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Aintree
14:20
William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.20 Place: £3.30 £2.60 £3.80 Exacta: £236.30 Tricast: £1443.13 Trifecta: £4336.70
Non-Runners: Brentford Hope (self certificate, unsuitable ground), Off The Jury (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m½f 2m1f 2m2½f 2m½f 2m4f
1st
Prominent - led from 2nd - not fluent 7th - went clear after 2 out - 5 lengths ahead last - kept on well but reduced lead final 110yds - always doing enough(op 10/1)
6 G Good
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 146 lbs 14/1 Won
2m4½f 2m4f
2m2f 2m4½f
2nd
Towards rear - steady headway from 4 out - 5 lengths down and went second last - ran on well run-in - just held(op 6/1 tchd 17/2)
5 G AVG
W P Mullins 159 lbs 8/1 0.3
2m4½f
2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m½f 2m
3rd
Prominent early - in touch with leaders 2nd - headway when hit 3 out - went second 2 out - lost second last - kept on but no extra run-in(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
7 G Good
Alan King 162 lbs 12/1 4
-
2m½f 1m7½f 2m5f 2m4½f 2m5f
4th
Midfield early - soon in rear - headway 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(tchd 13/2)
7 G Elite
Nicky Henderson 168 lbs 7/1 5.5
2m4½f 3m½f 3m½f 3m½f
3m1f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m½f 2m5f
5th
Took keen hold - midfield - lost position 4 out - headway 3 out - no impression but kept on from 2 out(op 40/1)
6 G AVG
Neil Mulholland 152 lbs 28/1 .75
2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4f 3m½f
2m 1m7½f 2m 2m4½f 2m3½f
6th
Led - prominent 2nd - outpaced 3 out - weakened gradually before last(op 7/1)
5 G Elite
Olly Murphy 151 lbs 10/1 2.25
2m4f 3m1f
2m 2m 2m 1m7½f 2m1f
7th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hit 7th - not fluent 4 out - weakened last(op 18/1)
6 G AVG
Alan King 150 lbs 20/1 1
2m 1m7½f 2m½f 1m7½f
2m5f 2m 2m½f 1m7½f 2m5f
8th
Took keen hold - towards rear - going okay 3 out - soon outpaced - weakened before last(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
6 G AVG
Dan Skelton 160 lbs 9/2F 4.5
2m3½f 2m 1m7½f 2m
1m7½f 2m 2m 1m7f 2m1f
9th
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - disputing second when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
6 G AVG
Gary & Josh Moore 159 lbs 25/1 1.25
2m 2m2f 2m 2m
2m5f 3m 2m½f 2m7½f 2m5f
10th
Towards rear - mistake and in rear 1st - no chance from 3 out - hit last - never going well(tchd 40/1)
7 G AVG
Evan Williams 154 lbs 50/1 4.25
2m4f 2m3f 2m4f
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m7½f 3m½f
11th
Prominent - in touch with leaders 2nd - weakened 2 out(op 50/1)
6 G AVG
Tom Lacey 150 lbs 28/1 1.5
2m4f 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m4f
1m7f 2m½f 2m1f 2m 2m
12th
Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent 4 out - weakened 2 out
5 G AVG
Jonjo & A J O'Neill 153 lbs 10/1 1.75
1m7½f 2m5f
2m4f 2m7½f 2m 2m 2m5f
13th
Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 50/1)
11 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 168 lbs 40/1 1.25
2m1f
2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m½f 2m2f
14th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - weakened after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1)
6 M Good
Dan Skelton 143 lbs 13/2 4.25
2m 2m4½f 2m4f
2m 2m½f 2m1f 2m3½f 2m
15th
Took keen hold - in rear - hit 5th - hit 4 out - brief headway when mistake 3 out - soon weakened
5 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 148 lbs 10/1 2
2m4f 2m4f 2m½f
3m½f 2m6f 2m4½f 2m6½f 2m3½f
16th
In touch with leaders - midfield with one circuit to go - not fluent 3 out - weakened 2 out
8 G AVG
Jonathan Sweeney 162 lbs 28/1 1.75
2m4½f 2m4½f 2m7f 2m5f
2m½f 2m 1m7½f 2m 1m7½f
17th
In rear throughout(op 50/1)
9 G AVG
Harry Fry 156 lbs 33/1 1.75
-
2m5½f 2m4½f 3m½f 2m3½f 2m4f
18th
Raced wide - pressed leader - prominent 2nd - not fluent and in touch with leaders 5th - not fluent then hung right and weakened 4 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)
8 G Good
Henry Daly 143 lbs 20/1 28
2m4f 3m 3m1f
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m5f 2m4f
19th
Always behind(op 50/1)
8 G Good
Lucinda Russell 153 lbs 40/1 .75
2m4f 2m5f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f
2m 2m 2m3f 1m7½f 2m3f
99th
In touch with leaders - prominent 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out - pulled up after 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than report from jockey that gelding stopped quickly on this occasion and may be feeling the effects of a long season)(op 16/1)
6 G AVG
Sam Thomas 164 lbs 12/1 -
2m 2m3f