13:55 Aintree

Saturday 11 April 2026

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0516:0017:00

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

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 4m 56.78s

1^st

Bossman Jack

611-7

11/4j

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Wore hood to post, not fluent at times, midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, led after 2 out, mistake last, ridden and kept on strongly flat op 5/2

2^nd

5 ½

Soldier Reeves

511-7

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Wore hood to post, held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, ridden to challenge before next, disputed second from last, just held on for second post op 9/1

3^rd

Ballyfad

511-7

11/4j

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Chased leaders, ridden to challenge before 2 out, disputed second and kept on from last, just held for second post op 5/2

4^th

Lord Byron

410-11

28/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: H Cobden

Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake next, headway and still plenty to do 2 out, stayed on from last, went fourth post

5^th

nse

Montemares

511-7

5/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden next, plugged on from last, lost fourth post op 11/2

6^th

2 ¼

Charisma Cat

611-0

10/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Prominent, led before 3 out, headed after 2 out, jumped left last, faded final 110yds op 11/1

7^th

1 ¾

Scorpio Rising

611-7

15/2

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, no extra last op 7/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

Kosac D'oudairies

611-7

33/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Mounted in chute and wore hood to post, chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened

9^th

Masked Man

511-7

22/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: J J Slevin

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1

10^th

Zanndabad

711-7

40/1

T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King

Held up in midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened next

11^th

Onlyforfrankie

611-7

40/1

T: A RalphJ: C Gethings

Never better than mid-division op 50/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

Rooster Crowing

511-7

40/1

T: M SerorJ: Bryony Frost

Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before last tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Came From Nowhere²²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: J Scott J: Lorcan Williams

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.60, £2.30, £1.80EX:£24.80Trifecta:£103.40Tricast:£61.46SF:£23.24Swingers:£5.20, £2.70, £5.20

Forecasts

Bossman Jack (11/4), Ballyfad (11/4), Montemares (5/1), Soldier Reeves (15/2), Scorpio Rising (15/2), Charisma Cat (10/1), Masked Man (22/1), Lord Byron (28/1), Kosac D'oudairies (33/1), Came From Nowhere (33/1), Zanndabad (40/1), Onlyforfrankie (40/1), Rooster Crowing (40/1)

BOSSMAN JACK improved further on his first start at the highest level when sixth in the Baring Bingham at Cheltenham and he is taken to resume winning ways with more still to offer at this trip. Gordon Elliott has landed this prize for the last 4 years so Ballyfad is well worth another chance, with Soldier Reeves also in the mix.

BOSSMAN JACK
BALLYFAD (IRE)
SOLDIER REEVES (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Honesty Policy

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 5

J: Mark Walsh | T: G Elliott

5/1

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