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15:50 Aintree

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

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 10.10s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - White, Mauve stars
  • Form 1/404-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on, no chance with winner

2
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Red spots, Brown cap
  • Form 116-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway approaching 4 out, led 2 out, ridden approaching last, clear flat, eased towards finish

3
Silk - Black, Yellow triple diamond, armlets and cap
100/1
  • Form 543
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, mistake 4th, lost place next

4
Silk - Light blue, red and white striped sleeves, red cap, white seams, blue hoop
66/1
  • Form 0-00
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in rear, weakened from 4 out

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Grey and Light Blue check sleeves
  • Form 32104-0
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

6
Silk - DARK GREEN and ORANGE (quartered), ORANGE sleeves and cap
  • Form 2-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

held up, headway 4 out, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakening when hit last

7
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap
  • Form P42-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

was always behind, tailed off from 4 out

8
Silk - Light Blue, Red sleeves, Light Blue armlets, White cap
100/1
  • Form 0-0
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

was always behind, tailed off

9
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
11/8
  • Form 222-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

prominent, joined leaders and going well when fell 4 out

10
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
25/1
  • Form 23
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, hampered after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened next

11
NR
  • Form 052/2P-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-7

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

The Festival Bumper at Cheltenham is often a reliable source for future winners over hurdles and it will be surprise if Trabolgan cannot confirm his superiority over Bold Bishop and Bourbon Manhattan. The selection kept on well up the Cheltenham hill to be beaten just half-a-length by Liberman in the Grade 1 contest and is an exciting recruit to the novice hurdling ranks. Bold Bishop was only one-and-a-half lengths adrift of the second that day and cannot be dismissed entirely on his hurdling debut but his overall bumper form does not match that of the selection. Bourbon Manhattan disappointed at Prestbury Park and has to be respected. Martin Pipe's Wyn Dixie appeals most of those to have run previously over hurdles, although Make Haste Slowly ran with credit on his debut a year ago and is unexposed. However, Trabolgan is potentially out of the top drawer and gets the vote.