AINTREE Festival has got off to a thrilling start – and Gracchus De Balme has WON the Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase!
Sun Racing brings you how every horse finished in the 4.05pm at Aintree.

4.05 Aintree results
1 Gracchus De Balme 22/1
2 Jet Plane 11/1
3 Lifetime Ambition 5/1
4 My Drogo 5/1
5 A Jet Of Our Own 125/1
6 Eva’s Oskar 50/1
7 Milan Forth 11/2
8 Autonomous Cloud 50/1
9 Annamix 11/1
10 Willitgoahead 4/1 Fav
11 Benny’s King 25/1
12 Ontheropes 28/1
13 Fix At All 200/1
14 Senior Citizen 66/1
15 Percussion 66/1
16 Dorking Cock 100/1
17 Bothwell Bridge 200/1
18 Go Go Geronimo 150/1
19 Famous Clermont 9/1
20 Frere d’Armes 66/1
21 Presentandcounting 40/1
22 Ramilies 66/1
NR Captain Tommy
Full results and horse placing to follow…
Full Aintree Grand National Festival TV schedule and race times
Thursday, April 3
All times BST
1:45pm: Manifesto Novices’ Chase (WINNER: IMPAIRE ET PASSE)
2:20pm: Juvenile Hurdle (WINNER: MURCIA)
2:55pm: Aintree Bowl (WINNER: GAELIC WARRIOR)
3:30pm: Aintree Hurdle (WINNER: LOSSIEMOUTH)
4:05pm: Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase (WINNER: GRACCUS DE BALME)
4:40pm: Red Rum Handicap Chase (ITV)
5:15pm: Nickel Coin Mares’ Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Racing TV)
Friday, April 4
1:45pm: Mildmay Novices’ Chase (ITV)
2:20pm: William Hill Handicap Hurdle (ITV)
2:55pm: Top Novices’ Hurdle (ITV)
3:30pm: Melling Chase (ITV)
4:05pm: Topham Handicap Chase (ITV)
4:40pm: Sefton Novices’ Hurdle (ITV)
5:15pm: Hallgarten and Novum Wines Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)
Saturday, April 5
1:20pm: William Hill Handicap Hurdle (ITV)
1:55pm: Mersey Novices’ Hurdle (ITV)
2:30pm: Freebooter Handicap Chase (ITV)
3:05pm: Liverpool Hurdle (ITV)
4pm: Grand National (ITV)
5pm: Maghull Novices’ Chase (Racing TV)
5:35pm: Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Racing TV)
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