Racecards
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
Cody Wyoming
30- Form 86810-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey James Davies
held up, headway 8th, close up when hit 3 out, not fluent 2 out or last, one pace flat
- Form 82U2-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey P J Brennan
held up, hampered 2nd, headway 5th, went 2nd 7th, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, soon held by winner
- Form 4302-12
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
prominent, not fluent 4th, went 2nd before 6th until next, close up when fell 8th
- Form 7314P-2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Mullineaux
- Jockey D F O'Regan
tracked leaders, went 2nd when jumped left 3rd, lost 2nd when mistake 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
- Form 631460-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 103
held up, hampered 8th, never on terms, weakened from 2 out, tailed off
- Form 0P/F59-4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M O'Hare
- Jockey Ryan O'hare
led, mistakes 6th and 7th, not fluent 3 out, headed after 2 out, one pace
- Form P33-F3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey R Johnson
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
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.