20:05 Aintree

Friday 16 May 2025

All17:1017:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:40

Liverpool Zoes Place Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 3m 55.88s

1^st

Come On Nia

611-10

6/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Chased leaders, led 2 out, edged left flat, held on op 17/2

2^nd

Lively Citizen

1012-2

11/2

T: D J JeffreysJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (7)

Mid-division, some headway 2nd, mistake 2 out, switched right before last, stayed on, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner op 4/1

3^rd

1 ¾

It's A Love Thing

711-10

14/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Prominent, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, led and not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish op 6/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

5 ½

Bannister

811-12

18/1

T: N KentJ: Tom Broughton (5)

Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, went 4th last, kept on, no impression on leaders tchd 16/1

5^th

3 ¼

Book Of Tales

511-11

5/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Lily Pinchin

Led until not fluent 3 out, no extra from next op 11/2

6^th

Aotano

411-7

20/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Held up towards rear of mid-division, effort 3 out, no impression from 2 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

7^th

9 ½

Waspy

711-11

7/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 9/1

8^th

1 ¼

Trafalgar Square

410-8

16/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Henry Brooke

Held up towards rear, never involved, well beaten from 2 out op 14/1

9^th

Ravenscraig Castle

711-11

5/1

T: I JardineJ: B S Hughes

Prominent, losing place when not fluent 3 out, well beaten 2 out op 9/2

10^th

Fandabidozi

711-11

4/1f

T: G HanmerJ: S Bowen

Held up in mid-division, ridden and struggling after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, tailed off op 8/1

Also Ran

Kingoftheswingerz

611-0

33/1

T: H DickinJ: James Best

Chased leaders, lost place and mistake 2nd, slow 5th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last op 25/1

Natzor

511-0

40/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Held up in mid-division, slow 2nd, struggling after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£2.30, £2.30, £2.50EX:£43.40Trifecta:£926.50Tricast:£457.57SF:£40.51Swingers:£6.80, £19.30, £11.60

Forecasts

Fandabidozi (4/1), Book Of Tales (5/1), Ravenscraig Castle (5/1), Lively Citizen (11/2), Come On Nia (6/1), Waspy (7/1), It's A Love Thing (14/1), Trafalgar Square (16/1), Bannister (18/1), Aotano (20/1), Kingoftheswingerz (33/1), Natzor (40/1)

IT'S A LOVE THING has been in excellent order on the Flat in 2025 and with fitness assured, his hurdles mark looks within range. Trafalgar Square gets a handy 4-y-o allowance and if he settles as well as he did when winningat Hereford a month ago, he'll be bang there again. Of the rest, Natzor is a potential improver on handicap debut.