16:20 Aintree

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:4514:2515:0015:4016:2017:1518:20

Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 6m 20.10s

1^st

Identity Thief

811-7

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Sean Flanagan

Held up towards rear, steady headway from 9th, tracking leaders in 4th before 3 out, challenged going best 2 out, led before last, ridden and in command flat, stayed on well op 12/1

2^nd

Wholestone

711-7

7/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat but kept on op 3/1 tchd 4/1 in places

3^rd

Sam Spinner

611-7

6/5f

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Joe Colliver

Tracked leader, awkward 5th, went left and slow 7th, led after 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last, weakened flat tchd 11/8, 6/4 in places

4^th

The Worlds End

711-7

6/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Held up in mid-division, headway 8th, blundered next, close 3rd before 3 out, 4th when jumped right and looked awkward briefly on landing 2 out, weakened before last op 7/1 tchd 11/2

5^th

Serienschock

1011-7

66/1

T: Miss Alexandra RosaJ: Ludovic Philipperon

Held up towards rear, some headway from after 4 out and 5th 3 out, weakened next, closed on modest 4th towards finish op 50/1

6^th

Shelford

911-7

80/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, modest 7th before 3 out, no impression, well beaten when blundered 2 out op 66/1

7^th

Old Guard

711-7

12/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in mid-division, headway 9th, pushed along after 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, well held when mistake 2 out, blundered last op 14/1

Also Ran

Coole Cody

711-7

25/1

T: M BlakeJ: T Scudamore

Led, mistake 4 out, soon headed and dropped away, well behind when pulled up before 3 out tchd 20/1, 28/1 in a place

Lil Rockerfeller

711-7

12/1

T: N B KingJ: T E Whelan

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along after 5th, ridden after 7th, struggling to hold place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

Thomas Campbell

611-7

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in touch on outside after 1st, ridden and lost place after 9th, well beaten from next, pulled up before 3 out tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

L'Ami Serge²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: N J Henderson J: Aidan Coleman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.20Pl:£2.70, £1.40, £1.20EX:£70.30Trifecta:£179.80Tricast:£105.25SF:£63.37Swingers:£5.80, £4.90, £1.60

Forecasts

Sam Spinner (6/5), Wholestone (7/2), The Worlds End (6/1), L'Ami Serge (8/1), Old Guard (12/1), Lil Rockerfeller (12/1), Identity Thief (14/1), Thomas Campbell (16/1), Coole Cody (25/1), Serienschock (66/1), Shelford (80/1)

A good renewal with Sam Spinner looking for his revenge on Wholestone having not been seen to best effect around Cheltenham in the Stayers Hurdle and finishing fifth off what was a far too sedate pace; it won’t be a surprise to see him make this a far sterner test. Last year’s Sefton winner THE WORLDS END may finally confirm the promise of that now run returned to a course that obviously suits him and spring a little bit of a surprise (wasn’t that far behind Sam Spinner at Cheltenham). Lil Rockerfeller has the form in the book to win this if he comes back to his absolute best while Identity Thief is a very interesting contender if he stays this trip.

The Worlds End
Sam Spinner
Lil Rockerfeller

Previous Winners

2017

Yanworth

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: B J Geraghty | T: A King

9/4

Prize Money

1st: £101,034.002nd: £37,998.003rd: £18,990.004th: £9,486.005th: £4,770.006th: £2,376.007th: £1,224.008th: £648.009th: £360.0010th: £180.00