GBAintree Races

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Aintree
14:25
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle
Aintree Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2017 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.30 Place: £1.70 £4.10 £1.70 Exacta: £48.90 Tricast: £157.48 Trifecta: £135.90
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Finian's Oscar (IRE) N/A Elite Colin Tizzard 158 lbs 3/1F Won Mid-division - headway to chase leaders 6th - pushed along 8th - 2nd 2 out - led approaching last - stayed on well
2nd 5 Captain Forez (FR) N/A Poor Dan Skelton 158 lbs 14/1 3 In rear - mistake 6th - headway 3 out - 4th last - kept on to take 2nd last 150yds(op 12/1)
3rd 11 Messire Des Obeaux (FR) 11 G AVG Alan King 158 lbs 7/2 3.25 Tracked leaders - led after 8th - headed approaching last - kept on same pace(op 11/2)
4th 2 Benatar (IRE) N/A Poor Gary Moore 158 lbs 33/1 2 In rear - headway 3 out - stayed on between last 2 - took modest 4th last 100yds
5th 4 Brio Conti (FR) N/A Poor Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 5/1 .5 Chased leaders - one pace approaching 2 out(op 9/2)
6th 13 La Bague Au Roi (FR) N/A Poor Warren Greatrex 151 lbs 14/1 1.75 In rear - hit 7th - outpaced when blundered next - soon in rear - headway approaching 2 out - kept on run-in(op 16/1)
7th 6 Chelsea Flyer (IRE) 9 G Poor Emma Lavelle 158 lbs 33/1 2.5 Mid-division - chased leaders 4th - one pace approaching 2 out - faded last
8th 7 Cultivator (GB) N/A Poor Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 14/1 1.5 Held up in mid-division - headway to track leaders 6th - weakened approaching last - eased closing stages(op 16/1)
99th 1 Bel Ami De Sivola (FR) N/A Poor Noel Meade 158 lbs 25/1 - Led to 2nd - with leaders - led 7th - headed after next - lost place 3 out - soon behind - pulled up before last(op 33/1)
99th 12 Reivers Lad (GB) N/A Poor Nicky Richards 158 lbs 40/1 - Prominent - dropped back 5th - lost place after 8th - soon behind - tailed off when pulled up before last(tchd 33/1)
99th 3 Bordeaux Bill (IRE) N/A Poor Brian Ellison 158 lbs 20/1 - In rear - reminders and lost place after 8th - soon well behind - tailed off when pulled up before next
99th 9 Le Breuil (FR) N/A Poor Ben Pauling 158 lbs 11/1 - With leaders - lost place after 8th - soon behind - tailed off when pulled up before next (jockey said his mount stopped quickly)(op 9/1)
99th 10 Lough Derg Spirit (IRE) 13 G AVG Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 8/1 - With leaders - led 2nd to 7th - hung right - lost place and blundered 2 out - well behind when pulled up before last (jockey said his mount hung right)(tchd 7/1)