15:25 Aintree

Thursday 12 April 2018

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0516:4017:15

Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Soft (Soft Stand Side)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 5m 5.2s
1st
Horse silk
6
5/1
T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob
Held up towards rear, closed but waited with 3 out, switched right, headway and not much room before last out, challenging when jumped left at the last, soon led, stayed on well, clear towards finish op 6/1 tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
3
8
11/10f
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
Held up, led chasing group after 5th, closed 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led just before last, headed soon after hurdle, stayed on but not impression on winner final 100 yards op Evens tchd 5/4 and 11/10 in places
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
2
811-7
25/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Chased leader who went clear 2nd, jumped left 7th and 4 out, soon closed on leader, led before 3 out, went clear until after 2 out, headed just before last, 3rd and held flat, kept on
4th
Horse silk
6
7
9/2
T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty
Handy in chasing group, 4th 4 out, closed 3 out, ridden after next, soon beaten, weakened flat op 7/1 tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
9
3
12/1
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up towards rear, 5th after 4 out, headway when not fluent 3 out, bumped before last, 5th and no extra when not fluent at the last, weakened op 11/1 tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
23
4
911-7
25/1
T: G L MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Took keen hold, led, clear 2nd until after 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened before mistake 2 out tchd 22/1
7th
Horse silk
46
5
511-7
50/1
T: Mlle C FeyJ: R Johnson
Held up in last, not that fluent, mistake 4th, well beaten after 4 out, mistake 3 out, went left and very slow last op 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
20/1
T: H FryJ: N D Fehily
Held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along next, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before next
PU
Horse silk
9
8/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Led chasing group until after 5th, pushed along after 7th, struggling next, soon lost place and dropped away, pulled up before 3 out op 15/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£1.60, £1.10, £5.10EX:£13.10Trifecta:£148.50Tricast:£124.55SF:£10.90Swingers:£1.90, £12.80, £5.80

Forecasts

Supasundae (11/10), My Tent Or Yours (9/2), L'Ami Serge (5/1), The New One (8/1), Cyrus Darius (12/1), Air Horse One (20/1), Clyne (25/1), Diakali (25/1), Izzo (50/1)

Verdict

The biggest field since 2013 likely to go to post with the favourite having been successful in three of the last four years. The Irish also have a good record in this and provide the likely market leader SUPERSUNDAE who comes here on the back of his second in the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham. He won’t have it all his own way though with Nicky Henderson (trained winner three times last seven years) running both My Tent Or Yours and L’Ami Serge, the former of that duo twice a runner-up in this, coming here fresh in an attempt to go one better. The New One also returns for another go having won this before adding some depth to the race.
  1. Supasundae
  2. My Tent Or Yours
  3. The New One

Previous Winners

2017
Buveur D'Air
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 6
4/9

Prize Money

1st: £140,325.002nd: £52,775.003rd: £26,375.004th: £13,175.005th: £6,625.006th: £3,300.007th: £1,700.008th: £900.009th: £500.0010th: £250.00

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