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2:20 Aintree 8 Apr 2022

Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m103yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles
1st £56,318.58 2nd £21,248.57 3rd £10,658.57 4th £5,348.57 5th £2,708.57 6th £1,378.57 7th £708.57

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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 114 147 146 156
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Star Face (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
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)
2  nk
5 114 h1 146 156
b g Spanish Moon (USA) - Sainte Mante (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
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)
3  19 [19¼]
5 114 141 124 141
b g Califet (FR) - Go Noble (IRE) (Golan)
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)
4  [22½]
6 114 133 120 135
b g No Risk At All (FR) - Saintheze (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Prominent, pressed leader when left in lead 3 out, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden, lost third and weakened approaching last
5  nk [22¾]
5 114 h 147 120 135
b g Golden Horn - Ladys First (Dutch Art)
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)
6  [32¼]
6 114 145 108 130
b g Le Fou (IRE) - Suetsu (IRE) (Toulon)
Always towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 14/1)
7  [35]
5 114 134 105 125
b g Doyen (IRE) - Ma Minx (IRE) (Shantou)
Midfield, pushed along when carried left just after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened (op 40/1)
PU   
5 114
b g Kayf Tara - One Gulp (Hernando)
Always towards rear, slow jump 1st, well behind when pulled up before 3 out (op 200/1)
UR   
6 114 133
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Almada (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Led, set good pace, shaken up and hard pressed when bad mistake and unseated rider 3 out (tchd 66/1)
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