Aintree
17:15
Hallgarten And Novum Wines Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys'/Amateur Riders' Race) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 2 Surface: Turf
Win: £26 Place: £2.90 £3 £1.60 Exacta: £376.20 Tricast: £971.18 Trifecta: £3731.40
Non-Runners: Cormier (self certificate, lame), Diamonds For Luck (self certificate, unsuitable ground), Dominic's Fault (self certificate, unsuitable ground), Lario (self certificate, unsuitable ground), Lump Sum (self certificate, cast in box)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - pushed along and 5 lengths down when not fluent 3 out - headway after 2 out - squeezed through and went third just before last - ridden and led final 110yds - kept on well and won going away
8 M AVG Dan Skelton 142 lbs 25/1 Won
2nd
Midfield - smooth headway 4 out - joined leader going easily just after 2 out - not fluent but led narrowly last - soon ridden - headed and no extra final 110yds(op 18/1)
6 G AVG Harry Derham 150 lbs 12/1 3.25
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3rd
In rear - badly hampered on turn before 1st - towards rear after 3rd - good headway after 4 out - challenging 3 out - led narrowly 2 out - soon ridden - headed last - no extra final 110yds(op 5/2)
6 G Good Sam Thomas 150 lbs 9/4F 0.2
4th
Prominent - hit 5th - bit short of room just before 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened gradually from last(op 17/2)
6 G Good Fergal O'Brien 140 lbs 11/1 3.5
5th
Led - joined before 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1)
6 G Good Olly Murphy 152 lbs 15/2 8.5
6th
In touch with leaders - prominent on outer 5th - joined leader before 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
7 G AVG Suzy Smith 135 lbs 50/1 .5
7th
In touch with leaders - headway and challenging on outer when hit 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
9 G AVG Tom Lacey 140 lbs 28/1 1.25
8th
Held up in midfield on inner - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 20/1 5
9th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding was outpaced)
5 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 147 lbs 16/1 4
10th
Prominent - weakened 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
9 G Good Harry Derham 149 lbs 22/1 2
11th
Prominent - weakened before 3 out(op 66/1)
6 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 148 lbs 40/1 2
12th
Midfield - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 9/2)
5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 145 lbs 11/2 0.05
13th
Always behind - badly hampered on turn before 1st (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by both the fallers on bend turning into home straight on first circuit)(op 15/2)
4 G Poor A J Martin 139 lbs 9/1 26
99th
Always behind - mistake 4th - finished 14th - disqualified - rider failed to weigh-in(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 137 lbs 20/1 12
99th
In rear - brought down on turn before 1st(op 17/2)
6 G Good David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 145 lbs 9/1 -
99th
Prominent - not fluent and lost position 5th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before last(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
6 G Good Ben Pauling 153 lbs 25/1 -
99th
Held up in midfield - clipped heels and slipped up on turn before 1st(op 14/1)
6 G Poor Jonjo & A J O'Neill 135 lbs 18/1 -