14 Apr 2018 14:25 Aintree
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,130); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Black Op (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
19-4122 / 14 |
Jump (31) | N D Fehily | T R George Mr Charles R Clark |
3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led before not fluent 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, hit last and headed, soon led again, headed 120 yards out, stayed on well to regain lead towards finish | ||||||||||
2nd |
10 |
| ½ L |
Lostintranslation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
4-22167 / 11 |
Jump (32) | R M Power | C L Tizzard Taylor & O'Dwyer |
12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, steady headway from 7th, ridden after 3 out, hit last and led, soon headed, edged right and led again 120 yards out, stayed on, headed towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
14 |
| 3 L |
Momella (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 11) |
41-1121 / 10 |
Jump (119) | Harry Skelton | D Skelton Holt, Clark, Macnabb,… |
10/1 | |
| held up in touch on outside, closed before 6th, edged left after 3 out, strong challenged 2 out until last, edged left and stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 1 L |
Aye Aye Charlie (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
4-3F437 / 10 |
Jump (31) | P J Brennan | F O'Brien Lawson Statham… |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside after 4 out, edged left after 2 out, still 7th last, went 4th and stayed on flat, unable to challenge | ||||||||||
5th |
13 |
| 1¾ L |
Western Ryder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
U11426 / 7 |
Jump (32) | R Johnson | W Greatrex Albatross Club/Bryan… |
13/2 | |
| held up in touch, travelling strongly when blundered and lost momentum briefly 4 out, every chance 3 out, hung left and beaten going to last, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
6th |
11 |
| 2¾ L |
On The Blind Side (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-111 / 12 |
Jump (127) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr A D Spence |
11/8 | |
| tracked leader until 6th, pushed along before 3 out, one pace in 4th when not much room and switched right before mistake 2 out, weakened flat | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 2½ L |
Euxton Lane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
357211 / 6 |
Jump (22) | Aidan Coleman | O Sherwood Mr Trevor Hemmings |
28/1 | |
| held up in rear, steady headway before 3 out, ridden before next, one pace and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 22 L |
Chosen Path (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
3-1U31 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King McNeill Family… |
20/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, modest 9th and ridden before 3 out, soon left well behind | ||||||||||
9th |
9 |
| 22 L |
Kildisart (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) |
2-21251 / 10 |
Jump (28) | D A Jacob | B Pauling Mr Simon Munir… |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, hit 4th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, remote 10th before 3 out, soon well behind | ||||||||||
PU |
12 |
| - |
Silver Concorde (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
231121 / 10 |
Flat (233), Jump (59) |
B S Hughes | K Dalgleish Straightline Bloodstock |
50/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inside, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
2 |
| - |
Bedrock (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
113413 / 6 |
Flat (563), Jump (1) |
Henry Brooke | I Jardine Irvin Naylor |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Better Getalong (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
10-1312 / 13 |
Jump (58) | D N Russell | N G Richards Tarzan Bloodstock… |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent 6th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
7 |
| - |
Count Meribel (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 4) |
11265P / 9 |
Jump (1) | M D Grant | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr Charles C Walker |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Brianstorm (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
532311 / 11 |
Jump (36) | G Sheehan | W Greatrex David & Carol Shaw |
33/1 | |
| led, headed before mistake 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||