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14:25 Aintree

Saturday 9 April 2022

All13:4514:2515:0015:3516:1517:1518:20

Betway Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 55.21s

1^st

Three Stripe Life

611-4

5/2f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Travelled well, chased leaders, steadied after 2nd, closed after 5th, led 3 out, in command from last, stayed on well op 3/1

2^nd

4 ¾

Might I

611-4

16/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased winner 2 out, mistake last, no impression on winner, kept on op 14/1 tchd 20/1

3^rd

3 ¾

North Lodge

511-4

11/2

T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up on inside, still towards rear before 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, no impression on winner tchd 5/1

4^th

Nells Son

711-4

28/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Mid-division, closed 4th, not fluent 7th, chasing leaders 3 out, weakened before last, left 4th flat

5^th

4 ½

Saint Riquier

410-8

250/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: 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 op 150/1

6^th

2 ¾

Good Risk At All

611-4

11/2

T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, every chance 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next tchd 5/1

7^th

Colonel Mustard

711-4

12/1

T: L FowlerJ: C J Orr

Mid-division on outside, headway before 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened before next op 14/1 tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Captain Conby

511-4

80/1

T: E SheehyJ: K C Sexton

Held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway on outside approaching 3 out, chasing leaders but ridden along when fell 2 out op 50/1

Great Heart'Jac

711-4

200/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Not always fluent in rear, struggling before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out tchd 150/1 and 400/1

Stage Star

611-4

17/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly, led until 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 10/1

Walking On Air

511-4

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Raced keenly, not always fluent, handy on inside, mistake 3rd, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 7/2

Elle Est Belle

610-11

7/1

T: D SkeltonJ: 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 op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Harbour Lake²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: A King J: Tom Cannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.50, £4.20, £2.10EX:£37.00Trifecta:£203.40Tricast:£209.54SF:£46.47

Forecasts

Three Stripe Life (5/2), Walking On Air (9/2), North Lodge (11/2), Good Risk At All (11/2), Elle Est Belle (7/1), Stage Star (17/2), Colonel Mustard (12/1), Might I (16/1), Harbour Lake (25/1), Nells Son (28/1), Captain Conby (80/1), Great Heart'Jac (200/1), Saint Riquier (250/1)

NORTH LODGE, a C&D winner on debut back in December, lost little in defeat when beaten by a very narrow margin by Nells Son under a 5 lb penalty at Kelso last month, and he's a very appealing candidate now back up in trip, especially with the prospect of more to come after just 3 starts. Three Stripe Life sets the standard on his runner-up effort to Sir Gerhard in the Ballymore at the Cheltenham Festival, while Good Risk At All and Walking On Air are others to take seriously.