Aintree Races
Aintree
14:20
Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £7.60
Place: £2.30 £2.90 £1.40
Exacta: £110.50
Tricast: £350.57
Trifecta: £555.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Belfast Banter (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Peter Fahey | 158 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Towards rear - headway 4 out - tracked leaders 3 out - led going best after 2 out - 1 1/2 lengths ahead last - ridden out and kept on well(op 12/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Do Your Job (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Michael Scudamore | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - tracked leaders after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - pushed along 2 out - went second and 1 1/2 lengths down last - kept on | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Dusart (IRE) | 10 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 5/2J | 1.25 | Tracked leaders - went second after 4 out - soon pushed along - briefly led 2 out - soon ridden and headed - not fluent and lost second last - stayed on run-in(op 2/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Third Time Lucki (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 5/2J | 12 | Chased leaders - ridden before 2 out - disputing second when mistake last - weakened run-in(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 7 | For Pleasure (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Alex Hales | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | Led - ridden and headed 2 out - soon lost position - weakened run-in | ||
| 6th | 9 | Timberman (IRE) | 7 G | Elite | Fergal O'Brien | 158 lbs | 40/1 | 15 | Held up in rear - pushed along and outpaced before 3 out - made no telling impression | ||
| 7th | 1 | Ajero (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Kim Bailey | 158 lbs | 8/1 | 0.3 | Tracked leader - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 5th - lost second but prominent after 4 out - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out (trainer said - regards the poor performance - that the gelding may be feeling the effects of a long season)(tchd 17/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Bombyx (GB) | N/A | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 158 lbs | 100/1 | - | In rear - mistake 2nd - niggled along 4th - struggling 4 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out | ||
| 99th | 2 | Any News (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Neil Mulholland | 158 lbs | 14/1 | - | Chased leaders - ridden and lost position after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Houx Gris (FR) | N/A | Poor | Paul Nicholls | 152 lbs | 9/1 | - | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - blundered and unseated rider 4th - fatally injured(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) |