13:00 Aintree

Saturday 8 December 2018

All11:5512:2513:0013:3014:0514:4015:15

Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 5m 6.60s

1^st

Midnight Shadow

511-10

4/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Danny Cook

Held up in touch, challenged from 2 out, led after last, stayed on, driven out op 9/2

2^nd

Ch'tibello

711-12

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Conor Shoemark

Tracked leaders, challenged 7th, led next, hard pressed last, soon headed, stayed on op 14/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Notwhatiam

811-4

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, steady headway from 8th, went 3rd from last, kept on, no impression op 7/1 tchd 13/2

4^th

Jet Set

610-8

18/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Prominent, mistake 2nd, ridden 2 out, 3rd from after 2 out until last, kept on, no impression on front pair op 16/1

5^th

Faithful Mount

910-5

15/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, headway before 2 out, no impression, modest 5th last op 13/2

6^th

2 ½

Mahlervous

510-5

9/4f

T: W GreatrexJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders on inside, hit 4th, mistake 7th, soon ridden, lost place before 2 out op 7/2

7^th

Rainbow Dreamer

510-10

8/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Towards rear, mistake 8th, modest effort 2 out, no impression, mistake last op 12/1

8^th

2 ½

Tawseef

1011-6

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (7)

Always towards rear

9^th

2 ¾

Dubai Angel

711-1

13/2

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Henry Brooke

Led, mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, headed next, weakened before last op 7/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 8/1

10^th

Uptown Funk

410-6

33/1

T: K DalgleishJ: Callum Bewley

Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, lost place after 8th, well beaten 3 out op 40/1 tchd 28/1

Also Ran

Jetstream Jack

811-4

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: Jack Kennedy

In rear, ridden 7th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before next op 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10Pl:£1.80, £6.90, £2.70EX:£99.30Trifecta:£473.40Tricast:£686.09SF:£80.58Swingers:£23.90, £8.80, £31.30

Forecasts

Mahlervous (9/4), Midnight Shadow (4/1), Dubai Angel (13/2), Faithful Mount (15/2), Rainbow Dreamer (8/1), Notwhatiam (9/1), Jetstream Jack (12/1), Jet Set (18/1), Ch'tibello (20/1), Tawseef (33/1), Uptown Funk (33/1)

Unexposed five-year-old MAHLERVOUS chases home a smart flat horse who looked very well handicapped at Cheltenham on his first run and that effort hinted that there might be more to come so he gets the vote here for Warren Greatrex. Notwhatiam has made rapid progress since joining Dan Skelton and remains on the up so is an obvious danger. Rainbow Dreamer has been off an awfully long time but appeals as a well handicapped horse if his fitness holds up.

Mahlervous
Notwhatiam
Rainbow Dreamer

Previous Winners

2017

Black Ivory

Weight: 10-7 |Age: 5

J: B S Hughes | T: J M Jefferson

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £18,570.002nd: £5,514.003rd: £2,757.004th: £1,374.005th: £690.006th: £348.007th: £174.008th: £84.00