Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

13:45

Date 2026-04-09

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £61,897

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.5°C

Wind 4mph SE

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 7.42s (slow by 6.92s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mange Tout (FR) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	5/1	Won
2nd	Selma De Vary (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	9/4F	.75
3rd	Indian River (IRE) Danny McMenamin · Adrian Paul Keatley	25/1	3.5
4th	Wolf Rayet (IRE) Robert Dunne · Samuel Drinkwater	80/1	1.5
5th	Maestro Conti (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	3/1	2
6th	Winston Junior (IRE) Harry Cobden · Faye Bramley	13/2	2.25
7th	Ammes (IRE) Sean Bowen · James Owen	40/1	39
8th	Minella Study (GB) Ryan Mania · Adam Nicol	9/2	4.5
9th	Lord (GER) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	66/1	14

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Aqua Bleu (IRE) James Bowen · Warren Greatrex	40/1

Runners (10)

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
10	Selma De Vary Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	149	ht	2-5124	138	148	137	27d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+9	32.8	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Got hampered in closing stages when fourth in the Triumph; big player for Willie Mullins
5	Maestro Conti Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	1112	143	146	139	27d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+30	49	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Travelled smoothly for a long way when runner-up in the Triumph last month; key player
6	Minella Study Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Adam Nicol	J:Ryan Mania T:Adam Nicol	156	—	1113	143	147	139	27d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+30	45.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Close third in the Triumph when he split Maestro Conti and Selma De Vary; respected
9	Mange Tout Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	149	h	1113	138	145	130	66d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+30	44	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Third in Grade 1 at Leopardstown but was behind Selma De Vary and needs to resume progress
7	Winston Junior Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Faye Bramley	J:Harry Cobden T:Faye Bramley	156	—	2212	138	140	126	30d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+30	41.3	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Second in the juvenile handicap at Cheltenham and he's open to more progress; interesting
3	Indian River Bay J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Danny McMenamin T:Adrian Paul Keatley	156	—	1110	127	134	125	27d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+32	35.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Triple hurdle winner but his limitations were exposed in the Triumph (tenth) last month
1	Ammes Bay J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	J:Sean Bowen T:James Owen	156	v	1120	126	132	107	30d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+28	31.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Listed runner-up but he was well held in the juvenile handicap at Cheltenham last month
2	Aqua Bleu Bay J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	J:James Bowen T:Warren Greatrex	156	—	2111	126	124	83	55d	—	—	+41	43.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Front-runner who is 3-4 over hurdles but he has a lot to find in this Grade 1 contest
4	Lord Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	156	p	111612	126	129	110	68d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+34	36.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
4-7 over hurdles but this is a tough test and he has plenty to find on the figures
8	Wolf Rayet Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	J:Robert Dunne T:Samuel Drinkwater	156	t	2438	130	139	130	27d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+23	24	31.25/1	125/1 1%
Ran well at a massive price in the Triumph but beaten 10l and he was behind three of these

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Selma De Vary	9/4	9/4	9/4
Maestro Conti	10/3	10/3	10/3
Minella Study	4/1	4/1	4/1
Mange Tout	5/1	5/1	5/1
Winston Junior	6/1	11/2	6/1
Indian River	28/1	28/1	28/1
Ammes	40/1	33/1	40/1
Aqua Bleu	50/1	40/1	40/1
Lord	66/1	40/1	66/1
Wolf Rayet	125/1	80/1	100/1

Predictor

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

1st

Maestro Conti

OR: 23.3 Form: 20 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Minella Study

45.7

OR: 23.3 Form: 18 Odds: 4.4

4/1

3rd

Mange Tout

OR: 22 Form: 18 Odds: 4

5/1

Aqua Bleu

43.2

OR: 19 Form: 23.5 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Winston Junior

41.3

OR: 22 Form: 16 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Lord

36.6

OR: 19 Form: 17 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Indian River

35.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 15 Odds: 1

28/1

Selma De Vary

32.8

OR: 22 Form: 3.5 Odds: 7.3

9/4

Ammes

31.5

OR: 19 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1

40/1

Wolf Rayet

OR: 20 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Maestro Conti	143	146	139
Minella Study	143	147	139
Selma De Vary	138	148	137
Mange Tout	138	145	130
Winston Junior	138	140	126
Wolf Rayet	130	139	130
Indian River	127	134	125
Ammes	126	132	107
Aqua Bleu	126	124	83
Lord	126	129	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Selma De Vary	27d ago	Fit
Maestro Conti	27d ago	Fit
Minella Study	27d ago	Fit
Indian River	27d ago	Fit
Wolf Rayet	27d ago	Fit
Winston Junior	30d ago	Fit
Ammes	30d ago	Fit
Aqua Bleu	55d ago	Fresh
Mange Tout	66d ago	Fresh
Lord	68d ago	Fresh