Horse Alert

13 Apr 2018 14:20 Aintree

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,130); Distance: 2m 103y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Lalor (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	11-2320 / 12	Jump (62)	R Johnson	K Woollacott Mr D G Staddon…	14/1
		held up in touch in mid-division, closed from 5th, challenged 3 out, soon led, pressed between last 2, found more and starting to pull away last, edged left and driven flat, stayed on well
2^nd	13	2½ L	Vision Des Flos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-34216 / 10	Jump (30)	R M Power	C L Tizzard Mr C L Tizzard	11/4
		mid-division, pushed along and closed when unsighted and jumped right 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
3^rd	1	¾ L	Bedrock (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4)	3-11341 / 6	Flat (562), Jump (28)	Ross Chapman	I Jardine Irvin Naylor	33/1
		held up towards rear, headway before 3 out where untidy, challenged 2 out, upsides winner between last 2, no impression flat but kept on, lost 2nd towards finish
4^th	8	9 L	Mind's Eye (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	2-21100 / 9	Jump (30)	D N Russell	H De Bromhead Dydb Marketing…	16/1
		held up in touch in mid-division, headway to track leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon one pace and inclined to edge left, took modest 4th from last
5^th	2	NK	Coolanly (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	3P1-120 / 9	Jump (30)	P J Brennan	F O'Brien Five Go Racing	40/1
		in rear, pushed along in last after 4th, modest 10th 2 out, stayed on from between last 2, closing on 4th towards finish but well held by front trio
6^th	4	NK	Global Citizen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-15211 / 11	Jump (48)	D A Jacob	B Pauling The Megsons	5/2
		tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, challenged 3 out, soon ridden, unable to go with front pair from 2 out, lost 4th when weakening last
7^th	7	HD	Midnight Shadow (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	7-1222U / 9	Jump (23)	Danny Cook	Mrs S J Smith Mrs Aafke Clarke	25/1
		mid-division, shuffled back through field when not much room on bend before 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, no impression
8^th	12	14 L	Slate House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-1145F / 11	Jump (31)	H Cobden	C L Tizzard Eric Jones, Geoff…	10/1
		held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, ridden and beaten before 3 out
9^th	10	6 L	Scarlet Dragon (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4)	2 / 9	Flat (202), Jump (48)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Hp Racing Scarlet…	11/1
		took keen hold, held up in rear, shaken up before 3 out, soon beaten
10^th	9	9 L	Ornua (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4)	36-11P3 / 12	Jump (177)	N D Fehily	H De Bromhead Ms G Howell	33/1
		led after 1st, mistake 4th, headed narrowly after 4 out, still every chance 3 out, weakened next
11^th	5	11 L	Impact Factor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	32-2212 / 11	Jump (47)	M P Walsh	Mrs J Harrington Robcour	8/1
		led until after 1st, tracked leader, led narrowly after 4 out, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
	11	-	Simply The Betts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	13420 / 10	Jump (31)	S Bowen	H Whittington Mr David Maxwell	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	3	-	Distingo (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4)	2F4121 / 8	Flat (330), Jump (27)	Joshua Moore	G L Moore Alan Jamieson Site…	40/1
		held up in mid-division, closed 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, well behind when pulled up before last
PU	14	-	Style De Garde (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	3-1142 / 7	Jump (30)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Highclere Thoroughbred…	8/1
		tracked leaders, hit 5th, not fluent next, ridden and weakening when hampered on bend before 3 out, pulled up before 3 out
	15	-	Irish Roe (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 11)	12112P / 10	Jump (62)	Henry Brooke	P Atkinson Mrs Lucinda Atkinson	0/0
		NonRunner