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Aintree
14:55
Poundland Top Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.50 £3.60 £1.70 Exacta: £39.20 Tricast: £157.10 Trifecta: £174.20
Non-Runners: Colonel Harry (unsuitable ground), Rubaud (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m 2m4f 2m 2m½f
1st
Prominent - went second 3 out - led and pushed along just after 2 out - ridden and hung right when jockey dropped whip run-in - kept on strongly(op 10/3)
7 G Good
Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 3/1F Won
2m1f 2m 2m 2m 2m4½f
2m½f 2m 2m1f 2m 2m½f
2nd
In rear - pushed along 5th - ridden and some headway but still plenty to do 2 out - 8 lengths down last - ran on well and went second towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
7 G Good
Olly Murphy 161 lbs 14/1 1.75
2m 2m3½f 2m4½f 3m 3m½f
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m1f
3rd
Midfield - headway after 4 out - shaken up 2 out - went second last - kept on but lost second towards finish(tchd 4/1)
6 M Good
Nicky Henderson 154 lbs 7/2 1
2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m4f
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m 2m 2m
4th
Held up in rear - headway 3 out - going easily 2 out - soon shaken up - disputing second last - ridden run-in - lost third towards finish(op 33/1)
6 G AVG
Gary Moore 161 lbs 40/1 1.75
1m7f 2m½f 1m7½f 2m 2m
2m 2m 2m 2m4½f 2m1f
5th
Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon held - kept on run-in
7 G AVG
Dan Skelton 161 lbs 33/1 5.5
2m 2m 2m 2m4½f 2m½f
2m 2m 1m7½f 1m7f 2m½f
6th
Took keen hold - led - clear 1st - reduced lead 4th - not fluent 4 out - headed and ridden just after 2 out - soon beaten - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 100/1)
6 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 161 lbs 80/1 1.5
2m 2m½f 2m 2m 2m
1m7f 2m 1m7½f 2m 2m½f
7th
In touch with leaders - lost position 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and no impression from 2 out(op 14/1)
8 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 161 lbs 16/1 8.5
2m 2m4f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m5½f
2m 2m 1m7½f
8th
Prominent - jinked right 3rd - stumbled before 4th - not fluent 4 out - going okay 3 out - nudged along and weakened from 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from jockey that gelding ran too free; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/2)
8 G Good
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 100/30 11
2m½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m1f 2m1f
2m½f 2m 2m3½f
9th
Raced in second - mistake 2nd - lost position and mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 14/1)
7 G Good
Harry Fry 161 lbs 12/1 3
1m7½f 1m7½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m3½f
1m7½f 2m 2m 2m 1m7½f
10th
Midfield - not fluent 4th - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1)
7 G AVG
Oliver McKiernan 161 lbs 10/1 2.5
2m½f 2m7½f 2m2½f 2m 2m½f
2m 2m½f 2m 2m3½f 2m½f
11th
Held up in rear - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 50/1)
8 G Good
Charlie Longsdon 161 lbs 40/1 3.75
2m½f 2m 2m3½f 2m½f 2m
2m½f 2m1f 2m 1m7½f 2m
99th
Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - pushed along and weakened before 3 out - in rear when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1)
5 G Good
Fergal O'Brien 161 lbs 8/1 -
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