13:40 Aintree

Friday 26 December 2025

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William Hill Daily Bet Boosts Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Soft  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:41  |   Winning time: 4m 58.67s
1st
Horse silk
3
9/2
T: O MurphyJ: Jack Tudor
(two hurdles omitted in home straight) held up in touch, smooth headway home straight, travelled powerfully into lead over 1f out, pushed readily clear run-in op 4/1 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
4
16/1
T: L Russell & M ScudamoreJ: P W Wadge
Tracked leader, led 2f out, soon ridden and headed, plugged on, no chance with easy winner op 14/1 tchd 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
6
5/1
T: N G RichardsJ: B S Hughes
Prominent, asked for effort home straight, stayed on run-in op 11/2
4th
Horse silk
3 ¾
8
3/1f
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Toby Wynne
Led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost third run-in, no extra op 11/4
5th
Horse silk
nk
1
25/1
T: O MurphyJ: Kielan Woods
Held up in rear, ridden home straight, no telling impression op 20/1 tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
2
11/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Midfield, dropped to last before final flight, soon well beaten op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
1
7
6/1
T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan
Held up in rear, headway after last, pushed along home straight, soon held op 8/1 tchd 17/2
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
5
10/3
T: A M ThomsonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up in rear, ridden home straight, soon no threat op 7/2
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.50Pl:£1.80, £2.40, £1.80EX:£57.60Trifecta:£254.50Tricast:£373.35SF:£67.12Swingers:£9.90, £5.00, £10.60

Forecasts

Bear Market (3/1), Dedicated Hero (10/3), Indeevar Bleu (9/2), Florida Dreams (5/1), Rubber Ball (6/1), Supremely West (11/1), Serious Operator (16/1), Brewin'upastorm (25/1)

Verdict

INDEEVAR BLEU shaped encouragingly following 8 months off when runner-up at Newbury 4 weeks ago and, with this increase in trip fancied to unlock further progress, Olly Murphy's low-mileage 7-y-o could well be the answer. The thriving Bear Market showed a good attitude when scoring over C&D 3 weeks ago and is feared. Florida Dreams and Serious Operator round off the shortlist.

  1. INDEEVAR BLEU (FR)
  2. BEAR MARKET (IRE)
  3. FLORIDA DREAMS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Red Dirt Road
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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