Aintree

EBC Group Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m3f200y
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £67,524
Runners: 9
Winning time: 4m 58.58s (slow by 6.58s)
Age: 5yo+
Class: Class 1
1
jockey silk 5 Impaire Et Passe
J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:157 SP:9/4
Midfield on outer - headway 4 out - not fluent 2 out - led before last where jumped right - ridden out(op 2/1)
2
jockey silk 4 Gidleigh Park
J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:153 SP:7/1
Prominent - disputed lead 2nd - led clearly 3rd - hit 8th - mistake 2 out - headed before last - kept on - just held second(op 13/2)
3 shd
jockey silk 6 Jango Baie
J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson
Age:6 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:159 SP:6/4F
In touch with leaders - mistake and lost position 11th - headway after 2 out - 3 lengths down last - ran on well(op 2/1)
4
jockey silk 1 Boombawn
J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton
Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:145 SP:22/1
Held up in rear - headway 11th - pressed leaders going easily when not fluent 3 out - bit short of room after 2 out - disputing third last - kept on(op 33/1)
5 12 15½
jockey silk 8 Rubaud
J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:149 SP:16/1
Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 3rd - weakened before last(op 20/1)
6 10 25½
jockey silk 7 Mark Of Gold
J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore
Age:8 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:144 SP:33/1
In rear - not fluent 9th - hit 11th - mistake 3 out - no telling impression(op 40/1)
7 29¾
jockey silk 2 Croke Park
J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:154 SP:7/1
Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 3rd - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 13/2)
8 31½
jockey silk 9 The Kalooki Kid
J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:138 SP:28/1
Midfield - not fluent and lost position 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 25/1)
9 38 69½
jockey silk 3 Fascile Mode
J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins
Age:7 Weight:11st 7lbs
OR:136 SP:150/1
Disputed lead - lost position and jumped left 2nd - dropped to last 4th - lost touch 4 out - tailed off

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £3.25
Tote place: £1.20 £2 £1.20
Exacta: £18
Trifecta: £40.50
Tricast: £29.20
CSF: £17.13