Racecards
13:45 Aintree
EBC Group Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 200y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £67,524
- 2nd: £25,440
- 3rd: £12,732
- 4th: £6,360
- Form 203152
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up towards rear on inside, closed from 11th, not much room briefly after 2 out and switched left, soon switched right, lost 3rd last, kept on
- Form 7P-1112
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 154
disputed lead until 3rd, prominent, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten, weakened before 2 out, not fluent last
- Form 81F6PF
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer T Mullins
- Jockey D E Mullins
led until after 1st, not fluent 2nd, soon in rear, behind 4 out, tailed off
- Form 1116-P1
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey Bryan Carver
disputing lead until led outright after 2nd, mistake 8th, long at 2 out and mistake, soon ridden, headed before last, held and switched right flat, stayed on
- Form 311-113
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
held up in mid-division on outside, closed 10th, challenged going well 2 out, led before last, edged left flat, stayed on, ridden out
- Form 222-121
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
held up in touch, mistake and lost some ground 11th, pushed along after 3 out, switched right 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, went 3rd last, stayed on flat, almost took 2nd
- Form P-21331
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey Caoilin Quinn
not always fluent towards rear, pushed along 9th, some headway on outside 3 out when awkward 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 6-11F21
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
disputing lead until before 3rd, stayed handy, ridden before 2 out, 5th and no extra before last
- Form 485-211
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 138
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up in mid-division, closed 11th, lost place 4 out, weakened before 2 out
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Boombawn (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 3 out until next, ridden and went 2nd again before the last, driven and stayed on run-in, found no extra inside final 110 yards, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Rubaud (11-2) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Feb.
Croke Park (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Tracked leader disputing 2nd, 3rd from 11th, ridden and headway into 2nd after 2 out, led narrowly at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Ballyburn (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 5f (1) Yielding in Feb.
Fascile Mode (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, disputed after 5 out, ridden in 2nd 3 out, no extra in 4th next, kept on same pace, fell last, at Navan 2m 4f hcp lst (1) hvy in Mar.
Gidleigh Park 15-2 (11-2) Led, joined for lead 3 out, soon ridden and sustained duel with runner-up, kept on and led outright before last, won going away run-in, won at Windsor 2m (1) sft in Jan beating Caldwell Potter (11-2) by 4l, 4 ran.
Impaire Et Passe (FR) 11-4 (11-10) Held up in 5th, left 4th from 3rd, not fluent 5th and 6th, soon pushed along, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, closer in 3rd before last, kept on one pace in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 6, 10 1/2l behind Ballyburn (11-10) at Leopardstown 2m 5f (1) Yielding in Feb.
Jango Baie (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Led until 3rd, lost place before 6th, outpaced and mistake 3 out, starting to rally when mistake 2 out, stayed on well flat, led towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Mar beating Only By Night (11-0) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Mark Of Gold 15-8 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 2nd (water), made rest, 2 lengths ahead last, ridden and stayed on well run-in, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Soul Icon (11-10) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.
Rubaud (FR) 5-4fav (11-2) Made virtually all, hit 11th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden between last two, driven and battled on gamely run-in, in command inside final 110 yards, won at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Feb beating Boombawn (11-7) by 1l, 6 ran.
The Kalooki Kid 2-1fav (10-9) Prominent, led still going well 4 out, driven after 3 out, good jump last, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb beating Saint Segal (11-1) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.