Aintree Races
Aintree
14:20
Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.10 £1.60 £3.10
Exacta: £5.70
Tricast: £32.35
Trifecta: £39.50
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Jonbon (FR) | 9 G | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | EvensF | Won | Sweating - took keen hold - prominent - left in second 3 out - led going easily 2 out - shaken up and faced strong challenge approaching last - battled on run-in - just did enough - gamely(op 10/11) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | El Fabiolo (FR) | 8 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 158 lbs | 4/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and prominent when hampered 3 out - ridden 2 out - made strong challenge approaching last - mistake last - kept on well run-in - just held(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Vina Ardanza (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 19 | Held up in rear - headway when slightly hampered 3 out - ridden when not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - went third approaching last - blundered last - no match for first two(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Aucunrisque (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 158 lbs | 14/1 | 3.25 | Prominent - pressed leader when left in lead 3 out - pushed along and headed 2 out - soon ridden - lost third and weakened approaching last | ||
| 5th | 5 | First Street (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - not fluent 5 out - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4 out - ridden and outpaced when slightly hampered 3 out - hung left after 2 out - soon no impression (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance)(op 5/1) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Suprise Package (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Peter Fahey | 158 lbs | 12/1 | 9.5 | Always towards rear - not fluent 2nd - mistake 4th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | A Different Kind (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Donald McCain | 158 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - pushed along when carried left just after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon weakened(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Eyed (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Webber | 158 lbs | 250/1 | - | Always towards rear - slow jump 1st - well behind when pulled up before 3 out(op 200/1) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Salamanca Bay (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Jonathan Fogarty | 158 lbs | 80/1 | - | Led - set good pace - shaken up and hard pressed when bad mistake and unseated rider 3 out(tchd 66/1) |