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15:50 Aintree

European Breeders Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class D)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 29.40s
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
6/4
  • Form 133-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

led, ridden after 3 out, headed and hit 2 out, every chance run in kept on under pressure

2
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, under pressure when hit last, hung right flat, all out

3
Silk - Pink, White stripe, striped sleeves and cap
  • Form 253-62
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

with the leader, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

4
Silk - Black, Orange chevron, hooped sleeves
  • Form 112-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 4 out, went 2nd approaching next, weakened approaching 2 out

5
Silk - WHITE, PURPLE Cross of Lorraine, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, PURPLE armlets, EMERALD GREEN and WHITE hooped cap

Zealand

47
66/1
  • Form 33
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

6
Silk - Black, Pink star and sleeves, Pink cap, Black star
150/1
  • Form 20-P
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-5

tracked leaders, lost place from 4 out

In depth

Verdict

Rebel Rhythm looked a horse worth keeping on the right side of when winning over Haydock's brush style hurdles earlier this month but faces no easy task against Mount Clerigo here and Victor Dartnell's gelding gets the vote with Turpin Green rated the best of the remainder. The selection has yet to jump a hurdle in public but his bumper form was top class and if translating any of that ability over timber he will be tough to beat. Turnip Green sprung a surprise when beating five rivals in novices' hurdle at Uttoxeter last month and has to be respected. He makes more appeal than Richard Fahey's Zealand who has finished third in two bumpers so far and now makes his hurdling debut. Lucinda Russell's Master Sebastian is probably the best of the remainder but Mount Clerigo looks an interesting recruit to the hurdling ranks and gets the vote to make a winning debut.