Cryptic crossword clue
Top part covering Aintree’s second horse jump

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAPRIOLE

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The straight part
We know that "horse jump" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case horse jump = capriole.
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What does CAPRIOLE mean?

CAPRIOLE noun
  1. A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
  2. A leap or caper, as in dancing.
CAPRIOLE verb
  1. To leap; to caper.
  2. To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.

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