15:25 Aintree

Thursday 4 April 2019

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

Betway Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:29 | Winning time: 5m 10.2s

1^st

Supasundae

911-7

15/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along after 4 out, left in lead 3 out, pressed next, kept on flat, gamely kept finding enough to hold off challengers, in command inside final 100 yards op 9/1 tchd 15/2

2^nd

1 ¼

Buveur D'Air

811-7

5/6f

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leader until 2nd, left 2nd on bend after 5th, leader soon went clear, closed after 4 out, mistake and hampered 3 out, challenging 2 out, pressing winner flat, held final 100 yards, kept on op 8/11 tchd 10/11

3^rd

Ch'tibello

811-7

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up on inside, disputing 3rd from 5th, challenged briefly 2 out, switched right before last and looked held, switched right flat and closed, threatened briefly, 3rd and held final 100 yards, kept on tchd 12/1

4^th

Summerville Boy

711-7

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, mistake 7th, weakened before being left modest 4th 3 out op 20/1

5^th

Silver Streak

611-7

25/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened op 20/1

Also Ran

Faugheen

1111-7

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Led, headed after 5th, soon pulled up op 9/2 tchd 7/2

Melon

711-7

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Took keen hold, chased leader 2nd, led after 5th, clear before next until after 4 out, about 1 length ahead when fell 3 out

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Non-Runners

Verdana Blue²³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Brain Power²³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: N J Henderson J: Aidan Coleman

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.70, £1.40EX:£15.50Trifecta:£91.70Tricast:£84.56SF:£14.15Swingers:£2.20, £7.50, £3.20

Forecasts

Buveur D'Air (5/6), Faugheen (4/1), Supasundae (15/2), Melon (8/1), Ch'tibello (14/1), Verdana Blue (16/1), Summerville Boy (25/1), Silver Streak (25/1), Brain Power (33/1)

Nicky Henderson has dominated this event in the last 10 years, winning the race on four occasions and his dual winning Champion hurdler BUVEUR D'AIR gets a chance to make amends for his Cheltenham fall; he can become the eighth dual winner of this event since 1977. Four others who ran in this year’s Champion Hurdle take their chance over this extra half mile with all of them facing doubts over the trip; Melon and Silver Streak in particular have to prove they stay the distance. Faugheen may find this trip his best having run a very sound race in the Stayers’ Hurdle last time with a tired looking Supersundae well beaten off back in seventh.

Buveur D'Air
Faugheen
Melon

Previous Winners

2018

L'Ami Serge

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: D A Jacob | T: N J Henderson

5/1

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