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Saturday 5 April 2025

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Turners Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 4m 55.83s

1^st

Honesty Policy

511-7

5/1

T: G ElliottJ: Mark Walsh

Wore hood to post, not fluent on occasions, held up in midfield, headway when slow 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on strongly final 110yds, edged left final 50yds, led final strides op 9/2 tchd 11/2

2^nd

Regent's Stroll

611-7

9/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Took keen hold, led before 1st, ridden 2 out, joined last, ran on well to lead again after last, headed final strides op 11/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Funiculi Funicula

511-7

12/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Quickly away, led, headed before 1st, dropped to midfield next, hit 3 out, headway to challenge next, ridden approaching last, disputed lead last, headed after last, kept on well flat, slightly hampered by winner final 50yds op 28/1

4^th

4 ½

Koktail Divin

511-7

17/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, hit 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, no extra after last op 8/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

3 ¼

Horaces Pearl

711-7

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Took keen hold towards rear, not fluent 6th, outpaced briefly after 8th, edged right 3 out, struggling when stumbled 2 out, plugged on one pace from last op 11/4 tchd 5/2

6^th

1 ½

Castle Carrock

611-7

25/1

T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon

Took keen hold, held up in midfield, pushed along 3 out, no impression from 2 out tchd 22/1

7^th

2 ¼

Miami Magic

611-7

5/2f

T: S EdmundsJ: B S Hughes

Wore hood in parade ring, rider lost iron and awkward leaving start, left in last, headway into midfield 1st, took keen hold and headway to go prominent before next, slow 7th, headway before 2 out, ridden approaching last, held when blundered last op 4/1

8^th

1 ¾

Good And Clever

611-7

12/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Held up in rear, mistake 4th, mistake 7th, struggling when edged left 3 out, jumped left next, well held when awkward last op 16/1

9^th

Kappa Jy Pyke

511-7

17/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in behind leaders, took closer order 6th, headway to challenge approaching 3 out where not fluent, weakened from next op 8/1 tchd 10/1

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Non-Runners

Moon Phases²⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: P W Wadge

Lulamba²²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Fingle Bridge⁵⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.00Pl:£1.80, £2.60, £3.50EX:£38.00Trifecta:£696.80Tricast:£512.32SF:£48.60Swingers:£7.00, £12.80, £17.50

Forecasts

Lulamba (1/1), Miami Magic (5/2), Horaces Pearl (4/1), Honesty Policy (5/1), Koktail Divin (17/2), Kappa Jy Pyke (17/2), Regent's Stroll (9/1), Funiculi Funicula (12/1), Good And Clever (12/1), Fingle Bridge (16/1), Castle Carrock (25/1), Moon Phases (100/1)

LULAMBA might have lost his unbeaten record in the Triumph Hurdle, but he enhanced an already lofty reputation in every other respect and, with the step up in trip unlikely to hold any fears given how he rallied in a well-run race at the Festival, he's the clear pick in receipt of 10 lb from all his rivals. Miami Magic is interesting now upped in trip on pedigree having shown useful form and encouraging speed at 2m, while the unbeaten Horaces Pearl and Fingle Bridge others to note.

LULAMBA (FR)
MIAMI MAGIC (IRE)
HORACES PEARL (FR)

Previous Winners

2024

Brighterdaysahead

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: G Elliott

6/5

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