Aintree Races
11:55
Betway Heed Your Hunch Novices' Hurdle (Novices' Championship Hurdle Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | West To The Bridge (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 152 lbs | 40/1 | Won | Sweating - raced keenly - held up - improved to move upsides before 2 out - led narrowly approaching last - hung left early on run-in - soon asserted - driven out(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Cause Toujours (FR) | N/A | Poor |
Edward Austin
(7)lbs
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Ian Williams | 155 lbs | 11/4 | 3.5 | Pulled hard - held up - left in 2nd place on bend after 3rd - blundered 4th - led 3 out - joined before 2 out - soon ridden - headed narrowly approaching last where mistake - switched right just inside final furlong on run-in - kept on same pace final 150yds(op 4/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Bonbonniere (GB) | N/A | Poor | Dan Skelton | 145 lbs | 200/1 | 62 | Hampered 1st - soon left chasing clear leader - left in lead on bend after 3rd - headed 3 out - ridden before next - soon weakened - eased when well beaten before last(op 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Champagne Mystery (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Nicky Henderson | 152 lbs | 9/1 | - | Raced keenly - jumped left and left in clear lead 1st - forced to run out on bend after 3rd when crashed into rail dislodged by loose horse (horse was carried off the course by a loose horse and subsequently had to be pulled up)(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | The Grand Visir (GB) | 10 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 152 lbs | 9/1 | - | Led - wandered approaching 1st where jumped left and unseated rider(op 10/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Eldorado Allen (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 158 lbs | 8/13F | - | Prominent when badly hampered and unseated rider 1st(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6) |