Full Result 2.20 Aintree | 9 April 2026

William Hill Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f200yds) 2m4f Mildmay Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £70,708 2nd £28,624 3rd £15,916

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Koktail Divin (FR) 3/1 Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	6	117	150	130	152	–
b g Masked Marvel - Divine Sainte (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
Disputed lead, prominent after 5th, disputed lead 4 out, led clearly 3 out, faced challenge 2 out, ridden out run-in (op 11/4)

2 2¼	1. Blueking d'Oroux (FR) 22/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	117 p	143	128	151	–
b g Jeu St Eloi (FR) - Belle Du Bresil (FR) (Blue Bresil)
Prominent, disputed lead 3rd, led clearly after 5th, joined 4 out, hit and outpaced 3 out, slightly hampered but went second before last, stayed on (op 20/1 tchd 25/1)

3 8 [10¼]	5. Mambonumberfive (FR) 11/1 Ben Jones Ben Pauling	Ben Jones Ben Pauling	5	117	146	120	144	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Sweet Mambo (FR) (Soave)
Disputed lead, lost position but prominent 4th, hit 8th, challenging 2 out, lost second and weakened before last (tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)

PU	2. Jax Junior 16/1 Tom Cannon Lucy Wadham	Tom Cannon Lucy Wadham	7	117 t	145	–	–	–
b g Jack Hobbs - Double Storm (Double Trigger)
Raced in last, not fluent 3rd, hampered 10th, weakened 3 out, pulled up run-in (op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

UR	4. Lulamba (FR) 1/2F Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	5	117	162	–	–	–
b g Nirvana Du Berlais (FR) - Ejland (FR) (Vision D'Etat)
In touch with leaders, disputing third when mistake and unseated 10th (op 4/7)