Ballyoptic Horse Racing Form | Aintree 17:15 10th April 2021

Ballyoptic' Form | 10th April 2021

10th April 2021 Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

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Horse Strength

14.93%

Going % good races

0%

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Distance % good races

0%

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Class % good races

23.08%

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Race Type % good races

31.58%

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Course % good races

20%

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Previous Results Summary
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2021-02-20 14:05 Haydock / 1 / 3m 58y / Hurdle Turf / 30K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-2
Tongue Strap
Soft7 / 8 - btn 31.45 Third Wind / 11-2 / 6m 25.58s

tracked leading pair, outpaced and pushed after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out, beaten jumping 2 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Jordan Nailor
15 17.16
4.16
158
1 2021-01-16 15:00 Warwick / 1 / 3m 5f 54y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-7
Tongue Strap
Heavy6 / 13 - btn 13.8 Notachance / 10-5 / 7m 46.96s

held up in mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 16th, no extra 2 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Jordan Nailor
29 47.61
9.59
160
2 2020-11-28 15:00 Newbury / 1 / 3m 1f 214y / Chase Turf / 200K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-9
Tongue Strap
Good10 / 18 - btn 52.5 Cloth Cap / 10-0 / 6m 30.645s

held up and behind most of way, tailed off

N A Twiston-Davies
Mr Zac Baker
81 130
18.8
162
3 2020-10-31 15:20 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 45y / Chase Turf / 70K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-6
Tongue Strap
SoftP - btn Cyrname / 11-6 / -

tracked leader, shuffled back but still in touch 1oth, pushed along and lost ground 11th, adrift 13th, pulled up before 14th

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
10 14.79
3.03
163
4 2020-02-15 14:25 Ascot / 1 / 2m 7f 180y / Chase Turf / 75K
Chase, Handicap, Limited, Listed
11-10
Tongue Strap
Heavy1 / 8 - win 8.5 Valtor / 11-3 / 6m 23.25s

chased leaders, not fluent 1st, led after 4th, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on well

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
9 10.5
3.3
157
5 2019-12-07 13:30 Aintree / 1 / 3m 1f 188y / Chase Turf / 84K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft11 / 18 - btn 80.5 Walk In The Mill / 10-8 / 7m 19.2s

mid-division on outer, mistake 14th, struggling 16th (Valentine's), driven and lost touch from 4 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
10 10.79
4.2
159
6 2019-11-23 15:00 Haydock / 1 / 3m 1f 125y / Chase Turf / 113K
Chase, Grade, Grade 1
11-7
Tongue Strap
Good To Soft4 / 4 - btn 43.5 Lostintranslation / 11-7 / 6m 51.409s

chased leader to 3rd, jumped carefully 4th, remained handy, ridden and dropped to rear approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
13 15.39
3.59
159
7 2019-11-02 15:40 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 45y / Chase Turf / 57K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-0
Tongue Strap
Soft1 / 7 - win 3.75 Elegant Escape / 11-4 / 6m 31.55s

tracked leading pair, hit 4th, close up 5 out, challenged next, ridden to lead 2 out, kept on well flat

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
3.75 4.4
2.48
157
8 2019-10-12 15:20 Chepstow / 2 / 2m 7f 131y / Chase Turf / 17K
Chase, Handicap
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft1 / 7 - win 9 Lil Rockerfeller / 11-5 / 6m 4.6s

made all, going well home turn, driven clear after 3 out, jumped slightly right final two, kept on very stoutly

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
5.5 6
2.16
152
9 2019-04-06 17:15 Aintree / 1 / 4m 2f 74y / Chase Turf / 500K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
11-1 Good To SoftF - btn Tiger Roll / 11-5 / -

tracked leaders, in touch 13th, pushed along when fell 4 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
26 50
11.5
155
10 2019-02-16 15:35 Haydock / 1 / 3m 4f 97y / Chase Turf / 57K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
11-11
Tongue Strap
GoodP - btn Robinsfirth / 11-4 / -

held up, jumped slowly 10th, soon ridden, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
13 15.02
3.75
155
11 2018-12-27 14:50 Chepstow / 1 / 3m 5f 110y / Chase Turf / 85K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
11-12
Tongue Strap
Soft6 / 20 - btn 26.5 Elegant Escape / 11-8 / 7m 53.51s

held up in touch in midfield, pushed along 17th, ridden in 5th approaching 5 out, soon held and kept on one pace from 3 out

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
21 32
6.17
155
12 2018-12-08 13:30 Aintree / 1 / 3m 1f 188y / Chase Turf / 84K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-7 SoftF - btn Walk In The Mill / 10-3 / -

slowly away, behind, headway on outer 10th, fell 11th

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
8.5 10.8
3.32
155
13 2018-04-21 16:05 Ayr / 1 / 3m 7f 176y / Chase Turf / 122K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
11-6 Good2 / 29 - btn 0.05 Joe Farrell / 10-6 / 8m 0.50799999999998s

held up towards rear, steady headway and in touch before 4 out, ridden and effort next, went second last, every chance last 75yds, just held

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
10 12
4.13
149
14 2018-03-14 14:10 Cheltenham / 1 / 3m 80y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-4 Soft4 / 10 - btn 15.5 Presenting Percy / 11-4 / 6m 35.5s

tracked leaders, ridden when outpaced after 3 out, left 5th next, stayed on into 4th run-in

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
10 11.18
3.4
150
15 2018-02-03 14:40 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 45y / Chase Turf / 20K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 2
11-3 Heavy1 / 6 - win 2.75 Vintage Clouds / 11-0 / 6m 52.4s

in touch, tracked leader before 10th, ridden after 4 out, challenged when not fluent 2 out, led last, driven and stayed on

