Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Aintree

5:35

Date 2025-04-05

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £28,135

Runners (20)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
12	Le Labo b J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mr J L Gleeson T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	158	—	1	115	129	85	30d	—	—	+14	31.3	4/1 20%
Won on good ground at Thurles and now a rare British bumper runner for Joseph O'Brien
9	Green Splendour b J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	158	—	4-15	123	131	89	63d	—	—	+8	22.3	11/2 15%
Needs to improve on his fifth at Leopardstown but possibly still a work in progress
11	Koktail Brut b J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mr H C Swan T:Gordon Elliott	158	—	1-144	124	133	59	63d	—	—	+16	29.5	11/2 15%
Solid fourth in a Grade 2 at Leopardstown and has a nice bit of experience behind him
13	Mossy Fen Road b J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	158	—	1-1	119	123	86	63d	—	—	+26	37.3	13/2 13%
Impressed in both his wins; in good hands and impossible to gauge how smart he might be
15	Scope To Improve b J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	158	—	11	123	127	86	110d	—	—	+28	38.1	8/1 11%
Impressed in a point and again when strong through the line to collect at Naas
10	Kilwaughter b J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	158	—	1	120	129	101	100d	—	—	+22	29.6	11/1 8%
Bought for £120,000 after winning an Irish bumper; stable's bumper horses are going well
4	Destination Dubai b J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Kielan Woods T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	158	t	P-P411	127	125	100	27d	—	—	+13	21.5	11/1 8%
Has posted RPRs that suggest he could hold his own at this higher level
14	Quaviste b J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	158	—	1	114	112	50	58d	—	—	+21	27.7	14/1 7%
Huntingdon winner with a lot to find on the figures but he's promising
3	Crackerjacque b J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	158	—	51	122	125	90	63d	—	—	+25	29	25/1 4%
Heavy-ground Sandown winner; this race offers a different examination altogether
16	Storming George b J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	158	—	1	110	113	89	71d	—	—	+22	26.2	22/1 4%
Didn't beat a lot at Doncaster but won well; connections won this in 2022 with Lookaway
17	Swingin Safari b/br J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	158	—	2-14	114	121	85	106d	—	—	+16	20.7	20/1 5%
Limitations were seemingly exposed here in December (Listed) and he needs to step up
8	Gaelic Pride b J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	158	—	2P-411	111	114	82	41d	—	—	+13	16.1	33/1 3%
This represents a huge rise in class after beating average opposition at Fontwell
7	Fountains Blenhein b J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sean Bowen T:Anthony Honeyball	158	—	41	110	117	105	30d	—	—	+23	25.7	33/1 3%
Made all at Fontwell (won by 6l) but this will be a very different ball game
18	Frontier Prince b/br J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	150	—	231	117	113	71	57d	—	—	+29	32.1	40/1 2%
Will need to be seen in a different light if he's to follow up his Kempton win on soft
20	Unjeu Royal b J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	150	—	1	111	109	102	47d	—	—	+23	26.1	40/1 2%
It wasn't a strong field that he beat in workmanlike fashion at Southwell
NR	Blofeld ch J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Brian Hughes T:Rebecca Menzies	158	—	1	112	114	45	40d	—	—	—	25.5	—
Won by over 7l at Ayr but beat only four rivals and the ground was heavy
NR	Camberwell b J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	158	—	5-1	110	115	97	125d	—	—	—	25	—
The form of his Carlisle win isn't flashy and this looks a big ask
NR	Edward Sexton gr J:Mr David Dunsdon T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Mr David Dunsdon T:Gary & Josh Moore	158	—	231	113	124	113	19d	—	—	—	30.4	—
Won well at Fontwell last time but wouldn't be an obvious one to follow up in this company
NR	El Cairos ch J:Mr David Maxwell T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Mr David Maxwell T:Gary & Josh Moore	158	—	1-15	130	136	108	24d	—	—	—	27	—
His fifth at Cheltenham sets the standard and he could easily have finished closer
NR	Our Boy Stan b J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	150	—	21	115	117	91	42d	—	—	—	29.8	—
Workmanlike Kempton winner; looks more of a galloper than a quickener

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Le Labo	4/1	7/2	7/2	4/1	4/1
Green Splendour	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Koktail Brut	11/2	9/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Mossy Fen Road	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2	6/1
Scope To Improve	15/2	8/1	7/1	15/2	15/2
Kilwaughter	9/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Destination Dubai	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Quaviste	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Crackerjacque	25/1	20/1	22/1	25/1	22/1
Storming George	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Swingin Safari	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Gaelic Pride	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	22/1
Fountains Blenhein	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Frontier Prince	40/1	28/1	33/1	33/1	40/1
Unjeu Royal	40/1	22/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Blofeld	-	-	-	-	-
Camberwell	-	-	-	-	-
Edward Sexton	-	-	-	-	-
El Cairos	-	-	-	-	-
Our Boy Stan	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Scope To Improve

38.1

OR: 18.3 Form: 17 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Mossy Fen Road

37.3

OR: 17.3 Form: 17 Odds: 3.1

13/2

3rd

Frontier Prince

32.1

OR: 16.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Le Labo

31.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 10 Odds: 5

4/1

Edward Sexton

30.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0

—

Our Boy Stan

29.8

OR: 16.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0

—

Kilwaughter

29.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Koktail Brut

29.5

OR: 18.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

11/2

Crackerjacque

OR: 18 Form: 10 Odds: 1

25/1

Quaviste

27.7

OR: 16 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

14/1

El Cairos

OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Storming George

26.2

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Unjeu Royal

26.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

40/1

Fountains Blenhein

25.7

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Blofeld

25.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Camberwell

OR: 15 Form: 10 Odds: 0

—

Green Splendour

22.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Destination Dubai

21.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Swingin Safari

20.7

OR: 16 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Gaelic Pride

16.1

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
El Cairos Top Rated	130	136	108
Destination Dubai	127	125	100
Koktail Brut	124	133	59
Green Splendour	123	131	89
Scope To Improve	123	127	86
Crackerjacque	122	125	90
Kilwaughter	120	129	101
Mossy Fen Road	119	123	86
Frontier Prince	117	113	71
Le Labo	115	129	85
Our Boy Stan	115	117	91
Quaviste	114	112	50
Swingin Safari	114	121	85
Edward Sexton	113	124	113
Blofeld	112	114	45
Gaelic Pride	111	114	82
Unjeu Royal	111	109	102
Storming George	110	113	89
Fountains Blenhein	110	117	105
Camberwell	110	115	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Edward Sexton	19d ago	Fit
El Cairos	24d ago	Fit
Destination Dubai	27d ago	Fit
Le Labo	30d ago	Fit
Fountains Blenhein	30d ago	Fit
Blofeld	40d ago	Fit
Gaelic Pride	41d ago	Fit
Our Boy Stan	42d ago	Fit
Unjeu Royal	47d ago	Fresh
Frontier Prince	57d ago	Fresh
Quaviste	58d ago	Fresh
Green Splendour	63d ago	Fresh
Koktail Brut	63d ago	Fresh
Mossy Fen Road	63d ago	Fresh
Crackerjacque	63d ago	Fresh
Storming George	71d ago	Fresh
Kilwaughter	100d ago	Long break
Swingin Safari	106d ago	Long break
Scope To Improve	110d ago	Long break
Camberwell	125d ago	Long break