Aintree Races
Aintree
16:40
Winners Wear Cavani Sefton Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £24
Place: £4.70 £2.10 £2.20
Exacta: £122.60
Tricast: £565.42
Trifecta: £1046.60
Non-Runners: Twig (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | Apple Away (IRE) | 8 M | Good | Lucinda Russell | 155 lbs | 16/1 | Won | Disputed lead - not fluent 2nd - led clearly 8th - ridden after 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - kept on well(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Maximilian (GER) | 9 G | Elite | Donald McCain | 162 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - ridden 2 out - not fluent last - soon went second - stayed on(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Iroko (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | 162 lbs | 5/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - ridden 2 out - soon hung left - stayed on run-in - went third towards finish(op 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 13 | Stay Away Fay (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 162 lbs | 4/1 | 1 | Disputed lead - headed and raced in second 8th - hit 4 out - ridden before 2 out - 3 lengths down last - kept on but lost two places run-in(op 7/2 tchd 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Howlingmadmurdock (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | Tom Lacey | 162 lbs | 40/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders - hit 1st - lost position 4th - towards rear with one circuit to go - headway after 4 out - ridden 3 out - no impression before last | ||
| 6th | 7 | Marble Sands (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 162 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | In rear - pushed along 9th - ridden and stayed on from 2 out - not reach leaders | ||
| 7th | 12 | Search For Glory (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Midfield on outer - in touch with leaders when ridden 3 out - hung left after 2 out - soon weakened | ||
| 8th | 2 | Blenkinsop (GB) | 8 G | Good | Henry Daly | 162 lbs | 33/1 | 8 | Held up in rear - headway into midfield 5th - ridden 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 11 | Saint Davy (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 162 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Prominent - not fluent 5th - ridden before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1) | ||
| 10th | 9 | Mofasa (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Michael Scudamore | 162 lbs | 66/1 | 12 | In touch with leaders - ridden before 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Grey Dawning (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 162 lbs | 5/1 | - | Midfield - fell 9th(op 9/2) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Hurricane Bay (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 162 lbs | 28/1 | - | Towards rear on outer - ridden 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Moka De Vassy (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Jane Williams | 162 lbs | 100/1 | - | Towards rear - mistake and pushed along 8th - hampered by faller 9th - ridden after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before last(op 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 15 | Weveallbeencaught (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 162 lbs | 28/1 | - | Always towards rear - niggled along with one circuit to go - pushed along 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Absolute Notions (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 162 lbs | 3/1F | - | Midfield - not fluent 1st - pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened and eased - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the going - which was officially described as soft - and would prefer a quicker surface; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 10/3) |