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20:10 Aintree

O2 Aintree Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 56.40s
  • Off Time: 20:10:20
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Vegas Cash (IRE)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Buachaill Alainn (IRE)

    4/1

      1
      Silk - White, Red chevron, Emerald Green and Red striped sleeves, Red cap

      Buachaill Alainn (IRE)

      53 p
      4/1
      • Form 1/44-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      disputed 2nd, outpaced when not fluent 3 out, soon no chance with winner

      2
      Silk - Light Blue and Red (halved), Light Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Light Blue cap

      Friendship Bay

      84
      11/4
      • Form 2431/68-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-12

      held up in touch on outside, took closer order 7th, disuted 2nd when blundered 3 out, soon beaten, weakened next

      3
      Silk - BLACK, WHITE sleeves, YELLOW cap

      Master Of The Sea (IRE)

      38
      11/1
      • Form 34-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      chased leaders, pushed along 6th, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off

      4
      Silk - Red, black collar and cuffs, old gold cap

      Opera North

      188
      16/1
      • Form 105/5-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      chased winner, lost place 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off

      6
      Silk - Emerald Green, White star and star on cap

      Sharp Sovereign (USA)

      7
      50/1
      • Form 56
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      tracked leaders, outpaced in 4th after 4 out, soon no chance with leaders

      7
      Silk - Maroon and White diabolo, White sleeves, quartered cap

      Vegas Cash (IRE)

      29
      Evs
      • Form 34-1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      made all, hit 3 out, drew readily clear from next, unextended

      5
      NR

      Rear View (IRE)

      50 t
      • Form 26352P-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 10-12

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2011
      Silk -

      Wings Of Smoke (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      2010
      Silk -

      Solway Sam

      3/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12

      2009
      Silk -

      Gonebeyondrecall (IRE)

      8/5
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      There is surely more to come from Master Of The Sea and Opera North while Buachaill Alainn is unexposed and showed plenty of promise in Ireland after winning a point-to-point. Rear View has his first start for Donald McCain having been placed at Navan in March but we're prepared to take a chance on last month's Ludlow bumper winner VEGAS CASH. His dam won over hurdles and he's closely related to several decent stayers so the step up to 2m4f will almost certainly be in his favour.

      Formwatch

      Buachaill Alainn (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, 6th before straight, moderate 5th and no impression from 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 24, 16l behind Casimir Road (11-2) at Cork 2m mdn hdl in Apr.

      Friendship Bay 50-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, behind after 7th, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 12l behind Goulanes (11-1) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) gs in Mar.

      Master Of The Sea (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) In touch, headway 9th, chased leader briefly 4 out, ridden and weakened next, 4th of 6, well behind Enter Milan (10-13) at Fakenham 2m 7f nh nov hdl (3) sft in May.

      Opera North 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on outer, weakened from 4 out, 5th of 6, well behind Ely Brown (10-13) at Doncaster 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Dec.

      Sharp Sovereign (USA) 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 9, 29l behind Saints And Sinners (10-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.

      Vegas Cash (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Made all, clear 2f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Ludlow 2m NH flat (5) gd in May beating Karazhan (10-12) by 9l, 8 ran.

      Rear View (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Mid-division, 6th approaching 3 out, no extra from 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last, in a race won by Tofino Bay (11-12) at Punchestown 2m 4f hdl hvy in Apr, 11 ran.