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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 127
SP: 28/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders 2nd - weakened 2 out(op 50/1)
12 27
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 130
SP: 10/1
Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent 4 out - weakened 2 out
13 28¼
Age: 11
Weight: 12st 0lbs
OR: 145
SP: 40/1
Midfield - outpaced after 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 50/1)
14 32½
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
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
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
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 133
SP: 33/1
In rear throughout(op 50/1)
18 28 66
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
Age: 8
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 130
SP: 40/1
Always behind(op 50/1)
PU
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
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 10lbs
OR: 141
SP: -
NR
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