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19:40 Aintree

Drink, Eat, Celebrate At The Noble House Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
  • Winner: £3,578
  • 2nd: £1,050
  • 3rd: £525
  • 4th: £262
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 58.70s
  • Off Time: 19:40:28
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - White, black seams, hooped sleeves, white cap
25/1
  • Form 86810-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 113

held up, headway 8th, close up when hit 3 out, not fluent 2 out or last, one pace flat

2
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves, WHITE cap

Cotillion

33 t
5/4
  • Form 82U2-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 120

held up, hampered 2nd, headway 5th, went 2nd 7th, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, soon held by winner

3
Silk - Black and White stripes, Yellow sleeves, Black and Yellow striped cap
6/1
  • Form 4302-12
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 115

prominent, not fluent 4th, went 2nd before 6th until next, close up when fell 8th

4
Silk - Royal Blue, Red cross belts and sleeves, Red and Royal Blue hooped cap
33/1
  • Form 7314P-2
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, went 2nd when jumped left 3rd, lost 2nd when mistake 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue stars, Royal Blue cap
33/1
  • Form 631460-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 103

held up, hampered 8th, never on terms, weakened from 2 out, tailed off

6
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, BEIGE hoop
10/3
  • Form 2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, brought down 8th

8
Silk - Purple, emerald green disc, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 0P/F59-4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, mistakes 6th and 7th, not fluent 3 out, headed after 2 out, one pace

9
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue and Brown hooped sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form P33-F3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, took keen hold early stages, jumped left and bumped 2nd, hampered 8th, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, ran on well to draw clear flat

7
NR
  • Form 5P/
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Rangefinder, a winning stayer on the Flat, made a satisfactory debut over hurdles at Kelso and should improve for the experience. This longer trip will also suit but there's seems no reason to desert COTILLION, who looks an above-average novice and readily shrugged off an absence when justifying favouritism at Uttoxeter last month. His trainer thinks he'll be good enough to win a decent prize on the Flat this summer and he can take this en route. Hexham winner Omokoroa wasn't disgraced under a penalty at Kelso next time and makes more appeal than Cartmel third Wings Of Smoke and Fontwell fourth Cody Wyoming, while Potemkin may just need this.

Formwatch

Cody Wyoming 40-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway after 3 out, went 4th before next, stayed on same pace, no impression, 4th of 11, 20l behind Font (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May.

Cotillion Evensfav (10-12) With leaders, ridden to lead before 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, won at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in May beating Dubai Crest (11-5) by 9l, 8 ran.

Omokoroa (IRE) 7-4 (11-5) Always prominent, hit 8th, challenged 2 out, hit last, ridden flat, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Another Dimension (11-5) at Kelso 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.

He's A Hawker (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) 2nd of 9, 5l behind Wat Jimmy Call It (12-0) at Bangor-on-dee 3m ptp gf in May.

Potemkin (USA) 66-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, ridden and struggling 6th, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Henry King (11-11) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.

Rangefinder 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, went 2nd flat, not trouble winner, 2nd of 16, 2 3/4l behind Stronghaven (10-12) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.

Windwood Lad 50-1 (10-11) Soon led, strongly pressed 2 out, soon joined and headed, kept on same pace in 4th from last, 4th of 19, 6l behind Life Of Reilly (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl gd.

Wings Of Smoke (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, headway to challenge 3 out, ridden to lead briefly after last, kept on, no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Rival D'estruval (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.

Rosemore Deja Vu 14-1 (11-7) in a race won by Babysitter (12-0) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m ptp gd in Apr '09, 14 ran.