Aintree
15:35
JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £9 Place: £2.20 £2.10 £1.60 Exacta: £56.10 Tricast: £147.49 Trifecta: £138
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In rear - cajoled along from 5th - not fluent 10th - soon pushed along - headway 3 out - led last - soon ridden - went clear run-in - kept on strongly(tchd 17/2)
N/A AVG Gordon Elliott 164 lbs 8/1 Won
2nd
Travelled strongly - midfield - headway 10th - going best when led after 2 out - headed last - soon ridden and held - stayed on - lost shoe (vet said mare lost her left-hind shoe)(op 4/1)
9 M Poor Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 5/1 3.25
3rd
Jumped left throughout - set good pace - hung left from 3 out - ridden when headed after 2 out - stayed on until no extra from last(op 10/3)
9 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 3/1F 6.5
4th
Prominent - ridden after 3 out - kept on until no extra from last(op 18/1)
9 G AVG Oliver McKiernan 164 lbs 16/1 7.5
5th
In touch with leaders - lost position after 6th - in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 6/1 3
6th
Raced in second - ridden after 3 out - soon short of room and lost second - weakened approaching last(op 9/1)
11 G AVG Jeremy Scott 164 lbs 13/2 8.5
7th
In touch with leaders - went third after 7th - no chance after 3 out - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 164 lbs 25/1 12
8th
Midfield - headway after 10th - every chance when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - weakened approaching last(op 33/1)
12 G Good Olly Murphy 164 lbs 28/1 8
99th
Held up in rear - some headway after 10th - soon ridden and weakened - pulled up before 3 out
9 G Good Dan Skelton 164 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Disputing second - pushed along when lost position but in touch with leaders after 7th - reminder before 8th - towards rear when not fluent 10th - weakened 3 out - pulled up 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding ran flat and may be feeling the effects of a long and busy season - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/2)
9 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 164 lbs 9/2 -