What horse racing was at Aintree on 8 April 2016?

Aintree staged 7 races on 8 April 2016, with the going Soft. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.

Which horses won at Aintree on 8 April 2016?

The 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle: Party Rock (IRE) (33/1); the 2:15 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle: Buveur D'air (FR) (11/4); the 2:50 Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase: Native River (IRE) (11/2); the 3:25 JLT Melling Chase: God's Own (IRE) (10/1); the 4:05 Crabbie's Topham Chase: Eastlake (IRE) (22/1); the 4:40 Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle: Ballyoptic (IRE) (9/1); the 5:15 Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race: Bacardys (FR) (15/2).

What was the going at Aintree on 8 April 2016?

The going at Aintree was Soft on Turf.

What time was the first race at Aintree on 8 April 2016?

The first race was the 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle; the last was the 5:15 Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race.

Aintree Results

Friday 8 April 2016

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Aintree staged 7 races on 8 April 2016, with the going Soft. The feature was the Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1), won by Buveur D'air (FR) (11/4).

Aintree Soft · Turf · 7 races

Outright favs won 0 of 6 · Biggest winner 33/1

The long run: outright favourites (the single shortest starting price) have won 34.2% in our archive — 96,834 of 283,117, as at 3 October 2026. One day is a small sample.

1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Hurdle · Class 1 · 2m 4f · 22 ran
1. 122. Party Rock (IRE)33/1Won by 5 lengths · J: Sean Quinlan · T: Jennie Candlish
2. 219. Champagne At Tara (GB)14/1
3. 38. Starchitect (IRE)7/1 co-fav
2:15 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Hurdle · Class 1 · 2m 103y · 11 ran
1. 15. Buveur D'air (FR)11/4Won by a neck · J: Noel Fehily · T: Nicky Henderson
2. 29. Petit Mouchoir (FR)40/1
3. 311. Limini (IRE)11/10 fav
2:50 Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Chase · Class 1 · 3m 210y · 8 ran
1. 14. Native River (IRE)11/2Won by 3 lengths · J: Richard Johnson · T: Colin Tizzard
2. 23. Henri Parry Morgan (GB)10/1
3. 32. Blaklion (GB)3/1
4. 48. Un Temps Pour Tout (IRE)6/4 fav
3:25 JLT Melling Chase (Grade 1) Chase · Class 1 · 2m 3f 200y · 6 ran
1. 13. God's Own (IRE)10/1Won by 2¾ lengths · J: Paddy Brennan · T: Tom George
2. 21. Al Ferof (FR)15/2
3. 32. Clarcam (FR)28/1
4. F5. Vautour (FR) · fell1/5 fav
4:05 Crabbie's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course) Chase · Class 1 · 2m 5f 19y · 29 ran
1. 110. Eastlake (IRE)22/1Won by 4 lengths · J: Barry Geraghty · T: Jonjo O'Neill
2. 225. Fairy Rath (IRE)25/1
3. 31. Third Intention (IRE)33/1
4. UR3. Bishops Road (IRE) · unseated rider8/1 fav
4:40 Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Hurdle · Class 1 · 3m 149y · 15 ran
1. 15. Ballyoptic (IRE)9/1Won by a neck · J: Ryan Hatch · T: Nigel Twiston-Davies
2. 27. Bellshill (IRE)11/2 fav
3. 312. Potters Legend (GB)16/1
5:15 Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) NH Flat · Class 1 · 2m 209y · 17 ran
1. 14. Bacardys (FR)15/2Won by half a length · J: Mr P W Mullins · T: W P Mullins
2. 25. Battleford (GB)7/2
3. 311. The Minch (IRE)100/1
4. 41. Ballyandy (GB)9/4 fav

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Quick answers

What horse racing was at Aintree on 8 April 2016?: Aintree staged 7 races on 8 April 2016, with the going Soft. The full result and every runner for each race are on this page.
Which horses won at Aintree on 8 April 2016?: The 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle: Party Rock (IRE) (33/1); the 2:15 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle: Buveur D'air (FR) (11/4); the 2:50 Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase: Native River (IRE) (11/2); the 3:25 JLT Melling Chase: God's Own (IRE) (10/1); the 4:05 Crabbie's Topham Chase: Eastlake (IRE) (22/1); the 4:40 Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle: Ballyoptic (IRE) (9/1); the 5:15 Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race: Bacardys (FR) (15/2).
What was the going at Aintree on 8 April 2016?: The going at Aintree was Soft on Turf.
What was the feature race at Aintree on 8 April 2016?: The feature race was the 2:15 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Grade 1) at Aintree, won by Buveur D'air (FR) (11/4).
What time was the first race at Aintree on 8 April 2016?: The first race was the 1:40 Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle; the last was the 5:15 Weatherbys Private Bank Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race.