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15:20 Aintree

Bonusprint.Com Maiden Hurdle (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 29.90s
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Red, Black sash, Black sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap
100/1
  • Form P/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

2
Silk - White, Dark Blue spots, sleeves and spots on cap
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

mid-division, behind from 4th, weakened 5 out, tailed off

3
Silk - YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE hoops, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and cap
  • Form 2U
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

held up in touch, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened last

5
Silk - Dark Blue, Pink and Dark Blue hooped sleeves, Pink cap
33/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

held up in mid-division, headway after 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, went 2nd after last, kept on, no chance with winner

6
Silk - WHITE, BLACK diamond, DARK BLUE and WHITE hooped sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out, soon weakened

7
Silk - Light Blue, White star, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets and star on White cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

always behind, weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

10
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE star, RED sleeves, WHITE stars, RED cap
  • Form 2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 4th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, no extra after last

11
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
66/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

always towards rear

13
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
  • Form 1/1P-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, closer order 4th, led 3 out, ridden clear approaching last, easily

14
Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow cap
  • Form 300/
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

tracked leader, led 4th, headed 3 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened last

15
Silk - Red, White stars, White sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Red cap, White star
66/1
  • Form 064565
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-9

led to 2nd, chased leaders, weakened after 4 out

4
NR

Lennel

133
  • Form 3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

8
NR
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

9
NR
  • Form 340/00-6
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

12
NR
  • Form PU
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-2

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Nabir gets the vote here ahead of The Rising Moon, Lennel and Rifleman. The Martin Pipe-trained selection is another French import and he showed ability when third in a mile soft-ground handicap at Chantilly last time. His trainer will no doubt have targeted one of his better juveniles for this stage of the season at this race and he looks set to go well. Lennel come into this on the back of a good Flat run at Epsom and a repeat if his hurdling debut third behind Duke Of Buckingham in June, puts him into the argument. New Zealand import Magico will probably need this outing, unless the market says something radically different. The well-bred Presenter showed plenty of ability on the Flat but has been off for a while now, while Ginger McCain's Red Lion might fare better back at this trip after showing promise on his hurdling debut. Rifleman showed enough on his hurdling debut at Taunton to suggest that he could play a part today, while the Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy partnership is represented by The Rising Moon, who was a very good bumper winner before disappointing at Grade 2 level on his hurdling debut. He clearly has ability but, for today, we are going to side against him with Nabir.