Racecards
20:20 Aintree
Building Design Partnership Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
Sea Senor
19- Form 84056-2
- Age 5
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
tracked leaders, in 3rd when fell 9th
- Form 8801-F
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A King
- Jockey R Thornton
always towards rear
Nevada Red
41- Form 420124-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Stephen Craine
led to 4th, lost place 9th, tailed off from 3 out
- Form 21/64P2-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey A O'keeffe
in rear, headway 9th, chased leaders 3 out, one pace
- Form 34383P-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey C J Callow
held up towards rear, effort 10th, never dangerous
- Form 333/734-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
mid-division, pushed along, hit 10th, weakened next
- Form 4749-33
- Age 5
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
mid-division, brought down 9th
Cardinal Spirit
166- Form 64356-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, led 10th, headed approaching last, no chance with winner
- Form 1/000-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up mid-division, headway 10th, led approaching last, soon clear
- Form 52FP9-2
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer B Storey
- Jockey D C Costello
chased leaders, outpaced from 2 out
- Form P08-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey W McCarthy
held up in touch, lost place 8th, in rear when brought down 9th
- Form 790058-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 81
led from 4th until headed 10th, soon weakened, tailed off
- Form 655P0-4
- Age 9
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up, headway to go in touch 10th, one pace from 3 out
- Form 576P0-7
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 73
always towards rear
Verdict
Plenty of these have chances but the vote goes to Aggie's lad, who has been well held in all three starts but makes his handicap debut on more suitable ground and comes from a yard that always warrants respect, so he gets the vote ahead of Sea Senor and Hugo Wolf. The last mentioned was going well when falling three out at Huntingdon last time and Alan King's gelding has to be respected provided that tumble has not affected his confidence. Avalon has been expensive to follow and may be best watched at present, while Anchors Away is similarly proving to be hard to win with. Nevada Red has run better over fences of late but is hard to recommend back over hurdles and of more interest may be Mick Easterby's Sea Senor, who showed improved form at Wetherby last time. Aggie's lad would need to improve on all known form but the ground may help Tony Martin's gelding to do just that and he looks worth chancing.
Formwatch
Sea Senor 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, chased winner 3 out, every chance last, held towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Brave Rebellion (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Apr.
Hugo Wolf (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Led after 1st, 2 lengths clear when fell 3 out in race won by Beau Nash (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf, 12 ran.
Nevada Red 5-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden 13th, outpaced when pecked 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 6, 28l behind Noir Et Vert (11-8) at Carlisle 3m nov chs (3) gd in Apr.
Avalon 7-4fav (11-4) Led, soon 4 lengths clear, mistake 8th and 4 out, headed next, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 25l behind Letitia's Loss (11-3) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Anchors Away 2-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway and close up and hit 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, 3rd of 14, 14l behind Troys Run (10-10) at Hexham 3m mdn hdl (5) gs.
Cardinal Spirit 14-1 (10-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 40l behind The Ring (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Aggie's lad (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 9th approaching halfway, soon weakened, 16th of 24, well behind Heavenly Blues (11-12) at Navan 2m nov hdl hvy in Mar.
Khadija 11-1 (10-0) Led, mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Miss Rideamight (10-11) at N Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr.