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20:20 Aintree

Aintree Golf Centre Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 53.20s
  • Off Time: 20:20:31
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Light blue, red braces, sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 985-211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 115

chased leader, led 7th, ridden after 2 out, headed and no extra towards finish

2
Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap
  • Form 5321-62
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 114

prominent, mistake 7th, outpaced by leaders approaching 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last

3
Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe, hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 5/23-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

led, reminders after 5th, headed 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, edged right approaching 2 out, rallied to challenge last, stayed on gamely to lead towards finish

4
Silk - Royal Blue and Grey (quartered), Grey sleeves, Orange cap
7/2
  • Form 104-32
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 100

held up, headway 7th, ridden and close up when mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened

6
Silk - Mauve, Purple seams, Mauve sleeves and cap
  • Form 9/319-F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

raced keenly, held up, hit 5th, lost touch 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last

7
Silk - Yellow, Red star, Yellow sleeves, White armlets, White cap
16/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-8

held up in rear, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon weakened

5
NR
  • Form 244/40-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Chevy To The Levy can complete a hat-trick here under A P McCoy, while Andrew Nick and Danny Zuko are among those with frame claims. The selection followed up an easy Towcester win with a commanding victory at Wetherby last time and is up just 3lb for that latest success. He continues his partnership with the champion jockey and with trip and ground to suit he is very much to one to beat. Andrew Nick won a Perth maiden in April and did not do badly at Towcester last time over shorter. The return to this trip should help him run another good race. Danny Zuko is of more interest now stepped up further in trip but looks better with a bit of juice in the ground, and the same can be said of Battle Stations, and we take Chevy To The Levy to land the hat-trick.

Formwatch

Chevy To The Levy (IRE) 11-10fav (11-6) Raced keenly, tracked leader, headway to lead before 3 out, driven 3 lengths clear when blundered next, ridden and kept on flat, won at Wetherby 2m 3f nov hdl (4) gd in May beating Terenzium (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.

Andrew Nick (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd flat, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Benmore Boy (10-12) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in May.

Battle Stations 11-4 (11-1) Always prominent, every chance 2 out, one pace last, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Blackpool Billy (11-7) at Hexham 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.

Danny Zuko (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) In touch, went 2nd 2 out, ridden and 4 lengths down last, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Castletown Boy (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in May.

The Ice Bar (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 5th, went 2nd when left in lead 3 out, hit 2 out, soon headed 3rd and weakening when fell at the last in race won by Winsley Hill (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) gf, 11 ran.

Sumner (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Mid-division, not jumped well throughout, weakened before 3 out, 12th of 16, well behind Golan Way (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd in May.

Oshkosh (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Prominent until weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Matuhi (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Jan.