16:40 Aintree

Friday 9 April 2021

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0516:4017:15

Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 6m 13.8s

1^st

Ahoy Senor

611-4

66/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Led, still going well approaching 3 out, clear lead 2 out, jumped last well, won going away op 50/1

2^nd

Bravemansgame

611-4

13/8f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up, every chance approaching 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, clear 2nd at last, not reach winner tchd 6/4

3^rd

Oscar Elite

611-4

15/2

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in mid-division, niggled along and went clear 2nd before 3 out, weakened after 2 out and headed, kept on same pace after last tchd 7/1

4^th

6 ½

Streets Of Doyen

711-4

11/2

T: J C McConnellJ: S D Torrens

Held up in mid-division, ridden for effort before 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied and went 4th after 3 out, kept on at same pace from 2 out op 13/2

5^th

3 ¼

Doyen Breed

611-4

33/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

Towards rear, pushed along losing ground approaching 3 out, one pace thereafter op 50/1

6^th

Pats Fancy

611-4

80/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: S Bowen

Prominent, pushed along and headed on approach to 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 66/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

Bothwell Bridge

611-4

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Mid-division, pushed along 2nd circuit, soon weakened, pulled up tchd 18/1

Champagnesuperover

611-4

28/1

T: O MurphyJ: Adrian Heskin

In rear, ridden along 2nd circuit, never involved, pulled up op 25/1

Gallyhill

611-4

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Wide in mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, pulled up quickly op 9/2 tchd 13/2

Midnight River

611-4

4/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, smooth progress before 4 out, pushed along to challenge when fell 3 out op 7/1

Sizable Sam

611-4

25/1

T: J ScottJ: Matt Griffiths

Tracked leader, mistake 2nd, pushed along and headed after halfway, not fluent 3 out, pulled up soon after op 22/1 tchd 20/1

Topofthecotswolds

711-4

50/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

In rear, fell 5th op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Cape Gentleman⁴¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Mullins J: Rachael Blackmore

Alaphilippe²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

The Cob²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: B Pauling J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£70.60Pl:£9.60, £1.40, £2.40EX:£236.20Trifecta:£2,939.20Tricast:£991.75SF:£178.81Swingers:£18.10, £54.10, £4.20

Forecasts

Bravemansgame (13/8), Midnight River (4/1), Streets Of Doyen (11/2), Gallyhill (11/2), Cape Gentleman (11/2), Oscar Elite (15/2), Alaphilippe (12/1), Bothwell Bridge (16/1), Sizable Sam (25/1), The Cob (25/1), Champagnesuperover (28/1), Doyen Breed (33/1), Topofthecotswolds (50/1), Ahoy Senor (66/1), Pats Fancy (80/1)

BRAVEMANSGAME couldn't live with the turn of foot displayed by the top-class winner of the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle last month, but he meets nothing of Bob Olinger's ilk here, and with this step up in trip promising to suit, he can regain the winning thread. Cape Gentleman and Gallyhill are arguably open to the most progress and head the opposition.