Sunday 10 April 2011

National Result


Ballabriggs led home 19 finishers in the John Smith's Grand National from a field of 40 starters.

The complete order was: 1 Ballabriggs (14-1); 2 Oscar Time (14-1); 3 Don't Push It (9-1); 4 State Of Play (28-1)

5 Niche Market; 6 The Midnight Club; 7 Big Fella Thanks; 8 Surface To Air; 9 Skippers Brig; 10 Backstage

11 King Fontaine; 12 Silver By Nature; 13 In Compliance; 14 Bluesea Cracker; 15 Character Building

16 Golden Kite; 17 Chief Dan George; 18 Royal Rosa; 19 Piraya.


Fence 1: That's Rhythm (fell); fence 2: Vic Venturi (brought down), Becauseicouldntsee (fell); fence 4: Calgary Bay (fell), Ornais (fell)

Fence 6: Dooneys Gate (fell), West End Rocker (brought down), Or Noir De Somoza (fell), The Tother One (fell)

Fence 10: Tidal Bay (unseated); fence 11: Quolibet (unseated); fence 13: Grand Slam Hero (fell); fence 16: Quinz (pulled up); fence 18: Can't Buy Time (fell)

Fence 24: Majestic Concorde (unseated); fence 27: Killyglen (fell), Santa's Son (pulled up), What A Friend (pulled up)

Fence 28: Comply Or Die (pulled up), Arbor Supreme (unseated); fence 29: Hello Bud (pulled up).