13:45 Aintree

Friday 8 April 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

20 Years Together, Alder Hey & Aintree Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 53.51s

1^st

Langer Dan

611-1

4/1j

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, awkward 7th, smooth progress on inside before 3 out, switched right before 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on strongly flat op 7/2

2^nd

1 ¾

Fils D'oudairies

711-4

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Prominent, almost upsides 2nd, settled behind leaders 3rd, close up 3 out, led 2 out and ridden, headed approaching last, kept on flat op 9/1

3^rd

Balco Coastal

610-12

8/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Held up in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, one pace from last op 15/2

4^th

Garry Clermont

711-5

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up towards rear, steady headway 7th, further progress travelling strongly 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on from last but no chance with leading pair

5^th

Paddys Motorbike

1010-11

22/1

T: S ThomasJ: Finn Lambert (7)

Pressed leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed 3 out, hit last, one pace flat op 25/1

6^th

Broomfield Burg

610-10

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up towards rear, hampered 7th, headway after 4 out, ridden before 3 out, steady progress under pressure before last, one pace flat

7^th

2 ¼

Peking Rose

710-8

17/2

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Midfield, ridden before 3 out, some headway 2 out, awkward last, weakened flat op 12/1

8^th

6 ½

Tronador

611-0

22/1

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Held up towards rear, hampered 7th, ridden before 3 out, stayed on one pace from 2 out tchd 25/1

9^th

Hang In There

811-12

80/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Joe Anderson (7)

Held up in touch, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place before 2 out, faded before last

10^th

Quinta Do Mar

710-11

25/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Prominent, pressed leader 2nd, not fluent 3 out and ridden, weakened 2 out

11^th

6 ½

Speech Bubble

710-8

8/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: D N Russell

Towards rear, steady headway 4 out, switch right and progress 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last op 15/2

12^th

Rockadenn

610-10

100/1

T: A RalphJ: Nick Scholfield

Held up in rear, stayed on past beaten horses from 3 out, never a factor op 80/1 tchd 125/1

13^th

8 ½

Politesse

810-10

20/1

T: L FowlerJ: C J Orr (3)

Led, restrained behind leaders 2nd, dropped to midfield 3rd, towards rear when awkward 4th, ridden before 3 out, no impression tchd 22/1

14^th

Lucky Max

610-12

40/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Bridget Andrews

Midfield, headway when badly hampered 7th, never recovered

15^th

Top Moon

710-13

150/1

T: B HaslamJ: R P McLernon

Prominent, awkward 5th and dropped to midfield, lost further ground 6th, towards rear 4 out, tailed off 3 out op 125/1

16^th

1 ¼

Cobblers Dream

611-4

4/1j

T: B I CaseJ: Jack Andrews (5)

Held up in touch, took closer order 6th, ridden and lost place before 3 out, weakened 2 out op 11/2

17^th

Fred

710-8

66/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

In rear, not fluent 4th and reminders, well adrift when driven after 4 out, tailed off from 3 out op 50/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Highway One O Two

710-11

16/1

T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon

Midfield, awkward 4th, headway 6th, ridden after 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before 3 out

Navajo Pass

610-10

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard (3)

Midfield, took closer order 3rd, pushed along briefly 6th where not fluent, fell 7th

Solwara One

810-8

40/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up towards rear, pulled up after 2nd tchd 50/1

Mackenberg

710-8

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, awkward 3rd, pushed along briefly after 5th, ridden and lost touch before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Non-Runners

Some Day Soon¹⁶⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: Jamie Snowden J: Adrian Heskin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.10, £3.70, £2.80, £5.10EX:£63.80Trifecta:£501.90Tricast:£329.20SF:£42.17Swingers:£15.20, £8.60, £22.90

Forecasts

Langer Dan (4/1), Cobblers Dream (4/1), Balco Coastal (8/1), Speech Bubble (8/1), Peking Rose (17/2), Broomfield Burg (9/1), Fils D'oudairies (10/1), Highway One O Two (16/1), Politesse (20/1), Paddys Motorbike (22/1), Tronador (22/1), Garry Clermont (25/1), Quinta Do Mar (25/1), Some Day Soon (33/1), Navajo Pass (33/1), Mackenberg (33/1), Lucky Max (40/1), Solwara One (40/1), Fred (66/1), Hang In There (80/1), Rockadenn (100/1), Top Moon (150/1)

LANGER DAN didn't get the chance to show what he could do in the Martin Pipe but the fact he went off favourite suggests connections were hopeful he was back in the same form as when second in that race last year and he's well worth another chance. The Chris Gordon stable is in excellent form so Highway One O Two, who was runner-up off a higher mark last season, has to be on the shortlist. Nicky Henderson pair Balco Coastal and Fils d'Oudairies are also respected along with Cobblers Dream.

LANGER DAN (IRE)
HIGHWAY ONE O TWO (IRE)
BALCO COASTAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Tronador

Weight: 10-4 |Age: 5

J: Jack Kennedy | T: Mrs D Foster

22/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,202.002nd: £15,900.003rd: £7,958.004th: £3,975.005th: £1,995.006th: £998.007th: £495.008th: £255.00