Racecards
13:05 Aintree
Bet 10 Get 20 At 188Bet Novices' Chase (Class 3)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 3m 210y
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £12,500 added
- Winner: £7,820
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,155
- 4th: £578
- Form 14234-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey S Bowen
tracked winner, challenged 8th, led 10th, headed next, not fluent 14th, mistake 3 out, beaten from next
- Form 12/43F-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
led, not fluent 8th, headed 10th, led again next, hit 13th, not fluent 3 out, clear from next
- Form 22/1850-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer Miss S Smith
- Jockey Tom Cannon
chased leaders, went left 1st, last 7th, blundered and well beaten from 12th, took 3rd post
- Form 112630-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 140
- Trainer Miss R Curtis
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up, not much room when mistake 1st, 3rd from 7th, jumped right and knuckled on landing 13th, hit 15th, mistake and weakened 3 out, lost 3rd post
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Clondaw Cian made a winning reappearance over hurdles at Cheltenham last season and has already won a point-to-point so should make a chaser. Exeter winner Coastal Tiep and Captain Chaos have experience on their side but the former has a penalty and is upped in class while the latter usually flatters to deceive. GEORDIE DES CHAMPS would have been the best of these over hurdles, even though he can be a little inconsistent. He's making his debut over the larger obstacles but the step up to 3m should help him get a view of the fences and he's probably the one to beat with a clear round.
Formwatch
Coastal Tiep (FR) 7-4 (11-5) Tracked leading pair, awkward 7th, pushed along after 14th, 2nd before 4 out, led 3 out, clear and not doing much in front run-in, driven right out, won at Exeter 3m (4) gd in Oct beating Wotzizname (11-5) by 7l, 4 ran.
Captain Chaos (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) In touch in rear, ridden and weakened before 4 out, last of 6, 28 1/4l behind Mia's Storm (10-7) at Chepstow 3m (3) gd in Oct.
Clondaw Cian (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, ridden and struggling after 9th, well beaten from next, 17th of 24, 31 3/4l behind Presenting Percy (11-11) at Cheltenham 3m hcp lst (1) gd in Mar.
Geordie Des Champs (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, 9th approaching 4th, pushed along after 4 out, no extra from before straight, 15th of 24, 28 3/4l behind Open Eagle (11-8) at Punchestown 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.