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15:05 Aintree

Doom Bar Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £200,000 added
  • Winner: £112,540
  • 2nd: £42,400
  • 3rd: £21,220
  • 4th: £10,600
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 54.60s
  • Off Time: 15:08:08
  • 7 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, orange seams, purple cap, orange star
13/2
  • Form 1-21134
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 158

took keen hold, dropped out in last, headway from 3 out, driven after 2 out, pressing for 2nd from last, stayed on, closing on winner close home, just held

2
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Green sleeves, Dark Green and Emerald Green quartered cap
20/1
  • Form F6-U226
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 160

held up, mistake 8th, lost place approaching 3 out, well beaten when blundered 2 out

3
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap

Grumeti

23 C
66/1
  • Form 1/4-3538
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 148

held up, closed 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, not fluent and beaten 2 out, soon weakened

4
Silk - Royal blue, pink hoops, armlets and cap

Irish Saint (FR)

54 t BFD
16/1
  • Form 13-F013
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 151

tracked leader, led 3rd, headed 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened from next

5
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and ORANGE check, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, ORANGE star
14/1
  • Form 1-21226
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 159

led, mistake 1st, headed 3rd, stayed prominent, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon edged right, 4th and beaten last, weakened flat

6
Silk - Dark Green, White cross belts, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green and White hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 23-2118
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 163

tracked leaders, closed 5th, led 7th, ridden after 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on, closing on winner close home, just held

7
Silk - Red, white star, red sleeves, black stars, white cap, red star
  • Form 12-1123
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 167

held up in touch, effort and went 2nd after 3 out, led approaching last, jumped right at hurdle, driven flat, all out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

You could put forward an argument that THE NEW ONE was the moral winner of the Champion Hurdle. He was beaten less than three lengths at the finish having lost more than double that in momentum when hampered by the fatal fall of Our Conor at halfway. Only beaten half-a-length as a novice in this last year, he'll be a short price to go one better today as he beat Rock On Ruby by 10 lengths at Kempton in October without coming off the bridle. The latter has been chasing, as has Grandouet, and both Ptit Zig and Grumeti were well behind the selection at Cheltenham. Diakali did beat Ptit Zig in a Grade 1 at Auteuil last year but, like Irish Saint, was beaten in handicap company on his latest start.

Formwatch

Diakali (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Towards rear, headway 2 out, chased leaders when not much room before last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression, 4th of 28, 5l behind Lac Fontana (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.

Grandouet (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, ridden and kept on same pace flat, never on terms, 6th of 9, 10l behind Western Warhorse (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs G1 (1) gs in Mar.

Grumeti 66-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along briefly after 2nd, not fluent 4th, some headway and just about in touch when hit 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 30l behind Jezki (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gs in Mar.

Irish Saint (FR) 6-1fav (11-7) Held up in mid-division on outside, headway 3 out, chased leaders disputing 2nd approaching next, ridden and went 2nd approaching last, no impression on winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 20, 2l behind Splash of Ginge (10-3) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) hvy in Feb.

Ptit Zig (FR) 28-1 (11-10) Mid-division on outside, not fluent 1st, closed 3rd, lost place when mistake 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 9, 15l behind Jezki (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gs in Mar.

Rock On Ruby (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) In touch on outside, blundered and almost unseated rider 3rd, lost place 7th (water), struggling 9th, behind from next, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Western Warhorse (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs G1 (1) gs in Mar.

The New One (IRE) 10-3 (11-10) Tracked leaders, badly hampered and dropped to 7th at the 3rd, closed before 3 out, outpaced next, 5th before last, ran on well flat, finished well to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Jezki (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gs in Mar.