Aintree
13:20
William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2024 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £5.90 Place: £1.80 £4.20 £1.70 Exacta: £100.10 Tricast: £280.37 Trifecta: £629.10
Non-Runners: Honor Grey (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Midfield - dropped to rear when short of room after 1st - midfield 4th - headway after 10th - led narrowly after 3 out - went clear approaching last - edged left run-in - kept on well - comfortably(op 11/2)
7 G Good Dan Skelton 148 lbs 9/2 Won
2nd
Prominent early - in touch with leaders from 3rd - headway 3 out - disputing second last - kept on but no match for winner(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
7 G Poor Christian Williams 147 lbs 18/1 7.5
3rd
Midfield - headway before 3 out - soon prominent - disputing second approaching last - kept on(op 5/2)
8 M AVG Dan Skelton 163 lbs 11/4F .5
4th
In touch with leaders - headway 3 out - pressed winner before 2 out - disputing second approaching last - kept on(op 10/1)
7 G AVG Jonjo O'Neill 158 lbs 9/1 0.3
5th
Midfield - outpaced after 3 out - some headway approaching last - stayed on but not pace to challenge
7 G AVG Paul Nicholls 166 lbs 9/1 4.25
6th
Held up in rear - hampered 1st - hit 2nd - some headway into midfield 3 out - hung left from 2 out - no impression from last(op 15/2)
8 G Poor John Joseph Murphy 150 lbs 9/1 3.75
7th
Pressed leader - briefly led after 4th - led after 7th - headed after 3 out - no extra approaching last(op 50/1)
12 G AVG David Brace 147 lbs 66/1 0.2
8th
Midfield - headway 10th - disputing third 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 33/1)
12 G AVG L J Morgan 151 lbs 40/1 9.5
9th
Midfield - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
11 G Good Nicky Henderson 163 lbs 16/1 2.25
10th
Held up in rear - midfield 5th - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1)
7 G AVG W P Mullins 152 lbs 12/1 0.2
11th
Prominent - pressed leaders 3 out - weakened after 2 out - bad mistake last
9 G AVG Nicky Henderson 166 lbs 14/1 2
12th
Held up in rear - some headway when short of room and hampered after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 33/1)
7 G AVG Dan Skelton 140 lbs 28/1 1.75
13th
Midfield - not fluent 9th - outpaced and dropped to rear after 10th - weakened after 2 out(op 28/1)
10 G AVG Paul Nicholls 163 lbs 50/1 0.1
14th
Always behind(op 66/1)
7 G AVG Nicky Henderson 142 lbs 80/1 2
15th
Prominent - dropped to midfield 10th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/1)
6 G Good Nigel Twiston-Davies 162 lbs 13/2 27
16th
Led - pressed leader when headed after 7th - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 25/1)
8 G Good Mark Walford 154 lbs 28/1 .5
99th
Midfield - not fluent 5th - dropped to rear after 7th - lost touch 8th - tailed off when pulled up after 10th(op 100/1)
12 G AVG Olly Williams 144 lbs 125/1 -
99th
Always behind - clipped heels and stumbled after 1st - lost touch 9th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding bled from nose)(op 40/1)
9 G AVG Rebecca Menzies 152 lbs 66/1 -
99th
Midfield - weakened before 10th - pulled up before 3 out(op 80/1)
N/A AVG S R B Crawford 158 lbs 66/1 -
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99th
Midfield early - dropped to rear 3rd - lost touch from 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 40/1)
5 G AVG Jamie Snowden 159 lbs 80/1 -
99th
Never going well - always behind - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
8 G AVG Venetia Williams 149 lbs 33/1 -