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)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 She's A Saint (IRE) 8 M AVG Dan Skelton 142 lbs 25/1 Won 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
2nd 8 Slugger (GB) 6 G AVG Harry Derham 150 lbs 12/1 3.25 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)
3rd 4 Celtic Dino (FR) 6 G Elite Sam Thomas 150 lbs 9/4F 0.2 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)
4th 16 Jack Hyde (IRE) 6 G Good Fergal O'Brien 140 lbs 11/1 3.5 Prominent - hit 5th - bit short of room just before 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened gradually from last(op 17/2)
5th 3 Alnilam (FR) 6 G Good Olly Murphy 152 lbs 15/2 8.5 Led - joined before 3 out - headed 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1)
6th 22 Tapley (GB) 7 G AVG Suzy Smith 135 lbs 50/1 .5 In touch with leaders - prominent on outer 5th - joined leader before 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
7th 14 Luttrell Lad (IRE) 9 G AVG Tom Lacey 140 lbs 28/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - headway and challenging on outer when hit 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 40/1 tchd 25/1)
8th 7 Grimaud (FR) 4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 151 lbs 20/1 5 Held up in midfield on inner - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
9th 10 Manuelito (GB) 5 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 147 lbs 16/1 4 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout (jockey said gelding was outpaced)
10th 6 Washington (GB) 9 G Good Harry Derham 149 lbs 22/1 2 Prominent - weakened 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 20/1)
11th 5 Kings Hill (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul John Gilligan 148 lbs 40/1 2 Prominent - weakened before 3 out(op 66/1)
12th 12 Afadil (FR) 5 G AVG Paul Nicholls 145 lbs 11/2 0.05 Midfield - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 9/2)
13th 18 Hamsiyann (IRE) 4 G Poor A J Martin 139 lbs 9/1 26 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)
99th 15 Old Gregorian (GB) 5 G AVG Lucinda Russell 137 lbs 20/1 12 Always behind - mistake 4th - finished 14th - disqualified - rider failed to weigh-in(tchd 18/1 and tchd 22/1)
99th 9 Moon Chime (GB) 6 G Good David Killahena & Graeme McPherson 145 lbs 9/1 - In rear - brought down on turn before 1st(op 17/2)
99th 2 Fiercely Proud (IRE) 6 G Good Ben Pauling 153 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - not fluent and lost position 5th - weakened after 4 out - pulled up before last(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 20 Country Park (IRE) 6 G Poor Jonjo & A J O'Neill 135 lbs 18/1 - Held up in midfield - clipped heels and slipped up on turn before 1st(op 14/1)