16:40 Aintree

Friday 14 April 2023

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Winners Wear Cavani Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 6m 22.92s

1^st

Apple Away

611-1

16/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: S Mulqueen

Disputed lead, not fluent 2nd, led outright before 8th, 2 lengths ahead 3 out, soon ridden, 1 length ahead 2 out, maintained advantage approaching last, stayed on gamely run-in tchd 12/1

2^nd

1 ¾

Maximilian

711-8

6/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Midfield in touch, driven before 3 out, stayed on into 3rd 2 out, took 2nd approaching last, kept on run-in, always held by winner tchd 11/2

3^rd

1 ½

Iroko

511-8

5/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Mark Walsh

Prominent, still travelling okay 3 out, soon driven, 3 lengths down 2 out, 4 lengths down approaching last, stayed on into 3rd near finish op 6/1

4^th

Stay Away Fay

611-8

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Disputed lead, headed and chased leader before 8th, not fluent 10th, pushed along before 3 out where 2 lengths down, 1 length down 2 out, lost 2nd approaching last, no extra near finish op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

4 ¾

Howlingmadmurdock

611-8

40/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Close up in touch, not fluent 1st, dropped to midfield before 5th, headway into midfield before 3 out where ridden, stayed into 5th 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened run-in

6^th

5 ½

Marble Sands

711-8

28/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out where still in touch, headway into midfield 2 out, outpaced approaching last, weakened run-in

7^th

Search For Glory

611-8

50/1

T: G ElliottJ: Keith Donoghue

Midfield in touch, pushed along before 3 out where still in touch, soon outpaced, kept on same pace approaching last, weakened run-in

8^th

Blenkinsop

611-8

33/1

T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent

Held up in rear, headway into midfield before 8th, still in touch when ridden before 3 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened approaching last op 28/1

9^th

5 ½

Saint Davy

611-8

33/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Prominent, ridden and still in touch 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1

10^th

Mofasa

711-8

66/1

T: M ScudamoreJ: Luca Morgan

Midfield, driven before 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened approaching last tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Absolute Notions

511-8

3/1f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out tchd 10/3

Grey Dawning

611-8

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in midfield, fell 9th op 9/2

Hurricane Bay

711-8

28/1

T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost

Held up in rear, ridden and struggling before 3 out where pulled up op 25/1

Moka De Vassy

511-8

100/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan

Held up in rear, hampered by faller 9th, ridden and lost touch before 3 out, pulled up before last op 80/1

Weveallbeencaught

611-8

28/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Always in rear, ridden and lost touch before 3 out where pulled up op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Twig⁴²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 8

T: B Pauling J: Beau Morgan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£24.00Pl:£4.70, £2.10, £2.20EX:£122.60Trifecta:£1,046.60Tricast:£565.42SF:£102.39Swingers:£17.90, £16.10, £6.20

Forecasts

Absolute Notions (3/1), Stay Away Fay (4/1), Iroko (5/1), Grey Dawning (5/1), Maximilian (6/1), Apple Away (16/1), Marble Sands (28/1), Hurricane Bay (28/1), Weveallbeencaught (28/1), Blenkinsop (33/1), Saint Davy (33/1), Howlingmadmurdock (40/1), Search For Glory (50/1), Twig (50/1), Mofasa (66/1), Moka De Vassy (100/1)

GREY DAWNING is going the right way and showed bundles of stamina when winning a Grade 2 at Warwick in January. His shrewd handler will no doubt have targeted this event and he is taken to land the spoils. Absolute Notions will also appreciate this stiffer test of stamina and looks sure to make his presence felt, whilst sole mare Apple Away will be dangerous if let loose on the lead. Cheltenham Festival winners Stay Away Fay and Iroko also enter calculations in what looks a cracking contest.

GREY DAWNING (IRE)
ABSOLUTE NOTIONS (IRE)
APPLE AWAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Gelino Bello

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00