Full Results
14:25 Aintree
Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added
- Winner: £56,270
- 2nd: £21,200
- 3rd: £10,610
- 4th: £5,300
- Form 14-1222
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
travelled well, chased leaders, steadied after 2nd, closed after 5th, led 3 out, in command from last, stayed on well
- Form 15-123
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 135
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased winner 2 out, mistake last, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Adrian Heskin
held up on inside, still towards rear before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on winner
Nells Son
35- Form 11-1241
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
mid-division, closed 4th, not fluent 7th, chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before last, left 4th flat
- Form 422294
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey T Scudamore
prominent early, chased leaders, lost place before 6th, closed next, outpaced before 3 out, well held after, plugged on from last, left 5th flat
- Form 11-2221
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer S Thomas
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, every chance 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next
- Form 32-1233
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
mid-division on outside, headway before 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 28-1F13
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 137
- Trainer E Sheehy
- Jockey K C Sexton
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, chasing leaders but ridden along when fell 2 out
- Form 47-2224
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 110
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey P J Brennan
not always fluent in rear, struggling before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 23-111P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
raced keenly, led until 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
- Form 2-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N de Boinville
raced keenly, not always fluent, handy on inside, mistake 3rd, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 32-3141
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up towards rear, headway from 7th, 3rd 2 out, not fluent last, weakened into 4th flat, pulled up and collapsed soon after