Racecards
12:33 Aintree
Betway EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £9,500 added
- Winner: £5,174
- 2nd: £2,384
- 3rd: £1,191
- 4th: £597
- Form 69-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer R Spencer
- Jockey James Best
behind, not fluent 4th, well beaten from 3 out
Hillcrest (IRE)
228- Form 21-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
tracked leader from 2nd, mistake next, not fluent and headed last, led again flat, stayed on well
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey T Scudamore
chased leaders, jumped right 4th, closed 6th, every chance and hung left before last, 3rd and no extra final 75 yards
Mucho Mas (IRE)
237- Form 1P-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Kielan Woods
chased leader until 2nd, not fluent 5th, outpaced 2 out, well held when mistake last
- Form 422-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
led until 5th, pressed winner, lost place before last, weakened flat
Our Jet (IRE)
377- Form 3-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
chased leaders on inside, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led last, headed flat, held towards finish
- Form 2-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
towards rear, not that fluent, outpaced 3 out, rallied before last, soon went 4th, not trouble leaders, stayed on
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
It’s more than a year since Our Jet placed in an Irish point-to-point. San Giovanni also has a lengthy absence to overcome having a first start for new connections but No Word Of A Lie finished second in a maiden at Fontwell last month. Hillcrest won a Wetherby bumper in March and is a half-brother to winning hurdler Bold Record but this can go to TIGERBYTHETAIL. He is a half-brother to two winners, including smart stayer Roksana, and was only beaten a short-head by a previous winner in a Market Rasen bumper in April. Limetree Boy is also nicely bred and is worth noting for future reference.
Formwatch
Cigarettesnalcohol (IRE) 125-1 (11-4) Raced keenly in rear, tailed off 3 out, never a factor, 5th of 6, dist behind Grandeur D'ame (11-4) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Hillcrest (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Held up in touch, green and outpaced 4f out, rallied from over 1f out, stayed on, led close home, won at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Mar beating Armand De Brignac (11-0) by nk, 9 ran.
Limetree Boy (IRE) Shirocco gelding out of Bells Glory.
Mucho Mas (IRE) 3-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, pushed along 6f out, lost place over 4f out, soon eased and pulled up, at Warwick 2m (5) sft in Mar.
No Word Of A Lie 7-2 (11-4) Pressed leader, led briefly before 2 out, soon headed and dropped to 3rd, went 2nd again close home, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 14, 13l behind Universal Dave (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Our Jet (IRE) (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 2l 3rd & kn bef 5th, cl 2nd frm 6out, 3rd bef 3out, cl 3rd but no ex at last, ko onepce, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Carrolls Cottage (11-11) at Dromahane 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Tigerbythetail (IRE) Evensfav (10-13) Chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, rallied from 3f out, went 2nd inside 2f out, closed inside final furlong, challenged last strides, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Sauce Of Life (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in Apr.
San Giovanni (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, ridden for effort over 4f out, never in contention, 10th of 12, 28 1/4l behind Nina The Terrier (10-11) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Nov.