Full Result 2.25 Aintree | 10 April 2021

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

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m4f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £42,238.92 2nd £15,936.43 3rd £7,993.93 4th £4,011.43 5th £2,031.43 6th £1,033.93 7th £531.43

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. My Drogo 5/4F Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	6	114	150	138	156	–
b g Milan - My Petra (Midnight Legend)
Held up in rear, headway 7th, hampered by faller 4 out, soon tracked leaders, led and shaken up 3 out, ridden and kept on strongly run-in, eased towards finish (op 11/8)

2 9½	9. Minella Drama (IRE) 12/1 Brian Hughes Donald McCain	Brian Hughes Donald McCain	6	114 h	143	128	144	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Midsummer Drama (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Towards rear of midfield on outer, headway 6th, tracked leaders after 4 out, went second 3 out, 2 lengths down when not fluent and ridden 2 out, soon held, just held second, no match for winner (op 11/1 tchd 14/1)

3 ½ [10]	5. Guard Your Dreams 28/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	135	128	144	–
b g Fame And Glory - Native Sunrise (IRE) (Definite Article)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden and briefly went third, mistake and held 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on and disputing second run-in (op 33/1)

4 33 [43]	2. Ballyadam (IRE) 11/4 Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	Rachael Blackmore Henry De Bromhead	6	114	148	95	113	–
b g Fame And Glory - Grass Tips (IRE) (Bob Back)
Prominent, led 4 out, headed and lost position 3 out, weakened 2 out, went modest fourth run-in (jockey said, regarding poor performance, gelding flattened out after third last and in her opinion, gelding may be feeling the effects of a long season. trainer said race came too soon after Cheltenham)

5 3½ [46½]	6. Jay Bee Why (IRE) 28/1 Tom Cannon Alan King	Tom Cannon Alan King	6	114	136	91	110	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Lady Bernie (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Towards rear, headway into midfield after 2nd, pushed along and lost ground 7th, slightly hampered 4 out, soon ridden and chased leaders, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out

6 nk [46¾]	12. Straw Fan Jack 40/1 Ben Jones Sheila Lewis	Ben Jones Sheila Lewis	6	114	134	91	110	–
gr g Geordieland (FR) - Callerlilly (Double Trigger)
Midfield, tracked leaders 7th, bumped 4 out, soon went second, not fluent and lost position 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out, lost two places run-in (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

7 20 [66¾]	4. Dreal Deal (IRE) 7/1 Denis O'Regan Ronan M P McNally	Denis O'Regan Ronan M P McNally	6	114 t	145	70	92	–
b g Arvico (FR) - Fleur Rose (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up in last, slightly hampered 4 out, some headway before 3 out, soon shaken up and weakened, tailed off (op 11/2)

F	8. Lucky One (FR) 50/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	6	114 h	143	–	–	–
bl g Authorized (IRE) - Lady Anouchka (IRE) (Vettori)
Towards rear of midfield, headway and in touch with leaders 6th, close up when fell 4 out

PU	11. Pipesmoker (FR) 25/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	114	135	–	–	–
b g Authorized (IRE) - Pisa (GER) (Sholokhov)
Took keen hold, prominent, dropped to midfield after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, in rear 7th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding ran too freely) (op 18/1)

PU	1. Adrimel (FR) 25/1 Jonathan Burke Tom Lacey	Jonathan Burke Tom Lacey	6	114 tp	142	–	–	–
bb g Tirwanako (FR) - Irise De Gene (FR) (Blushing Flame)
Prominent, ridden and lost position 7th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out

PU	7. Llandinabo Lad 16/1 David Bass Tom Symonds	David Bass Tom Symonds	6	114	141	–	–	–
ch g Malinas (GER) - Hot Rhythm (Haafhd)
Led, ridden and headed 4 out, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (op 25/1)

UR	13. Striking A Pose (IRE) 80/1 Jonjo O'Neill Jr Colin Tizzard	Jonjo O'Neill Jr Colin Tizzard	5	114	128	–	–	–
b g Getaway (GER) - Clonsingle Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Prominent, jumped right 5th, lost position and pushed along 7th, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 4 out (op 66/1)

12 ran Off time: 2:25:28 Winning time: 4m 55.36s (slow by 10.36s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Ballybegg (doubly declared)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes (My Drogo) 1st breeder: H & C Group Ltd
2nd owner: Green Day Racing (Minella Drama)
3rd owner: Graham And Alison Jelley (Guard Your Dreams)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.20 £3.30 £5.40 Ex: £17.30 CSF: £16.58 Tricast: £292.80 Trifecta: £225.70

2:25 Aintree 10 Apr 2021

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