William Hill Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:20

Date 2026-04-10

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £67,524

Weather Overcast

Temp 6.8°C

Wind 15mph W

Rain 10%

Winning Time 6m 14.66s (slow by 2.16s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gold Dancer (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	100/30J	Won
2nd	Regent's Stroll (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/1	4.75
3rd	Salver (FR) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	100/30J	6.5
4th	Doyen Quest (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	14/1	10
5th	Crest Of Fortune (GB) Richie McLernon · Anthony Honeyball	33/1	10
6th	Wendigo (FR) Jonathan Burke · Jamie Snowden	7/1	18

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
B.D.	Jordans Cross (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	16/1
Fell	Miami Magic (IRE) Charlie Hammond · Stuart Edmunds	7/2

Runners (8)

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
7	Salver Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	161	p	-31413	152	164	150	30d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+26	44.3	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Huge effort when third in Grade 1 at Cheltenham last month; leading candidate
3	Gold Dancer Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	161	t	112242	153	161	152	29d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+23	42.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Career best when second at Cheltenham Festival latest; this trip looks worth another go
5	Miami Magic Chestnut J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Charlie Hammond T:Stuart Edmunds	161	—	-33131	145	158	142	42d	—	—	+30	47.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Smart novice; beat Regent's Stroll in January; on the premises with clean round of jumping
6	Regent's Stroll Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	161	h	2-3123	145	156	146	29d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+16	31.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Mercurial sort but fine effort at Cheltenham last time; up in trip and may do better yet
8	Wendigo Brown J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	J:Jonathan Burke T:Jamie Snowden	161	—	-2131F	149	161	152	30d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+28	38.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Likeable; fell at the last when 6l down at Cheltenham latest; surely on the scene
2	Doyen Quest Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	161	—	142122	144	153	132	82d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+34	40.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Put in his place by Salver on last two starts but arrives fresh; could go well at a price
4	Jordans Cross Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	161	t	-1F118	140	148	141	29d	—	—	+32	37.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Disappointed last time but previously progressive; new trip has often looked worth a crack
1	Crest Of Fortune Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Richie McLernon T:Anthony Honeyball	161	t	3-2463	135	149	143	55d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+21	24.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Hasn't built on chase debut and had various issues on his last two starts; needs a revival

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Salver	10/3	10/3	10/3
Gold Dancer	10/3	3/1	10/3
Miami Magic	7/2	7/2	7/2
Regent's Stroll	9/2	5/1	9/2
Wendigo	7/1	7/1	7/1
Doyen Quest	16/1	14/1	14/1
Jordans Cross	18/1	16/1	16/1
Crest Of Fortune	40/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Miami Magic

47.6

OR: 23.8 Form: 18.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

2nd

Salver

44.3

OR: 25.5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 5.2

10/3

3rd

Gold Dancer

42.5

OR: 25.8 Form: 11 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Doyen Quest

40.1

OR: 23.5 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Wendigo

38.6

OR: 24.8 Form: 11 Odds: 2.9

7/1

Jordans Cross

37.4

OR: 22.5 Form: 13.6 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Regent's Stroll

31.7

OR: 23.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Crest Of Fortune

24.1

OR: 21.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gold Dancer	153	161	152
Salver	152	164	150
Wendigo	149	161	152
Miami Magic	145	158	142
Regent's Stroll	145	156	146
Doyen Quest	144	153	132
Jordans Cross	140	148	141
Crest Of Fortune	135	149	143

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gold Dancer	29d ago	Fit
Regent's Stroll	29d ago	Fit
Jordans Cross	29d ago	Fit
Salver	30d ago	Fit
Wendigo	30d ago	Fit
Miami Magic	42d ago	Fit
Crest Of Fortune	55d ago	Fresh
Doyen Quest	82d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Doyen Quest	Front Runner
Miami Magic	Prominent

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.