Horse Alert

04 Apr 2025 16:40 Aintree

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,270); Distance: 3m 149y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Oddschecker Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Julius Des Pictons (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	22-2113 / 6	Jump (54)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden The Footie Partnership	14/1
		towards rear of mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, led flat, stayed on well
2^nd	11	2 L	Minella Rescue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	43-1423 / 7	Jump (16)	S Bowen	G Hanmer Mr Simon Boucher	50/1
		behind, headway on outside from 3 out, not fluent 2 out or last, switched left flat, stayed on well, went 2nd close home
3^rd	4	½ L	Crest Of Fortune (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	5-12221 / 5	Jump (27)	Sam Twiston-Davies	A J Honeyball Crest Racing Vi	25/1
		chased leaders early until after 1st, mid-division, mistake 5th, headway before 8th, switched right after 2 out, kept on flat, went 3rd last stride
4^th	12	NS	Mister Meggit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	110-1 / 7	Jump (146)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Hemmings Racing	7/2
		held up rear of mid-division, headway after 4 out, went 2nd going well and jumped left from 3 out, led after 2 out, dived left and mistake last, ridden and headed flat, lost 2 places close home
5^th	15	4 L	Familiar Dreams (GB) (filly, bay, 11 1)	11-1311 / 6	Flat (205), Jump (22)	D J Gilligan	G Elliott Mrs N Galvin	6/1
		chased leaders until after 1st, held up in mid-division, closed from 4 out, switched left before 3 out, mistake last, no extra flat
6^th	3	3¼ L	Califet En Vol (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	23-121 / 6	Jump (57)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson McNeill Family…	3/1
		not always fluent, chased leaders, led before 3 out, headed after mistake 2 out, weakened flat
7^th	1	12 L	Argento Boy (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 8)	0-62P10 / 6	Jump (21)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs Audrey Turley	17/2
		in touch in mid-division on outside, slow 2nd and lost place, some headway after 4 out, no impression, well beaten before 2 out
8^th	14	3 L	Western Knight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	2/7-112U / 6	Jump (69)	Brendan Powell	J Tizzard The Wychwood Partnership	25/1
		held up towards rear, some headway 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out
PU	13	-	Moon Rocket (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	61-1122 / 5	Jump (48)	Thomas Bellamy	K Bailey & M Nicholls Youneverknow	16/1
		not that fluent, led until before 2nd, led next, headed 5th, hit next, led after 7th, headed 8th, mistake 9th, led 4 out, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
	10	-	Laganhill (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	117 / 7	Jump (34)	Stan Sheppard	H D Daly The Fast Cast	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	9	-	King Of Answers (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	623-614 / 6	Jump (20)	Craig Nichol	Miss Lucinda V Russell Claymore Racing…	40/1
		chased leaders early, ridden and struggling towards rear 7th, pulled up after 4 out
	8	-	Jupiter Des Mottes (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1-12 / 6	Jump (27)	P W Wadge	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Anthony Peter…	0/0
		NonRunner
	6	-	Jet Blue (FR) (colt, bay, 11 8)	3-31219 / 6	Jump (21)	Non Runner	D Cottin Prof Caroline Tisdall	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	5	-	Jacob's Ladder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	217511 / 6	Jump (40)	Sam Ewing	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	15/2
		chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
PU	2	-	Battle Born Lad (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	32-311 / 6	Jump (48)	Jamie Hamilton	M Walford J Saxby, M Simmons…	13/2
		prominent, led before 2nd, headed next, led 5th, headed after 7th, led before next, headed 3 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
PU	16	-	Holloway Queen (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1)	2-114 / 5	Jump (50)	James Bowen	N J Henderson Unique Financial…	22/1
		never going well in rear, pulled up before 5th