Aintree Races
Aintree
14:55
Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022
Distance: 3m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Exacta: £29
Trifecta: £49.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ahoy Senor (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 158 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Jumped right on occasions - made all - not fluent 1st - increased tempo after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - 3 lengths ahead going easily after 2 out - good jump last - pushed out run-in - comfortably(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Fury Road (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 5 | Held up in last - jumped left 6th - headway going easily 4 out - shaken up and went second after 2 out - ridden approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in (ran through a section of plastic railing shortly after coming onto the course; having been checked over by the vet at the start - the gelding was deemed fit to race; vet said gelding was showing signs of post-race ataxia)(op 18/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | L'Homme Presse (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Venetia Williams | 158 lbs | 7/4 | 13 | Prominent - switched right on outer after 4th - pushed along briefly 14th - jumped left 5 out - soon pushed along - not fluent and ridden 3 out - lost second after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/8) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Bravemansgame (FR) | 10 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 158 lbs | 11/8F | 12 | Took keen hold - prominent - not fluent 3rd - not fluent 14th - niggled along when not fluent 4 out - soon pushed along and waiting for room on inner - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 11/10) |