N A Twiston-Davies
Thomas Bellamy
3.5 3.65
2.06
150
16 2017-12-26 13:55 Kempton / 1 / 3m / Chase Turf / 43K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-7
Tongue Strap
Soft4 / 7 - btn 27 Black Corton / 11-7 / 6m 14.8s

led to 2nd, lost place next and often not fluent, struggling from 11th, mistake next, well behind when left remote 4th 4 out, plugged on

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
3.75 3.94
2.23
154
17 2017-11-18 13:15 Cheltenham / 2 / 3m 80y / Chase Turf / 16K
Chase, Novice
11-8 Soft2 / 3 - btn 4 Black Corton / 11-8 / 6m 40.6s

led, mistake 10th, headed just before turning in, soon ridden, 2 lengths down next, staying on and about to challenge when blundered last, held after

N A Twiston-Davies
R Johnson
1.91 2.03
1.29
155
18 2017-11-07 14:35 Exeter / 2 / 3m 54y / Chase Turf / 14K
Chase, Novice
11-1 Soft1 / 5 - win 13 Elegant Escape / 11-1 / 6m 39.5s

made all, pushed clear after 3 out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
2.75 2.8
1.62
19 2017-10-13 15:10 Newton Abbot / 2 / 3m 2f 105y / Hurdle Turf / 15K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-7 Good5 / 9 - btn 8.5 Beer Goggles / 11-0 / 6m 27.217s

tracked leaders, upsides 7th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden held in 4th when not fluent 2 out, no extra from last

N A Twiston-Davies
Mr Zac Baker
4 4.53
1.8
157
20 2017-04-08 16:20 Aintree / 1 / 3m 149y / Hurdle Turf / 84K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-7 Good5 / 11 - btn 7 Yanworth / 11-7 / 6m 4.567s

not fluent, with leaders, led 9th, headed and hit 3 out, 4th and one pace when hit last

N A Twiston-Davies
R Johnson
8 9.2
2.81
160
21 2017-03-16 15:30 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 7f 213y / Hurdle Turf / 171K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-10
Tongue Strap
GoodP - btn Nichols Canyon / 11-10 / -

mistakes, prominent, weakening when mistake 2 out, behind when pulled up before last

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
15 16.5
4
162
22 2017-01-28 16:00 Cheltenham / 1 / 2m 7f 213y / Hurdle Turf / 34K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-4 Soft4 / 15 - btn 9.25 Unowhatimeanharry / 11-8 / 6m 1.75s

prominent, led 6th until ridden and headed after last, stayed on same pace

N A Twiston-Davies
R Johnson
5 6.32
1.84
162
23 2016-12-17 14:25 Ascot / 1 / 3m 97y / Hurdle Turf / 57K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 1
11-7 Good To SoftF - btn Unowhatimeanharry / 11-7 / -

pressed leader, led 2nd, made most after, driven 2 out, narrowly headed when fell last

N A Twiston-Davies
R Johnson
9 10.68
2.68
159
24 2016-11-25 14:10 Newbury / 1 / 3m 52y / Hurdle Turf / 28K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-4 Soft2 / 9 - btn 6 Unowhatimeanharry / 11-4 / 5m 57.9s

not always fluent, held up well in touch, effort after 3 out, 3rd and outpaced under pressure next, went 2nd last, kept on but no chance with winner

N A Twiston-Davies
R Hatch
3.5 3.67
1.62
159
25 2016-10-29 14:45 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 26y / Hurdle Turf / 23K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-5 GoodF - btn Silsol / 11-1 / -

tracked leaders, driven and outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied 2 out, staying on but still about 3 lengths down in 5th when stumbled on landing and fell heavily last

N A Twiston-Davies
R Hatch
2.5 2.71
1.73
152
26 2016-10-08 16:25 Chepstow / 1 / 2m 3f 100y / Hurdle Turf / 28K
Grade, Handicap, Hurdle, Grade 3
11-0 Good1 / 14 - win 1.25 Crimson Ark / 10-0 / 4m 37.2s

close up and going well, led 3 out, ridden next, pulled out extra from last, gamely

N A Twiston-Davies
R Hatch
5.5 6.34
2.56
148
27 2016-04-08 16:40 Aintree / 1 / 3m 149y / Hurdle Turf / 56K
Grade, Hurdle, Novice, Grade 1
11-4 Soft1 / 15 - win 0.3 Bellshill / 11-4 / 6m 17.9s

midfield, headway to track leaders before 8th, led 3 out, soon ridden, edged towards rail after 2 out, headed last, stayed on well to lead again towards finish

N A Twiston-Davies
R Hatch
10 10.5
3.36
138
28 2016-03-19 13:50 Uttoxeter / 4 / 2m 3f 207y / Hurdle Turf / 5K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-5 Soft1 / 10 - win 10 Pougne Bobbi / 11-3 / 5m 6.8s

tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 6th, clear when hit last, easily

N A Twiston-Davies
R Hatch
2.5 2.62
1.21
29 2016-02-21 14:00 Ffos Las / 4 / 2m 4f / Hurdle Turf / 5K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-3 Heavy1 / 10 - win 3.25 Potters Corner / 11-9 / 5m 19.4s

took keen hold, headway to track leader 2nd, disputed lead from 4th until led approaching 2 out, mistake last, driven out to assert final 100yds

N A Twiston-Davies
Sam Twiston-Davies
17 29.9
5.2
30 2015-12-26 15:30 Down Royal / / 2m / NH Flat / 6K
12-0 Heavy5 / 16 - btn 38 Avellino / 10-13 / 4m 30.8s

I R Ferguson
Mr J P McKeown
9 17.89
3.18

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