Aintree Races
Aintree
14:50
Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021
Distance: 3m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.30 £1.90
Exacta: £8.30
Tricast: £32.40
Trifecta: £30.60
Non-Runners: Silver Hallmark (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Chantry House (IRE) | 11 G | Good | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Tracked leaders on inner - went second after 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - 2 lengths down and keeping on when left in lead 15 lengths ahead 2 out - soon hampered by faller - unchallenged(tchd 5/4 and 6/4) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Shan Blue (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 32 | Took keen hold - chased leader - not fluent 12th - pushed along and lost second after 4 out - weakened before 3 out - beaten when left in second 15 lengths down 2 out(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 158 lbs | 15/2 | 26 | Held up in rear on inner - steady headway and in touch with leaders halfway - outpaced when not fluent 13th - soon lost ground and pushed along - lost touch from 15th - no chance when left in remote third 2 out(op 13/2) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Espoir De Romay (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Kim Bailey | 158 lbs | 17/2 | - | Led - increased tempo 12th - shaken up after 3 out - 2 lengths ahead and keeping on when overjumped and fell 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and 9/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Sporting John (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Philip Hobbs | 158 lbs | 16/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - held up in last - pushed along and outpaced after 8th - pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second fence and he felt the gelding had lost its confidence thereafter)(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 8 | The Big Breakaway (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Colin Tizzard | 158 lbs | 5/1 | - | Raced wide - tracked leaders - lost position and in touch with leaders after 3rd - dropped to last when not fluent 12th - soon ridden and outpaced - weakened from 13th - beaten when not fluent 14th - pulled up after 15th (jockey said gelding ran flat)(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Empire Steel (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 158 lbs | 12/1 | - | Prominent on outer - hit 8th - outpaced 12th - pushed along and struggling from 13th - beaten when pulled up before 15th (jockey said gelding hung badly right-handed)(tchd 14/1) |