Aintree Races
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)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Inthepocket (GB) | 7 G | Good | Henry De Bromhead | 161 lbs | 3/1F | Won | 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) | ||
| 2nd | 12 | Strong Leader (GB) | 7 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 161 lbs | 14/1 | 1.75 | 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) | ||
| 3rd | 14 | Luccia (GB) | 6 M | Good | Nicky Henderson | 154 lbs | 7/2 | 1 | Midfield - headway after 4 out - shaken up 2 out - went second last - kept on but lost second towards finish(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Hansard (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 1.75 | 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) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Pembroke (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon held - kept on run-in | ||
| 6th | 7 | Matata (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 lbs | 80/1 | 1.5 | 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) | ||
| 7th | 13 | Tahmuras (FR) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 8.5 | In touch with leaders - lost position 4 out - soon pushed along - ridden and no impression from 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Found A Fifty (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 100/30 | 11 | 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) | ||
| 9th | 1 | Altobelli (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Harry Fry | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 3 | Raced in second - mistake 2nd - lost position and mistake 3 out - soon ridden - weakened 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 10th | 8 | No Looking Back (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Oliver McKiernan | 161 lbs | 10/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - not fluent 4th - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 8/1) | ||
| 11th | 10 | Rare Edition (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Charlie Longsdon | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 3.75 | Held up in rear - ridden 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Hullnback (GB) | 5 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 8/1 | - | 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) |