Aintree Races
Aintree
14:55
TrustATrader Top Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.10
Place: £1.30 £1.50
Exacta: £3.80
Tricast: £24.39
Trifecta: £29
Non-Runners: Dysart Enos (unsuitable ground), Golden Ace (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Mystical Power (IRE) | 6 G | Elite | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 11/10F | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - good headway 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - led before last - ridden run-in - just did enough | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Firefox (IRE) | 6 G | Good | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 9/4 | .5 | Raced in third - not fluent 3rd - headway to lead 2 out - soon edged left - headed before last - rallied run-in - just held | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Lookaway (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Neil King | 161 lbs | 20/1 | 9.5 | Led - increased tempo 4th - headed 2 out - soon short of room and switched right - no impression last - no match for first two(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Mistergif (FR) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 161 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Held up in last - mistake 1st - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - no impression after 2 out - went fourth run-in | ||
| 5th | 3 | Lump Sum (FR) | 7 G | Good | Sam Thomas | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 2.75 | Didn't jump well - held up in rear - mistake and dropped to last 5th - headway 3 out - disputing third approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Personal Ambition (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Ben Pauling | 161 lbs | 18/1 | 26 | Raced in second - jumped right 1st - hung right before 2 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)(tchd 20/1) |