Aintree
16:05
William Hill Aintree Hurdle (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.63 Place: £1.40 £1.70 Exacta: £4.90 Trifecta: £26
Non-Runners: Lucky Place (vet's certificate, lame)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced in second - briefly led 6th - led 7th - hit 3 out - edged left before last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 2/1 tchd 6/4)
5 M Elite Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 13/8F Won
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2nd
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway and went second 2 out - soon short of room and switched right - mistake last - kept on but not recover(op 15/8)
6 G Elite Dan Skelton 164 lbs 9/4 2.25
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3rd
In rear - not fluent 4 out - headway 2 out - went third and keeping on when bit short of room and switched right inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 11/1)
5 G Good Joe Tizzard 164 lbs 12/1 1.5
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4th
In touch with leaders - headway and pressed winner 3 out - lost second 2 out - no extra when lost third inside final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
7 M Good Jeremy Scott 157 lbs 11/1 .75
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5th
Led - not fluent and briefly headed 6th - headed 7th - lost position 3 out - soon weakened(op 14/1)
6 G Elite Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 18/1 12
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6th
Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in rear - struggling from 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too free)(tchd 9/2)
8 G Elite W P Mullins 164 lbs 4/1 2.25
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