Full Results
14:25 Aintree
EZ Trader Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £75,000 added
- Winner: £42,202
- 2nd: £15,900
- 3rd: £7,958
- 4th: £3,975
- Form 11-1111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
held up in rear, started pulling hard from 2nd and made headway to track leaders before next, not fluent 6th, led before 7th, not fluent 2 out, ridden and pressed briefly flat, pulled out extra and went away towards finish
- Form 3-21121
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden before next, driven and went 2nd last, tried to challenge flat, winner pulled out more and no impression towards finish
- Form 235312
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Ryan Hatch
prominent, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd last, stayed on same pace
- Form 3-14
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey B J Cooper
tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden approaching next, switched right after 2 out, stayed on same pace last
- Form 331-311
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer H J Evans
- Jockey L P Aspell
edgy in preliminaries, held up, took keen hold, outpaced 4 out, soon behind, mistake last
- Form 43-212
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey N de Boinville
led, not fluent 5th, headed before 7th, soon ridden, lost place before 3 out, well behind when pulled up before last
- Form 10-F29P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
NonRunner
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £1.40Tote Place: £1.10,£2.60
- Straight Forecast: £4.07Exacta: £3.20Trifecta: £8.70Swingers: 1&2 £3.10,1&3 £2.30,2&3 £1.20
- Placepot: £697.10Pool: £442,801.06,463.67 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £113.90Pool: £27,200.47,176.67 winning tickets