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ThatPrizeGuy Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree · Fri 10th Apr 2026 · 13:55
📏 2m103y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 💰 £56,270 🐎 Hurdle
2nd
Sinnatra
6/1
Harry Skelton
1st
Storming George
16/1
Jack Quinlan
3rd
Baron Noir
7/2
Tom Bellamy
🏷️
Class
Class 1
📏
Distance
2m103y
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£56,270
🐎
Runners
14
🔖
Type
Hurdle
📊 Betting Forecast
4/7 Sober Glory, 3/1 Baron Noir, 13/2 Sinnatra, 16/1 Starting Fifteen, 20/1 La Conquiere, 33/1 Storming George
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
1
Ballyfad Form: 111120
5y
161 lbs

Gordon Elliott
148
🥉 3rd
Baron Noir Form: -12114
6y
161 lbs
Tom Bellamy
Alan King
146 7/2
13
Lord Byron Form: 2445
4y
153 lbs
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley
140
14
Winston Junior Form: 2212
4y
153 lbs
Harry Cobden
Faye Bramley
138
🥈 2nd
Sinnatra Form: 221315
6y
161 lbs
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
134 6/1
3
Generous Risk Form: -23612
6y
161 lbs

Gordon Elliott
-
4
Sober Glory Form: -14112
6y
161 lbs
Ben Jones
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White
153 4/5F
4
Lexington Wood Form: 7428
5y
161 lbs
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
-
5
Starting Fifteen Form: -34217
5y
161 lbs
Sean Flanagan
E McNamara
136 16/1
5
Montemares Form: 1141
5y
161 lbs
Stan Sheppard
Tom Lacey
135
🥇 1st
Storming George Form: 316271
6y
161 lbs
Jack Quinlan
Neil King
131 16/1
6
Mr McLoughlan Form: 181736
6y
161 lbs

Jack Jones
122
6
La Conquiere Form: 2-1120
7y
154 lbs
Jonathan Burke
Jamie Snowden
132 14/1
NR
Rooster Crowing Form: 111513
5y
161 lbs

M Seror
146
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RACING POST VERDICT

Top rated in this year's Top is front-running powerhouse SOBER GLORY who is taken to confirm previous placings with Baron Noir.

Racing Post Pick
Sober Glory

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15:05 AscotFinished 6th
Racecard
Horse Silk
Confucius
J : Ryan Moore
T : A P O'Brien
15:05
Age: 2
Form: 21
Weight: 129 lbs
OR:
This 22-runner contest looks an absolute minefield and there is 1 horse that immediately grabbed my attention
- CONFUCIUS. I watched his win in Ireland and what stood out most was how green he looked during the early stages of the race. However, once he started to understand what was being asked of him, he simply took off and won almost on the bridle by nearly four lengths.

As always, Ryan Moore has had plenty of options and the fact he has chosen to ride this €1.7 million colt speaks volumes. Out of all the runners Aidan O\'Brien sends to the race, this is the one Moore wants to be on. If CONFUCIUS improves again from his debut effort, we could be looking at a very special performance.