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Aintree
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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £43.60 Place: £7.20 £1.70 £2.10 Exacta: £325.50 Tricast: £1254.30 Trifecta: £2428.70
Non-Runners: Bo Zenith (unsuitable ground), Jeriko Du Reponet (unsuitable ground), Maximilian (unsuitable ground), Navajo Indy (self certificate), Nurse Susan (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4f 3m 3m 3m 2m7½f
1st
Midfield - headway before 2 out - prominent when not clear run and switched right before last - soon ridden - edged left and led inside final 110yds - stayed on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the race at Sandown on heavy ground may have come too soon - having only ran 13 days prior)(op 40/1)
6 G Good
Christian Williams 156 lbs 28/1 Won
3m 3m
2m 2m5f 2m4½f 2m2½f 2m4f
2nd
Led - headed and prominent after 1st - prominent behind clear leaders after 4 out - headway and led when hung left before last - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 13/2)
6 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 11/2 1
2m3½f 3m 2m6½f 2m7½f 2m2f
2m4f 2m3f 2m5f 2m5½f 2m5f
3rd
Taken down early - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway on inner 3 out - went third run-in - stayed on(op 9/1)
5 G Good
Neil Mulholland 158 lbs 7/1 .5
2m4f 3m1f 3m 3m 2m5f
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f
4th
Held up in rear - slightly hampered 8th - headway before 2 out - went fourth run-in - stayed on(op 9/1)
6 G AVG
Paul Nolan 159 lbs 12/1 0.2
2m7½f 2m 2m4½f 2m1f
2m5½f 3m½f 3m 2m7f 3m
5th
Slowly into stride - towards rear - hampered by faller 8th - headway before 3 out - went fourth before last - weakened inside final 110yds(op 4/1)
7 G Good
Dan Skelton 158 lbs 5/1 3.25
-
2m4f 3m½f 3m 2m7f 2m4½f
6th
In touch with leaders - steady headway 3 out - switched right before last - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1)
5 G AVG
Nigel Twiston-Davies 162 lbs 16/1 0.2
2m4f 2m 1m7f 2m3f
2m4f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4½f
7th
Held up in rear - slightly hampered 8th - headway 2 out - hung left approaching last - weakened run-in
6 G AVG
Olly Murphy 159 lbs 4/1F 3.25
3m½f 2m4f 2m4f
1m4f 3m 2m6½f 2m6½f 2m1f
8th
Prominent - pressed leader 8th - clear with one other after 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon hung left and weakened(op 80/1)
8 G AVG
Matthew J Smith 159 lbs 66/1 1.5
2m7½f 3m 2m6½f 2m½f 3m1½f
3m 1m4f 2m6½f 3m 2m½f
9th
Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly after 1st - clear with one other after 4 out - hung left and headed before last - soon weakened(tchd 40/1)
8 G AVG
Gary McGill 156 lbs 50/1 .5
2m7½f 2m1f 3m
2m4½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m3½f 3m½f
10th
Towards rear throughout
7 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 165 lbs 14/1 6
3m 3m½f 2m4½f
3m 2m6½f 3m1f 2m5f 3m
11th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1)
7 G AVG
Nicky Henderson 156 lbs 25/1 4.25
3m 3m2f 3m2f 3m
2m7½f 2m4f 2m7½f 3m 2m6f
12th
Slowly into stride - didn't always jump with fluency - always behind - tailed off(op 15/2)
7 G AVG
Jonathan Sweeney 167 lbs 9/1 33
2m7½f 2m4f 2m6f 2m5½f
3m 1m5f 2m6½f 2m4f 2m4f
13th
In touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
7 M AVG
Jarlath P Fahey 161 lbs 33/1 10
2m4f 2m 2m5f 2m6½f
2m½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f
99th
Took keen hold - midfield - fell 8th
5 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 163 lbs 6/1 -
2m7½f 2m4f
2m4f 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m7½f 2m7½f
99th
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Slowly into stride - raced wide - midfield - struggling 8th - tailed off when pulled up before 3 out(op 66/1)
12 G AVG
Brian Ellison 159 lbs 50/1 -
3m2½f 3m1½f 2m4f 3m3f 2m7½f
2m3½f 2m4½f 3m 3m½f 2m5f
99th
Pressed leader - hit 2nd - in touch with leaders 8th - weakening when bad mistake 3 out - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 3rd last hurdle)(tchd 22/1)
5 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 158 lbs 25/1 -
2m4½f
2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Raced wide - in touch with leaders - dropped to rear when not fluent 2nd - weakened before 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 20/1)
7 G AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 159 lbs 18/1 -
2m5f 2m5f