Aintree Races
Aintree
14:25
Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023
Distance: 3m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5.50
Place: £1.70 £10.90 £3.60
Exacta: £349
Tricast: £3025.39
Trifecta: £4852.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | West Balboa (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 156 lbs | 9/2F | Won | Towards rear of midfield - headway after 10th - pushed along after 3 out - led after 2 out - kept on strongly and went clear run-in - ridden out(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 15 | Pounding Poet (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Tom Lacey | 154 lbs | 50/1 | 5 | Towards rear of midfield - headway after 10th - pushed along after 3 out - not clear run and switched right after 2 out - soon ridden - 4 lengths down last - kept on well run-in - went second final 110yds | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Mill Green (GB) | N/A | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway 8th - prominent 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went third final 110yds - kept on | ||
| 4th | 1 | Good Time Jonny (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
A J Martin | 163 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Midfield - not clear run repeatedly from 3 out - switched right and ridden after 2 out - headway last - kept on strongly final 110yds - went fourth final strides(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | |
| 5th | 5 | Gatsby Grey (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Oliver McKiernan | 162 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway after 10th - bit short of room 2 out - soon ridden - briefly went second final 110yds - no extra when lost two places towards finish - lost fourth final strides | ||
| 6th | 11 | Glimpse Of Gala (GB) | 9 M | AVG |
Bradley Roberts
(7)lbs
|
Charlie Longsdon | 150 lbs | 40/1 | 1 | Led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden after 3 out - headed after 2 out - no extra final 110yds | |
| 7th | 4 | Vina Ardanza (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Aidan Kelly
(5)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 28/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - headway 3 out - soon ridden - kept on until no extra final 110yds(tchd 33/1) | |
| 8th | 9 | An Tailliur (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Jonjo O'Neill | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - not fluent 6th - ridden after 3 out - soon outpaced - kept on but well held run-in - lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left hind shoe)(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Outlaw Peter (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 156 lbs | 17/2 | .75 | Jumped slightly right on occasions - led narrowly or disputed lead - ridden when headed after 2 out - stumbled last - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 15/2) | ||
| 10th | 21 | Starzov (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
P J O'Hanlon
(3)lbs
|
P J Rothwell | 146 lbs | 50/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - ridden when mistake 2 out - well held but stayed on run-in(op 66/1) | |
| 11th | 10 | Party Business (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Ian Williams | 158 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - headway after 9th - midfield when ridden 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 14/1) | ||
| 12th | 18 | Mexico (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 150 lbs | 7/1 | 2 | In touch with leaders - hit 3 out - soon ridden and outpaced(op 13/2) | ||
| 13th | 3 | Erne River (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Nick Kent | 163 lbs | 33/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - ridden after 3 out - hung left from 2 out - weakened run-in (trainer said gelding did not stay the trip of 3m on this occasion) | ||
| 14th | 19 | Moon Hunter (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry Daly | 150 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - dropped to rear and struggling 10th - well held from 3 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 18/1) | ||
| 15th | 14 | Au Fleuron (FR) | 8 G | AVG |
Kieren Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 152 lbs | 12/1 | 9.5 | Prominent - pressed leaders 10th - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1) | |
| 16th | 2 | Itchy Feet (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Olly Murphy | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - ridden before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 17th | 6 | Dolphin Square (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 161 lbs | 50/1 | 7.5 | Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear 6th - struggling after 9th - weakened 3 out(op 66/1) | ||
| 18th | 22 | Regarding Ruth (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Lucy Wadham | 148 lbs | 100/1 | 1.75 | Midfield - ridden after 3 out - weakened after 2 out - lost shoe (vet said mare had lost her right fore shoe) | ||
| 19th | 8 | Bardenstown Lad (GB) | 10 G | AVG |
Ben Harvey
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 155 lbs | 33/1 | 3.25 | Towards rear of midfield - struggling 10th - weakened before 3 out(op 28/1) | |
| 20th | 20 | Henry's Friend (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Ben Pauling | 149 lbs | 8/1 | 7 | Prominent - weakened after 10th (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding became upset in the preliminaries and was unsuited by the large field on this occasion - which was noted; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 10/1) | ||
| 21st | 16 | Gaelik Coast (FR) | 10 G | Poor | Donald McCain | 152 lbs | 150/1 | 13 | Always towards rear | ||
| 99th | 17 | Dallas Des Pictons (FR) | 11 G | AVG | Dianne Sayer | 150 lbs | 125/1 | - | Midfield - reminders after 3rd - dropped to rear after 7th - lost touch after 8th - pulled up before 9th(op 100/1) |