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17:25 Aintree

Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Maiden Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 110y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,198
  • 2nd: £1,526
  • 3rd: £763
  • 4th: £382
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 2.10s
  • Off Time: 17:26:53
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Red, black triple diamond, striped sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 3388-3
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 112

led, not fluent 3rd, headed after 2 out, no extra last

2
Silk - White, black cap
10/11
  • Form 2-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up, headway on outside 4th, mistake next, every chance when mistake last, 3rd and one pace flat

3
Silk - Red and White check, White cap
  • Form 4-6
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division, mistake 1st, outpaced after 4 out, well beaten 3 out

4
Silk - Emerald green and yellow stripes, yellow and emerald green chevrons on sleeves
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders, close up 3 out, not much room before last, soon beaten, no extra flat

5
Silk - Light green and grey stripes, light green sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form 620-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

prominent, not fluent 1st or 3rd, challenged 3 out, led after next, hard pressed flat, driven and in command close home

6
Silk - Red, white spots on sleeves
13/2
  • Form 86/11
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

held up in touch, went 2nd after last, soon every chance, held close home

7
Silk - Purple, White triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

Kiwayu

48 p
20/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened flat

8
Silk - Red and white (quartered), halved sleeves, white cap
  • Form 3-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

held up in rear, closed after 4 out, not much room after 3 out, close up when blundered 2 out, soon edged right, mistake last, weakened flat

9
Silk - Black, red hollow box, black and yellow halved sleeves
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-0

in rear, mistake 4 out, closed before 3 out, weakened next

10
Silk - Light Blue, Purple chevron, Light Blue and Yellow chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 3-45
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

not fluent and in rear 4th, well behind 3 out, bad mistake and unseated rider next

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Apollo Eleven has had plenty of chances but winning bumper Jacks Last Hope and Hunters Hoof are interesting tackling hurdles for the first time. But Barry Geraghty could have ridden the latter and has opted for DAYS OF HEAVEN instead. A little green when failing to land the odds at Taunton in the spring, he'll have learned from that and is sure to have plenty of schooling so looks the one to be on. Like A Diamond was only beaten half-a-length at Kelso last month but that form is nothing to write home about.

Formwatch

Apollo Eleven (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, one pace and no impression approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 12l behind Admiral Hawke (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.

Days Of Heaven (FR) 1-2fav (10-11) Raced wide in mid-division, headway 6f out, joined leaders 5f out, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Polamco (11-3) at Taunton 2m 1f NH flat (5) gd in Apr.

Handsome Horace (IRE) 3-1 (11-1) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4f out, ridden and every chance 3f out until approaching final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 16l behind Potters Corner (11-1) at Chepstow 2m cond NH flat (6) gd in Sep.

Harlestone Times (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 9l behind Motivado (9-2) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp 105 (2) gd in Aug '12 (flat).

Hunters Hoof (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 19, 14l behind Ballybolley (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f G2 NH flat (1) gs in Apr.

Jacks Last Hope 4-1 (11-4) Keen tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on, won at Bangor 2m 1f cond NH flat (6) gd beating Laika (10-4) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.

Kiwayu 8-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, weakened from 3 out, 14th of 16, 28l behind Moss Cloud (10-12) at Newcastle 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.

Like A Diamond (IRE) 2-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd after 2 out, every chance last, ridden and kept on flat, just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Calton Entry (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Sep.

Magnolia Ridge (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and weakened 2f out, 13th of 14, 15l behind Rockawango (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs (flat).

Turtle Cask (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 10, 27l behind Spiculas (11-0) at Kelso 2m NH mdn hdl (4) gd.