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
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
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)
10 G AVG Peter Fahey 158 lbs 9/1 Won
2nd
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
11 G AVG Michael Scudamore 158 lbs 12/1 1.25
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3rd
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)
10 G Good Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 5/2J 1.25
4th
Chased leaders - ridden before 2 out - disputing second when mistake last - weakened run-in(op 11/4)
9 G Good Dan Skelton 158 lbs 5/2J 12
5th
Led - ridden and headed 2 out - soon lost position - weakened run-in
10 G AVG Alex Hales 158 lbs 11/1 5.5
6th
Held up in rear - pushed along and outpaced before 3 out - made no telling impression
7 G Good Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 40/1 15
7th
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)
8 G AVG Kim Bailey 158 lbs 8/1 0.3
99th
In rear - mistake 2nd - niggled along 4th - struggling 4 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out
N/A AVG Lucy Wadham 158 lbs 100/1 -
99th
Chased leaders - ridden and lost position after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 158 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - blundered and unseated rider 4th - fatally injured(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
N/A Poor Paul Nicholls 152 lbs 9/1 -
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