Royal Applause - Mimiteh (USA) (Maria's Mon)
Held up in last trio, brought very wide bend 2f out when already outpaced, kept on same pace after (tchd 12/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [11½]	4. Candy Kitten 12/1 Shelley Birkett ⁵ Alastair Lidderdale	Shelley Birkett ⁵ Alastair Lidderdale	4	813 p	67	51	58	–
b f Assertive - Birthday Venture (Soviet Star)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, faded final furlong (op 10/1)

6⁽³⁾ 1½ [13]	1. Strong Conviction 14/1 Jim Crowley Simon Hodgson	Jim Crowley Simon Hodgson	4	97	70	51	58	–
ch g Piccolo - Keeping The Faith (IRE) (Ajraas)
Led 1f, chased winner, ridden 3f out, lost 2nd and beaten 2f out, steadily weakened (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

7⁽²⁾ 3½ [16½]	2. Sabre Rock 33/1 Steve Drowne John Best	Steve Drowne John Best	4	96	69	43	51	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Retainage (USA) (Polish Numbers)
Fractious preliminaries, chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, went 2nd 2f out to just over 1f out, weakened (op 25/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:04:59 Winning time: 2m 4.33s (slow by 0.13s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: T & Z Racing Club (Cathedral) 1st breeder: Kincorth Investments Inc
2nd owner: G Pascoe & S Brewer (Minstrels Gallery)
3rd owner: Des Thurlby (Posh Boy)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £12.30 CSF: £9.99 Trifecta: £25

3:00 Kempton (AW) 31 Mar 2014

BetVictor 6 Place Grand National Handicap