Geraghty on the mark at Aintree

Meath jockey Barry Geraghty followed up on his success at Fakenham yesterday when he won the opening race at Aintree today for trainer Nicky Henderson. Geraghty and Cape Express had eight lengths to spare at the post in a two-mile and one handicap hurdle. Geraghty urged his mount into the lead between the last two flights and quickened away on the flat. Gordon Elliott's Carlito Brigante finished fourth in a novice chase at the Liverpool track.