14:55 Aintree

Friday 4 April 2025

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TrustATrader Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 3m 56.84s

1^st

Salvator Mundi

511-7

7/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in touch in mid-division, closed 3rd, went 2nd going well before 3 out, challenged 2 out, shaken up to lead before not fluent last, ran on well to draw clear, comfortably op 10/3

2^nd

Romeo Coolio

611-7

2/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sam Ewing

Led, jumped right 1st, not fluent 6th, ridden and pressed 2 out, headed before not fluent last, no impression on winner flat tchd 7/4

3^rd

Karbau

511-7

33/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Held up in mid-division, closed from after 6th, went 3rd before 3 out, mistake 2 out and unable to quicken, kept on final 100 yards tchd 28/1

4^th

Jet To Vegas

611-7

14/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: P W Wadge

Chased leaders, lost ground before 5th, jumped right next, closed before 3 out, well held from 2 out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

3 ¼

Royal Infantry

611-7

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway after 6th, mistake 3 out, well held 2 out tchd 33/1

6^th

4 ¼

Tripoli Flyer

611-7

7/4f

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Jumped right throughout, held up towards rear, mistake 5th, well held 3 out, never dangerous tchd 15/8

7^th

Diva Luna

611-0

14/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Prominent, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened op 16/1

8^th

Joltin N Jiving

511-7

150/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up in rear on outside, well beaten 3 out op 100/1

9^th

Rubber Ball

511-7

40/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Prominent, pushed along after 6th, weakened before 3 out op 50/1 tchd 33/1 and 66/1

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Non-Runners

Blues Singer⁴¹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: A King J: James Bowen

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £1.20, £5.90EX:£11.30Trifecta:£139.00Tricast:£190.81SF:£10.98Swingers:£1.80, £12.60, £9.30

Forecasts

Tripoli Flyer (7/4), Romeo Coolio (2/1), Salvator Mundi (7/2), Jet To Vegas (14/1), Diva Luna (14/1), Royal Infantry (28/1), Karbau (33/1), Rubber Ball (40/1), Blues Singer (100/1), Joltin N Jiving (150/1)

Third in last month's Supreme, a race which certainly looked up to standard, ROMEO COOLIO is the standout on form and he can record a second Grade 1 success. The fly in the ointment could be the improving Tripoli Flyer who arrives on the back of a hat-trick and could be fresher than some of his rivals having bypassed the Cheltenham Festival. Fifth in the Supreme, Salvator Mundi is consistent, and he can fill the frame.

ROMEO COOLIO
TRIPOLI FLYER (IRE)
SALVATOR MUNDI (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Mystical Power

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Mark Walsh | T: W P Mullins

11/10

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