Aintree

William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Distance: 2m4f
Going: Good To Soft
Prize: £42,203
Runners: 20
Winning time: 4m 53.33s (slow by 8.33s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 1
1
J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Age:6 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:123 SP:14/1
Prominent - led from 2nd - not fluent 7th - went clear after 2 out - 5 lengths ahead last - kept on well but reduced lead final 110yds - always doing enough(op 10/1)
2 nk
J:Mark Walsh T:W P Mullins
Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:136 SP:8/1
Towards rear - steady headway from 4 out - 5 lengths down and went second last - ran on well run-in - just held(op 6/1 tchd 17/2)
3 4
J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King
Age:7 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:139 SP:12/1
Prominent early - in touch with leaders 2nd - headway when hit 3 out - went second 2 out - lost second last - kept on but no extra run-in(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
4
J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson
Age:7 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:145 SP:7/1
Midfield early - soon in rear - headway 3 out - stayed on from 2 out - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(tchd 13/2)
5 ¾ 10½
J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland
Age:7 Weight:10st 12lbs
OR:129 SP:28/1
Took keen hold - midfield - lost position 4 out - headway 3 out - no impression but kept on from 2 out(op 40/1)
6 12¾
J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy
Age:6 Weight:10st 11lbs
OR:128 SP:10/1
Led - prominent 2nd - outpaced 3 out - weakened gradually before last(op 7/1)
7 1 13¾
J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King
Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:127 SP:20/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - hit 7th - not fluent 4 out - weakened last(op 18/1)
8 18¼
J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton
Age:6 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:137 SP:9/2F
Took keen hold - towards rear - going okay 3 out - soon outpaced - weakened before last(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
9 19½
J:Freddie Mitchell(5) T:Gary & Josh Moore
Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:141 SP:25/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - disputing second when not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
10 23¾
J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams
Age:7 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:131 SP:50/1
Towards rear - mistake and in rear 1st - no chance from 3 out - hit last - never going well(tchd 40/1)
11 25¼
J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey
Age:6 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:127 SP:28/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders 2nd - weakened 2 out(op 50/1)
12 27
J:Kielan Woods T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill
Age:5 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:130 SP:10/1
Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent 4 out - weakened 2 out
13 28¼
J:Danny Gilligan T:Gordon Elliott
Age:11 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:145 SP:40/1
Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 50/1)
14 32½
J:Harry Atkins(7) T:Dan Skelton
Age:6 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:127 SP:13/2
Towards rear - headway into midfield 6th - weakened after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 8/1)
15 2 34½
J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien
Age:6 Weight:10st 8lbs
OR:125 SP:10/1
Took keen hold - in rear - hit 5th - hit 4 out - brief headway when mistake 3 out - soon weakened
16 36¼
J:Brian Hayes T:Jonathan Sweeney
Age:8 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:139 SP:28/1
In touch with leaders - midfield with one circuit to go - not fluent 3 out - weakened 2 out
17 38
J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry
Age:9 Weight:11st 2lbs
OR:133 SP:33/1
In rear throughout(op 50/1)
18 28 66
J:Hugh Nugent(3) T:Henry Daly
Age:8 Weight:10st 6lbs
OR:123 SP:20/1
Raced wide - pressed leader - prominent 2nd - not fluent and in touch with leaders 5th - not fluent then hung right and weakened 4 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown)
19 ¾ 66¾
J:Patrick Wadge T:Lucinda Russell
Age:8 Weight:10st 13lbs
OR:130 SP:40/1
Always behind(op 50/1)
PU
J:Dylan Johnston(3) T:Sam Thomas
Age:7 Weight:11st 13lbs
OR:144 SP:12/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out - pulled up after 2 out (trainer could offer explanation for the poor form shown other than report from jockey that gelding stopped quickly on this occasion and may be feeling the effects of a long season)(op 16/1)
NR
jockey silk Brentford Hope
J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham
Age:8 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:141 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Off The Jury
J:Mr David Maxwell T:Alan King
Age:6 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:131 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £17.20
Tote place: £3.30 £2.60 £3.80
Exacta: £236.30
Trifecta: £4336.70
Tricast: £1443.13
CSF: £121.89