--- title: Andrew Mount's Aintree Angles Day 1 description: Form expert Andrew Mount talks about the Thursday of the Aintree Grand National Festival. --- [Horse Racing ](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/blog-racing) # [Andrew Mount's Aintree Angles Day 1](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/blog-racing/andrew-mounts-aintree-angles-day-1) Written by [Simon Nott](https://www.simonnott.co.uk/blog-racing/author/simon-nott) | 4/2/26 7:58 AM     AK Bets - NOW FREE OF PREVIOUS ACCOUNT OPENING RESTRICTIONS. Click for an exclusive sign up deal and a top class bookmaking experience. 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Backing all 22 Triumph runners returned a profit of £4.36… **Horse country of breeding** Eight of the ten winners were French-bred, though backing all 39 qualifiers returned a loss of £3.64 at SP (+£2.73 at Betfair SP after 2% commission). **Trainers** Willie Mullins’ representatives recorded form figures of F112F1 (3-6) for a profit of £4.00.   **2.20 – William Hill Manifesto Novices’ Chase (Grade 1)** **Trainers** Paul Nicholls has a poor record, with all 17 of his runners tasting defeat (expected winners = 3.39)… **Age** Six-year-olds have a good recent record… **Trainer nationality** Irish trainers have over-performed… **Days since last race** Those who raced within the past 28 days returned a loss of 50% on turnover (at SP)… Six of those started as favourite and all were beaten… **Finishing position last time out** Last time out winners are 0-21 in the past ten years…   **2.55 – Aintree Bowl Chase (Grade 1)** **SP favourites** The market leader won seven of the past ten renewals… **Last time out winners** **LTO winners were 0-8 (I was surprised that so few of the 74 runners were arriving at Aintree on the back of a victory)…**   **3.30 – Randox Foxhunters’ Open Hunters’ Chase ** **Running style** Eight of the ten winners raced prominently, front-runners were 0-10 and only two winners (from 174 runners) were ridden patiently…   **4.05 – Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)** **Race classification last time out** All ten winners prepped in another Grade 1 (nine of them at Cheltenham) and backing all 37 qualifiers returned a small profit at Betfair SP… Last time out Grade 1 winners were four from four… …though the prices were skinny.   **4.40 – Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Class 1)** **Weight** Eight of the last ten winners carried 10-10 or less… **Weight rank** Horses ranked one through to five in the weights had a poor record… **Race class last time out** Eight of the ten winners prepped in Class 2 or Class 3 company… **Running style** Three winners made all (+£12.00 to a £1 level stake at SP), five were prominent (49 qualifiers, -£4.00) while only two winners (from 88 runners) were ridden patiently (-£41.00)… **Prep race** Those who prepped in the Grand Annual at the Cheltenham festival were 0-39… **Previous chase wins** Seven of the last ten Red Rum winners had won just once over fences previous or were chase maidens.. …and backing all 36 qualifiers returned a profit of £22.00.   Sign Up to Octopus Energy, we both get £50 [Friend referral | Octopus Energy](https://share.octopus.energy/new-robin-655)    AK Bets - NOW FREE OF PREVIOUS ACCOUNT OPENING RESTRICTIONS. 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