irishracing.com | Race Result Aintree, Sat, 11th Apr, 2026, Turners Mersey Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus

Aintree Result

Sat, 11th Apr, 2026

Going - Good to Soft.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £20,973.76 carried forward to Musselburgh on Sun, 12th Apr. Placepot Pool - £659,795.53 Winning Units - 3459.21 Dividend - £139.20. Quadpot Pool - £75,163.18 Winning Units - 3994.66 Dividend - £13.90. Place Six Dividend - £73.44. Place Five Dividend - £47.79.

Summary

1.55

Turners Mersey Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 2m. 4f.

1.55 2m. 4f. (Class 1 ) 4-y-o plus12 Ran
Turners Mersey Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) of £100,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £56,270.00, 2nd - £21,200.00, 3rd - £10,610.00, 4th - £5,300.00, 5th - £2,660.00, 6th - £1,330.00 , 7th - £660.00, 8th - £340.00 12 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Bossman Jack (GB) 6, b g 11-7 (M W Lake & Exors Of The Late N W Lake)
sr Rated 146
Jack Hobbs (GB) - Lindeman (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes

(Morning price: 5/2 11/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2)
(Ring price: 5/2 11/4) SP 11/4Jfav

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

Tote Win £3.75 Place £1.60

wore hood to post, not fluent at times, midfield, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, led after 2 out, mistake last, ridden and kept on strongly flat

11th Mar, 26 Cheltenham
6th Hdl Rated 134 This
Race

2nd

5.5L

Soldier Reeves (IRE) 5, b g 11-7 (Mr Des Grech)
ts⁵sr Rated 146
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Benny's Fagartha (IRE)(Beneficial (GB))
Breeder - Phelim & Mary Sheridan

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 8/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 13/2 7/1 15/2 9/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 17/2 8/1 15/2) SP 15/2

D Skelton

Tristan Durrell

Place £2.30

wore hood to post, held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, ridden to challenge before next, disputed second from last, just held on for second post

11th Mar, 26 Cheltenham
4th Hdl Rated 131 This
Race

3rd

shd

Ballyfad (IRE) 5, b g 11-7 (Gigginstown House Stud)
Rated 148
Tirwanako (FR) - Be Donn (IRE)(Brian Boru (GB))
Breeder - Brian and Mrs Bronagh Lawler

(Morning price: 10/3 7/2 4/1 7/2 10/3 7/2 3/1 10/3 3/1 5/2 3/1 11/4 5/2 11/4 5/2 11/4 3/1 5/2 3/1 11/4 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 11/4)
(Ring price: 5/2 11/4) SP 11/4Jfav

Gordon Elliott

J W Kennedy

Place £1.80

chased leaders, ridden to challenge before 2 out, disputed second and kept on from last, just held for second post

11th Mar, 26 Cheltenham
10th Hdl Rated 147 This
Race

4th

Lord Byron (IRE) 4, b g 10-11 (Mr Justin Carthy)
cp³ Rated 140
Camelot (GB) - Shamooda (IRE)(Azamour (IRE))
Breeder - RJB Bloodstock Ltd

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 20/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1)
SP 28/1

Faye Bramley

Harry Cobden

held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake next, headway and still plenty to do 2 out, stayed on from last, went fourth post

13th Mar, 26 Cheltenham
5th Hdl Rated 123 This
Race 1st May, 26 Punchestown
2nd Hdl Rated 141

5th

nose

Montemares (GB) 5, b g 11-7 (John & Gay Chinn)
Rated 135
Frontiersman (GB) - Mawaweel (IRE)(Authorized (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs J. Way

(Morning price: 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

Tom Lacey

Stan Sheppard

mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden next, plugged on from last, lost fourth post

28th Feb, 26 Kelso
1st Hdl Rated 130 This
Race

6th

2.25L

Charisma Cat (GB) 6, b m 11-0 (Annabel Waley-cohen, Family And Friend)
cp³ Rated 132
Nathaniel (IRE) - Tidara Angel (IRE)(Oratorio (IRE))
Breeder - Upton Viva Stud

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 9/1 12/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Alan King

Tom Bellamy

prominent, led before 3 out, headed after 2 out, jumped left last, faded final 110yds

21st Mar, 26 Newbury
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 124 This
Race

7th

1.75L

Scorpio Rising (IRE) 6, gr g 11-7 (Premier Plastering (uk) Limited)
sr Rated 137
Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Sixofone (IRE)(Tikkanen (USA))
Breeder - Danny Doran

(Morning price: 13/2 7/1 15/2 9/1 8/1 10/1 8/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2) SP 15/2

Olly Murphy

S Bowen

wore hood to post, held up towards rear, headway 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, no extra last

7th Mar, 26 Sandown
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 128 This
Race

8th

16L

Kosac D'oudairies (FR) 6, ch g 11-7 (Sheep As A Lamb Syndicate)
sr Rated 125
Castle Du Berlais (FR) - Une D'oudairies (FR)(Discover d'Auteuil (FR))
Breeder - CTE Michel De Gigou

(Morning price: 20/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 28/1 33/1)
SP 33/1

Jamie Snowden

G Sheehan

mounted in chute and wore hood to post, chased leaders, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened

28th Feb, 26 Kelso
2nd Hdl Rated 124 This
Race

9th

10L

Masked Man (FR) 5, b g 11-7 (Mr Simon Munir & Mr Isaac Souede)
Rated 133
Masked Marvel (GB) - Mangenie (FR)(Irish Wells (FR))
Breeder - E.A.R.L. Haras Des Marronniers, D. Boin-

(Morning price: 12/1 20/1 18/1 11/1 14/1 22/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1) SP 22/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

J J Slevin

chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakening when hit 2 out

13th Dec, 25 Lingfield
1st Hdl Rated 133 This
Race

10th

Zanndabad (IRE) 7, b g 11-7 (Mr P Davies)
ts⁺ Rated 137
Iffraaj (GB) - Zanoubiya (IRE)(Dalakhani (IRE))
Breeder - S A Aga Khan

(Morning price: 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 33/1 40/1)
SP 40/1

A J Martin

D King

held up in midfield, ridden after 3 out, weakened next

29th Nov, 25 Newcastle
1st Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 8th May, 26 Chester
8th Flat Hcp Rated 91

11th

74L

Onlyforfrankie (IRE) 6, b g 11-7 (McLeish And Partners)
Rated 127
Court Cave (IRE) - South Circle (IRE)(Desert King (IRE))
Breeder - Terryhoogan Bloodstock Breeding

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 66/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

A Ralph

C Gethings

never better than mid-division

21st Feb, 26 Kempton
6th Hdl Rated 130 This
Race

p.u.

Rooster Crowing (FR) 5, b g 11-7 (Haras De La Haie Neuve)
bl⁶ Rated 146
Chanducoq (FR) - Milonguera (FR)(Indygo Shiner (USA))
Breeder - Haras De La Haie Neuve Earl

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

M Seror

Bryony Frost

led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened quickly, pulled up before last

22nd Mar, 26 Auteuil
3rd Hdl This
Race 19th Apr, 26 Auteuil
6th Hdl Rated 146

Off 1.56
Time 4m. 56.78 secs, which is 2.16 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £24.80
Tote Trifecta- £103.40
CSF- £23.24
Tricast- £61.46.

Non runner Came From Nowhere ( Going (Changed Since Declarations))
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2022 Three Stripe Life 6 11-4 D N Russell 5/2Fav (Gordon Elliott)
2021 My Drogo 6 11-4 Harry Skelton 5/4Fav (Dan Skelton)

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