EBC Group Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

13:45

Date 2025-04-03

Distance 2m3f200y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £67,524

Winning Time 4m 58.58s (slow by 6.58s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Impaire Et Passe (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	9/4	Won
2nd	Gidleigh Park (GB) Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	7/1	1.25
3rd	Jango Baie (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	6/4F	0.1
4th	Boombawn (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	22/1	2.25
5th	Rubaud (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	16/1	12
6th	Mark Of Gold (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	33/1	10
7th	Croke Park (IRE) Sam Ewing · Gordon Elliott	7/1	4.25
8th	The Kalooki Kid (GB) Danny McMenamin · Nicky Richards	28/1	1.75
9th	Fascile Mode (IRE) Danny Mullins · Thomas Mullins	150/1	38

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Impaire Et Passe Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	p	11-113	157	160	96	60d	—	—	+7	35.6	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle last year; major player if jumping better now in cheekpieces
6	Jango Baie Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	161	—	22-121	159	170	159	23d	1W/1P 1 run	—	+8	35.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Rallied to win the Arkle at Cheltenham and this step back up in trip is a likely positive
2	Croke Park Bay J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	161	—	P-1112	154	159	126	60d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	30	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two Grade 1 novice wins in Ireland in December and the form of those races reads well
4	Gidleigh Park Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	161	—	116-P1	153	165	-	76d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+16	29.8	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Beat subsequent Cheltenham Festival winner Caldwell Potter with win on second chase start
8	Rubaud Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	—	-11F21	149	156	137	40d	—	—	+39	43.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has made good transition to fences; could find some improvement if good ground prevails
9	The Kalooki Kid Grey J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	J:Danny McMenamin T:Nicky Richards	161	—	85-211	138	149	113	61d	—	—	+19	23	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Stylish wins in handicaps the last twice; it remains to be seen where his limitations lie
1	Boombawn Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	203152	145	155	137	40d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+33	35.4	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Grade 2 winner who is better off at the weights with Rubaud this time; not ruled out e-w
7	Mark Of Gold Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	—	-21331	144	154	135	27d	—	—	+40	41.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has run well in Grade 2 novice chases this season but it's likely he'll be vulnerable here
3	Fascile Mode Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:Thomas Mullins	161	—	81F6PF	136	140	119	33d	—	—	+21	21.7	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Won on chase debut at Punchestown in October but has had jumping issues since

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Impaire Et Passe	2/1	15/8	2/1
Jango Baie	2/1	5/2	15/8
Croke Park	5/1	11/2	5/1
Gidleigh Park	13/2	9/2	13/2
Rubaud	16/1	18/1	18/1
The Kalooki Kid	22/1	28/1	25/1
Boombawn	33/1	40/1	33/1
Mark Of Gold	50/1	50/1	40/1
Fascile Mode	150/1	100/1	150/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Rubaud

43.7

OR: 24.8 Form: 17.8 Odds: 1.2

18/1

2nd

Mark Of Gold

41.6

OR: 23.5 Form: 17.6 Odds: 0.5

50/1

3rd

Jango Baie

35.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.7

5/2

Impaire Et Passe

35.6

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

2/1

Boombawn

35.4

OR: 23.8 Form: 10.9 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Croke Park

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Gidleigh Park

29.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

13/2

The Kalooki Kid

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Fascile Mode

21.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Jango Baie	159	170	159
Impaire Et Passe	157	160	96
Croke Park	154	159	126
Gidleigh Park	153	165	—
Rubaud	149	156	137
Boombawn	145	155	137
Mark Of Gold	144	154	135
The Kalooki Kid	138	149	113
Fascile Mode	136	140	119

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jango Baie	23d ago	Fit
Mark Of Gold	27d ago	Fit
Fascile Mode	33d ago	Fit
Rubaud	40d ago	Fit
Boombawn	40d ago	Fit
Impaire Et Passe	60d ago	Fresh
Croke Park	60d ago	Fresh
The Kalooki Kid	61d ago	Fresh
Gidleigh Park	76d ago	Fresh