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13:45 Aintree

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

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 3f 200y
  • Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £120,000 added
  • Winner: £67,524
  • 2nd: £25,440
  • 3rd: £12,732
  • 4th: £6,360
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 13.47s
  • Off Time: 13:45:28
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk - Mauve and dark blue check, dark blue sleeves, mauve armlets, hooped cap
17/2
  • Form 9-22161
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 145

tracked leaders on outside, niggled along briefly bend after 9th, mistake 12th, hit 4 out, soon outpaced, beaten from 3 out, weakened from next

2
Silk - Dark blue, maroon chevron, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 2-12136
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 147

pressed leader, hit 12tj, jumped left 3 out, lost 2nd and soon beaten, weakened from 2 out

3
Silk - Emerald green, royal blue spots, halved sleeves, emerald green cap
  • Form 3-71112
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 155

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

4
Silk - RED, BLACK armlets
11/10
  • Form F-31211
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 158

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

5
Silk - Yellow, Purple stars, Purple cap, Yellow star
  • Form 52-1213
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 155

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

Previous results

In depth

Formwatch

Blow Your Wad (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Wore hood to post, tracked leader until 3rd, went 2nd again 5 out, challenged 3 out, led before next, over 1 length ahead when good jump last, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, won at Kempton 2m 4f (1) sft in Feb beating Tahmuras (11-2) by 3/4l, 5 ran.

Colonel Harry (IRE) 28-1 (11-7) Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Grey Dawning (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.

Ginny's Destiny (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Led, pressed from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed approaching next, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Grey Dawning (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.

Grey Dawning (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-7) Tracked leaders, pressed leader from 3 out, pushed along and every chance from next, led approaching last, ridden out, idled towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar beating Ginny's Destiny (11-7) by 2l, 11 ran.

Il Etait Temps (FR) 7-2 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, not fluent and lost place 7th, mistake and stumbled 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd just after last, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 10, 13 1/4l behind Gaelic Warrior (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.