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13:45 Aintree

Thursday 11 April 2024

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Close Brothers Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 5m 13.47s

1^st

Il Etait Temps

611-7

3/1

T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend

Not always fluent early stages, in rear, headway before 4 out, going well final bend, went 2nd soon after 3 out, led before last, quickly went clear, comfortably op 5/2

2^nd

Ginny's Destiny

811-7

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, ridden and headed before last, soon no impression on winner, kept on flat, held onto 2nd

3^rd

Grey Dawning

711-7

11/10f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up on inside, closed 4th, switched left before 3 out, rider lost left iron briefly soon after landing, soon ridden, switched right after 2 out, no impression on winner before last, pressed for 2nd flat tchd 6/5

4^th

Colonel Harry

711-7

22/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Pressed leader, hit 12tj, jumped left 3 out, lost 2nd and soon beaten, weakened from 2 out op 25/1

5^th

Blow Your Wad

611-7

17/2

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Tracked leaders on outside, niggled along briefly bend after 9th, mistake 12th, hit 4 out, soon outpaced, beaten from 3 out, weakened from next op 9/1 tchd 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £1.90EX:£12.70Trifecta:£17.10SF:£14.10

Forecasts

Grey Dawning (11/10), Il Etait Temps (3/1), Ginny's Destiny (4/1), Blow Your Wad (17/2), Colonel Harry (22/1)

A mouth-watering curtain-raiser to the 2024 Grand National Festival which sees GREY DAWNING and Ginny's Destiny lock horns for a third time over fences and, with the state of play currently tied at one-all, Dan Skelton's 7-y-o is strongly fancied to tilt the scales in his favour with the heavy rain forecasted only enhancing his claims. Irish-raider Il Etait Temps can fill out third provided he keeps jumping errors to a minimum.