2025-04-03 Aintree 13:45
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

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 1¼

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 1¼

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 2¼ 3½

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

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

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 4¼ 29¾

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 1¾ 31½

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

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