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Aintree
14:20
William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.90 Place: £2.90 £2.40 £5.10 Exacta: £80.60 Tricast: £1165.96 Trifecta: £1665.40
Non-Runners: Benson (self certificate), Playful Saint (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1m4f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f
1st
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - steady headway going easily and led after 2 out - ridden and edged left run-in - kept on strongly(op 7/1)
6 G Good
John C McConnell 150 lbs 8/1 Won
-
2m4f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2nd
Prominent on outer - not fluent 3 out - ridden and went second before last - kept on final 110yds - no match for winner(op 10/1)
8 G AVG
Paul John Gilligan 150 lbs 8/1 2
1m3½f 1m6f 2m 2m4f 2m6f
2m2½f 2m 2m 2m½f 2m3½f
3rd
Held up in rear - hampered on turn after 2nd - still plenty to do 3 out - headway on inner before 2 out - ridden and went third when edged left run-in - stayed on - did well in the circumstances(op 20/1)
5 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 18/1 .75
2m3½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4½f
1m4f 1m4f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m
4th
Midfield on inner - steady headway before 2 out - ridden and went fourth final 110yds - no extra towards finish - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left-hind shoe)
8 G AVG
Alan King 157 lbs 22/1 4.5
2m2½f 2m4f 2m4½f 1m6f 2m2f
2m4½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m5f
5th
Didn't jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - ridden and outpaced before 2 out - rallied run-in - not reach leaders
8 G AVG
Alan King 154 lbs 16/1 0.3
2m4f 2m5f 2m5f 3m 3m½f
2m7f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
6th
Jumped slightly right throughout - led - clear before 3rd - reduced lead 5th - increased tempo after 4 out - ridden and headed after 2 out - weakened run-in
11 G AVG
Dan Skelton 153 lbs 50/1 1.5
2m7½f 3m2½f 2m5f 2m½f 2m3½f
2m½f 1m7½f 2m 2m½f 2m4½f
7th
Towards rear - hampered on turn after 2nd - steady headway into midfield when not fluent 5th - not fluent 3 out - ridden and switched right when hit last - edged left and weakened final 110yds(op 13/2)
8 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 165 lbs 15/2F .75
2m4f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f
2m½f 2m 2m1f 2m5f 2m5f
8th
Midfield - ridden before 3 out - outpaced when hung left before last - soon beaten(op 16/1)
9 G Good
Nicky Richards 155 lbs 14/1 1.75
2m 1m7f 2m½f 2m5½f 2m1f
2m3½f 2m3f 2m3f 2m1f 2m3½f
9th
Raced in second - edged right and lost second 2 out - soon ridden - weakened run-in(op 18/1)
8 G Good
Donald McCain 158 lbs 20/1 3.5
1m7f 2m 2m3½f 2m½f 2m
2m3½f 2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 2m5f
10th
Held up in rear - slightly hampered on turn after 2nd - ridden before 3 out - some headway before last - never dangerous(tchd 11/1)
7 G Good
Sam Thomas 163 lbs 12/1 .75
2m4f 3m½f 2m3½f
2m5f 3m 2m½f 2m4f 2m4½f
11th
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - pushed along before 3 out - lost position when mistake 2 out
10 G Good
Harry Derham 160 lbs 8/1 .5
3m½f 2m5f 2m4f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m5f
12th
Midfield - not fluent 7th - ridden and hung left after 3 out - beaten 2 out(op 12/1)
8 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 151 lbs 14/1 1.25
3m½f 2m5f 3m 2m7½f 2m7½f
2m3f 2m3½f 3m½f 3m 2m4½f
13th
Took keen hold - midfield on outer - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off
9 M Poor
Dan Skelton 159 lbs 33/1 19
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m2½f
2m1½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4½f
14th
In touch with leaders on outer - pushed along after 4 out - weakened before 3 out - tailed off
6 G AVG
Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 25/1 13
2m5f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m3f 2m5f 2m1f 1m7½f 2m5f
15th
Slowly into stride - didn't jump well - in rear throughout - tailed off (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was slowly away and never travelled thereafter; vet reported that a post-race examination of failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)
5 G AVG
Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 165 lbs 17/2 0.1
1m7½f
3m 2m5f 3m 2m4f 3m
16th
In touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield before 2nd - towards rear and pushed along 6th - weakened before 3 out - no chance when hit 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
6 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 40/1 0.1
3m 2m2½f 3m
2m4½f 2m4f 3m 2m3½f 2m5f
17th
In rear throughout - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/1)
6 G AVG
E Sheehy 164 lbs 8/1 16
1m3½f 2m 2m1f 2m4f 2m4f
2m½f 2m5f 2m 2m3½f 2m5f
18th
Towards rear - short of room and badly hampered on turn after 2nd - never on terms(op 22/1)
7 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 18/1 0.2
-
2m½f 2m 2m4f 2m4½f 2m½f
19th
In rear throughout - tailed off(tchd 12/1)
4 F AVG
Lucy Wadham 159 lbs 14/1 2.75
2m4f
2m 1m6f 2m 2m1f 2m½f
99th
Towards rear on outer - ridden and struggling after 4 out - pulled up before 3 out
10 G Poor
Philip Kirby 163 lbs 80/1 -
2m½f 2m3f 2m3f 2m1f 2m4½f