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Aintree
14:25
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.20 Place: £1.20 £3.30 £5.40 Exacta: £17.30 Tricast: £292.80 Trifecta: £225.70
Non-Runners: Ballybegg (doubly declared)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 1m7½f
1st
Held up in rear - headway 7th - hampered by faller 4 out - soon tracked leaders - led and shaken up 3 out - ridden and kept on strongly run-in - eased towards finish(op 11/8)
10 G Elite
Dan Skelton 158 lbs 5/4F Won
2m4½f 2m4f 2m7f 2m6f 2m5f
2m½f 2m1f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m4½f
2nd
Towards rear of midfield on outer - headway 6th - tracked leaders after 4 out - went second 3 out - 2 lengths down when not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon held - just held second - no match for winner(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
9 G AVG
Donald McCain 158 lbs 12/1 9.5
2m 2m 1m7½f 2m4f 2m4½f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m5f
3rd
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - soon ridden and briefly went third - mistake and held 2 out - not fluent last - stayed on and disputing second run-in(op 33/1)
8 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 158 lbs 28/1 .5
2m3½f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m 2m3f
2m½f 2m 2m 2m 2m½f
4th
Prominent - led 4 out - headed and lost position 3 out - weakened 2 out - went modest fourth run-in (jockey said - regarding poor performance - gelding flattened out after third last and in her opinion - gelding may be feeling the effects of a long season. trainer said race came too soon after Cheltenham)
9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 158 lbs 11/4 33
2m1f 2m1f 2m1f 2m 2m1f
2m½f
5th
Towards rear - headway into midfield after 2nd - pushed along and lost ground 7th - slightly hampered 4 out - soon ridden and chased leaders - not fluent 3 out - weakened 2 out
9 G Poor
Alan King 158 lbs 28/1 3.5
2m3f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m7f 2m5f
2m½f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m1f 2m
6th
Midfield - tracked leaders 7th - bumped 4 out - soon went second - not fluent and lost position 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out - lost two places run-in(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)
9 G AVG
Sheila Lewis 158 lbs 40/1 0.3
2m½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m½f
1m3½f 1m2f 2m4½f 2m 2m
7th
Held up in last - slightly hampered 4 out - some headway before 3 out - soon shaken up and weakened - tailed off(op 11/2)
10 G AVG
Ronan M P McNally 158 lbs 7/1 20
2m1f 2m5f 1m4f 1m2½f 1m
2m4f 2m4f 2m1f 1m7½f
99th
Towards rear of midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 6th - close up when fell 4 out
9 G Poor
Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 50/1 -
2m½f 2m 2m3½f 2m 2m1f
2m 2m1f 2m3½f 2m
99th
Took keen hold - prominent - dropped to midfield after 2nd - not fluent 3rd - mistake 5th - in rear 7th - ridden after 4 out - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely)(op 18/1)
N/A AVG
Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 25/1 -
2m4f 2m 2m 2m3½f
2m½f 3m
99th
Prominent - ridden and lost position 7th - weakened and pulled up before 3 out
7 G AVG
Tom Lacey 158 lbs 25/1 -
2m3f 2m½f 2m4½f 3m1f 1m7f
2m 2m½f 1m7½f 1m7½f 1m7½f
99th
Led - ridden and headed 4 out - soon weakened - well behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 25/1)
9 G AVG
Tom Symonds 158 lbs 16/1 -
1m7½f 1m7f 2m4f 2m 2m
2m1f 1m7½f 2m5½f 2m2½f 2m4f
99th
Prominent - jumped right 5th - lost position and pushed along 7th - badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 4 out(op 66/1)
8 G AVG
Colin Tizzard 158 lbs 80/1 -
2m3f 2m4f 2m7½f 2m7½f 3m