Racecards
16:20 Aintree
Ember Inns Anniversary 4-y-o Novices' Hurdle (Class A)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 2m 110y
- Going: Mildmay & Hurdles Course Good, Grand National Course Gd, G/F
- Form 421B
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C Von Der Recke
- Jockey N Williamson
held up, ridden after 4 out, headway next, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
- Form 1B411
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey B J Geraghty
chased leaders, led briefly between last two, hit last, switched left flat, ran on under pressure
- Form 112
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
tracked leaders, led 5th, headed between last two, kept on same pace
Allude (IRE)
17- Form 3652
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
held up towards rear, effort approaching 4 out, some headway next, never dangerous
- Form 143111
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Johnson
in touch, pushed along after 3rd, ridden 4 out, weakened next, soon eased
- Form 1111
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey M A Fitzgerald
towards rear, reminders after 1st, mistake 2nd, always struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Gabor
156- Form 122
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Hide
mid-division, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before last
- Form 14032
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey Paul Carberry
held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, one pace approaching last
- Form 20
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey B J Crowley
chased leaders, hit 4th, ridden and every chance 3 out, soon weakened
Le Duc (FR)
21- Form 224F46
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up mid-division, headway 4 out, hit 2 out, led approaching last, edged right flat, all out
- Form 51232
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey C Llewellyn
led, hit and headed 5th, weakened next
- Form 632151
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
towards rear, reminder after 4th, never dangerous
Mughas (IRE)
21- Form 1125
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last
- Form 1114
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T R George
- Jockey J M Maguire
with leaders, hit 4th, weakened next, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 410
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey M Bradburne
in touch, blundered 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 630
- Age 4
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey A Dobbin
mid-division, mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Another cracking contest in which the JCB Triumph Hurdle appears to hold the key to this event. The winner there Spectroscope has done nothing but improve with every outing, and he is the one they will all be trying to beat. Well Chief, runner up to him at Cheltenham, may again provide the biggest threat. He had already proven himself around a sharp circuit, as he showed when winning around Kempton. He is a speedy sort, who could take a bit of beating with the emphasis more on speed around here. Murghas left behind his previous efforts when a close up fifth in the Triumph and with a 4lbs pull with both Spectroscope and Well Chief, he chance is there for all to see. Others to consider include Moneytrain, a casualty at Cheltenham, Far Pavillions, who has been mopping up in minor events, but is still open to improvement, and Starzaan, who will be more at home on this flat track, rather than the undulations of Cheltenham.