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2003 Aintree Hurdle
Sacundai (IRE) won the 2003 Aintree Hurdle at Aintree on 5 April 2003, trained by E J O'Grady and ridden by R Walsh, at 9/1, beating Rooster Booster (GB) by a head.
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Quick answers
- Who won the Aintree Hurdle in 2003? Sacundai (IRE) won the 2003 Aintree Hurdle at Aintree on 5 April 2003, trained by E J O'Grady and ridden by R Walsh, at 9/1, beating Rooster Booster (GB) by a head.
- Who came second in the 2003 Aintree Hurdle? Rooster Booster (GB) (5/4F) finished second, and Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) (11/2) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2003 Aintree Hurdle? No. The 5/4 favourite Rooster Booster (GB) finished 2nd of 11.
- What was the winning time of the 2003 Aintree Hurdle? Sacundai (IRE) won in 4m 52.10s over 2m4f on Good going.
- How much prize money did the 2003 Aintree Hurdle winner get? Sacundai (IRE) earned £87,000 for winning the 2003 Aintree Hurdle.
- How many ran in the 2003 Aintree Hurdle? 11 ran in the 2003 Aintree Hurdle (average since 1990: 8.1).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won hd | Sacundai (IRE) | 9/1 | 6 | 11-7 | R Walsh | E J O'Grady | - | - | Malm Syndicate | - | 4m 52.10s | £87,000 |
| 2 | hd | Rooster Booster (GB) | 5/4F | 9 | 11-7 | Richard Johnson | Philip Hobbs | 170 | - | Terry Warner | hd | - | £33,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Like-A-Butterfly (IRE) | 11/2 | 9 | 11-2 | Charlie Swan | C Roche | - | - | John P McManus | 7¼ | - | £16,500 |
| 4 | 1 | Quazar (IRE) | 25/1 | 5 | 11-7 | Barry Geraghty | Jonjo O'Neill | 146 | t | C D Carr | 8¼ | - | £7,500 |
| 5 | 6 | Lord Transcend (IRE) | 11/1 | 6 | 11-7 | Graham Lee | Howard Johnson | 150 | - | Transcend Hair And Beauty Limited | 14¼ | - | £3,750 |
| 6 | 5 | Copeland (GB) | 7/1 | 8 | 11-7 | A P McCoy | M C Pipe | 152 | v | Professor D B A Silk Mrs Heather Silk | 19¼ | - | £2,250 |
| 7 | 25 | Geos (FR) | 20/1 | 8 | 11-7 | Mick Fitzgerald | Nicky Henderson | 157 | - | Thurloe Finsbury | dist | - | - |
| 8 | 1 | Mr Cool (GB) | 66/1 | 9 | 11-7 | Tom Scudamore | M C Pipe | 141 | - | N G Mills | dist | - | - |
| 9 | ¾ | Hors La Loi III (FR) | 16/1 | 8 | 11-7 | Tony Dobbin | James Fanshawe | 159 | t | Paul Green | dist | - | - |
| 10 | dist | Balapour (IRE) | 33/1 | 5 | 11-7 | John Cullen | Patrick O Brady | - | t | Miss Rita Shah | dist | - | - |
| PU | - | Self Defense (GB) | 20/1 | 6 | 11-7 | Barry Keniry | Emma Lavelle | - | - | Fraser Miller Racing | - | - | - |
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
11 of 11 have run since; 6 won next time out.
Aintree Hurdle winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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