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18:30 Aintree

Matalan Maiden Hurdle

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 9.00s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Whispered Promises (USA)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Predator (GER)

    10/11

      3
      Silk -

      Our Men

      40/1

        1
        Silk - YELLOW, RED stars, RED sleeves, YELLOW armlets, RED cap

        Melograno (IRE)

        59
        50/1
        • Age 5
        • Weight 11-2

        led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened

        2
        Silk - Pink, purple seams, pink sleeves and cap

        Millicent Cross (IRE)

        7/1
        • Age 7
        • Weight 11-2

        pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, led 3 out 2 out, weakened approaching last

        3
        Silk - Black, White hooped sleeves, Red and White hooped cap

        Ndola

        190
        14/1
        • Form 470-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        in touch until weakened 6th

        4
        Silk - Dark Green, Orange star, Dark Green sleeves, Orange stars, Dark Green cap, Orange star

        Optimistic Harry

        431
        50/1
        • Form 8UP/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        always behind

        5
        Silk - Scarlet, Blue sleeves and collar, Blue cap, Green hoop

        Our Men

        11
        40/1
        • Form 8/76-659
        • Age 6
        • Weight 11-2

        towards rear, headway 4th, ridden after 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on well flat

        6
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots

        Abragante (IRE)

        7 D
        5/1
        • Form 1-23
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        held up, reminders after 3rd, lost touch from 6th

        7
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine and star on cap

        Dumfries

        39
        33/1
        • Form 0977-9P
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13
        • Official Rating 87

        led to 2nd, with leader to 5th, weakened after next

        9
        Silk - Maroon and White diamonds, halved sleeves

        Menai Straights

        20
        50/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        behind, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

        10
        Silk - Red, Emerald Green disc, Emerald Green sleeves, Red stars

        Predator (GER)

        305
        10/11
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        keen, mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, ran on

        11
        Silk - Red, Black chevrons, Black sleeves, Red seams, quartered cap

        Uncle John

        210 p
        16/1
        • Form P-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out

        12
        Silk - Light Blue, Pink chevrons, Light Blue sleeves, Light Blue cap, Pink star

        Whispered Promises (USA)

        326
        16/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, led last, all out

        8
        NR

        Lytham (IRE)

        17
        • Form 7
        • Age 4
        • Weight 10-13

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A weak looking maiden to open up with but Abragante from the Pipe stable looks the one to stay on the right side of and gets the vote. Unexposed with only three runs under his belt Abragante got off the mark first time of asking in a bumper and since been placed in his first two outings over hurdles. He has come up against some tidy horses in both those defeats but this time it looks as though his head will reach the front. The German bred newcomer Predator looks to pose possibly the biggest danger as he will have been well schooled and has the services of McCoy and any market moves must be noted. The same is said for the Barney Curly trained Ndola who has yet to show his true potential. But for the winner we return to Abragante.

        Formwatch

        Millicent Cross (IRE) Executive Perk gelding out of a twice-placed chaser at up to 2m7f.

        Ndola 66-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, tailed off, 22nd of 25, well behind Olaso (11-2) at Newbury 2m mdn hdl (E) gd in Dec.

        Abragante (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 15, 18l behind Keep On Movin' (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (E) gf.

        Menai Straights 7-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 14l behind Time To Relax (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in May (Flat).

        Predator (GER) (8-9) 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Dalicia (8-7) at Hannover 1m 2f stk gd in Aug (Flat).

        Uncle John 11-2 (10-12) In touch, lost place approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Norma Hill (10-12) at Hereford 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gs in Nov, 15 ran.

        Whispered Promises (USA) 5-2 (9-6) Held up, pushed along over 5f out, reminders 3f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 15l behind Mr Tambourine Man (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (D) gf in Jul (Flat).

        Lytham (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 32l behind Flintoff (11-5) at Cartmel 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (E) gd in May.