Aintree
14:25
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.50 £4.20 £2.10 Exacta: £37 Tricast: £209.54 Trifecta: £203.40
Non-Runners: Harbour Lake (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - headway and tracked leaders 6th - led 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - kept on well(op 3/1)
N/A Good Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 5/2F Won
2nd
Held up in rear - going easily before 3 out - tracked winner 2 out - soon ridden - 3 lengths down when mistake last - kept on but held run-in(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
9 G AVG Harry Fry 158 lbs 16/1 4.75
3rd
Midfield on inner - lost position and towards rear 4 out - ridden 3 out - headway 2 out - went third run-in - stayed on(tchd 5/1)
8 G Good Alan King 158 lbs 11/2 3.75
4th
In touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - ridden 3 out - outpaced and well held 2 out - left in modest fourth run-in
9 G Good Nicky Richards 158 lbs 28/1 13
5th
Chased leaders - dropped to midfield 4th - ridden and lost position before 3 out - hampered 2 out - stayed on(op 150/1)
6 G Good Ian Williams 148 lbs 250/1 4.5
6th
Prominent - ridden 3 out - soon lost position - weakened after 2 out(tchd 5/1)
7 G Good Sam Thomas 158 lbs 11/2 2.75
7th
Towards rear of midfield on outer - headway 5th - close up 3 out - ridden and weakened 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
9 G AVG Mrs Lorna Fowler 158 lbs 12/1 12
99th
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - soon ridden - disputing fourth and 4 lengths down when fell heavily 2 out(op 50/1)
6 G AVG E Sheehy 158 lbs 80/1 -
99th
Held up in rear - headway 7th - tracked leaders 3 out - ridden after 2 out - 5 lengths down when not fluent last - weakened and lost third run-in - soon pulled up - collapsed fatally(op 8/1)
N/A Good Dan Skelton 151 lbs 7/1 -
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99th
Raced keenly - led - headed and lost second 3 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out(op 10/1)
8 G Good Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 17/2 -
99th
In rear - mistake 4th - lost touch 4 out - behind when pulled up before 3 out(tchd 150/1 and 400/1)
7 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 158 lbs 200/1 -
99th
Prominent - bad mistake 2nd - mistake 6th - lost position after 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding had ran greenly and made several jumping errors throughout the race)(op 7/2)
7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 9/2 -