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13:45 Aintree
Close Brothers Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 200y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £67,524
- 2nd: £25,440
- 3rd: £12,732
- 4th: £6,360
- Form 9-22161
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey Stan Sheppard
tracked leaders on outside, niggled along briefly bend after 9th, mistake 12th, hit 4 out, soon outpaced, beaten from 3 out, weakened from next
- Form 2-12136
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer Jamie Snowden
- Jockey G Sheehan
pressed leader, hit 12tj, jumped left 3 out, lost 2nd and soon beaten, weakened from 2 out
- Form 3-71112
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
led, ridden and headed before last, soon no impression on winner, kept on flat, held onto 2nd
- Form F-31211
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up on inside, closed 4th, switched left before 3 out, rider lost left iron briefly soon after landing, soon ridden, switched right after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, pressed for 2nd flat
- Form 52-1213
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
not always fluent early stages, in rear, headway before 4 out, going well final bend, went 2nd soon after 3 out, led before last, quickly went clear, comfortably
Previous results
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Formwatch
Blow Your Wad (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Wore hood to post, tracked leader until 3rd, went 2nd again 5 out, challenged 3 out, led before next, over 1 length ahead when good jump last, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, won at Kempton 2m 4f (1) sft in Feb beating Tahmuras (11-2) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Colonel Harry (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Grey Dawning (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Ginny's Destiny (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Led, pressed from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed approaching next, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Grey Dawning (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Grey Dawning (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-7) Tracked leaders, pressed leader from 3 out, pushed along and every chance from next, led approaching last, ridden out, idled towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar beating Ginny's Destiny (11-7) by 2l, 11 ran.
Il Etait Temps (FR) 7-2 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, not fluent and lost place 7th, mistake and stumbled 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd just after last, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 10, 13 1/4l behind Gaelic Warrior (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.