16:20 Aintree

Saturday 8 April 2017

All13:4514:2515:0015:4016:2017:1518:15

Ryanair Stayers Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 149y  |   Good  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:20  |   Winning time: 6m 3.6s
1st
Horse silk
12
9/4f
T: A KingJ: B J Geraghty
Towards rear, headway from 6 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, held on towards finish, driven out op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
1
8
5/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R M Power
In rear, headway before 4 out, ridden to challenge from 2 out, every chance run-in, kept on and held towards finish op 9/2 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
¾
7
9/1
T: N MeadeJ: S W Flanagan
Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, every chance 2 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
20/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman
In touch, ridden after 2 out, kept on to take 4th place run-in op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
2
7/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: R Johnson
Tracked leaders, led before 5 out, headed briefly before 3 out, mistake 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra and lost 4th place run-in op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
18
5
14/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up mid-division, headway after 4 out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened before 3 out
7th
Horse silk
12
11
25/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leaders in 4th, led briefly before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
8th
Horse silk
8
1
20/1
T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen
Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
4/1
T: W GreatrexJ: G Sheehan
Led, headed before 5 out, soon quickly weakened, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out op 9/2
PU
Horse silk
4
16/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Soon in rear, pushed along before 5th, detached 7th, pulled up after 7th tchd 14/1
PU
Horse silk
6
33/1
T: O SherwoodJ: L P Aspell
Close up, weakened before 5 out, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
The New One2
Weight: 11-7|  Age: 9
T: N A Twiston-Davies  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.10Pl:£1.50, £1.90, £2.70EX:£16.20Trifecta:£111.80Tricast:£86.77SF:£12.97Swingers:£4.00, £5.70, £9.50

Forecasts

Yanworth (9/4), Cole Harden (4/1), Supasundae (5/1), The New One (6/1), Ballyoptic (7/1), Snow Falcon (9/1), Ptit Zig (14/1), Different Gravey (16/1), Taquin Du Seuil (20/1), Aux Ptits Soins (20/1), Three Musketeers (25/1), Puffin Billy (33/1)

Verdict

Plenty of options in this and with Cole Harden in the field we should get a decent gallop and he will appreciate the drying conditions after getting slightly bogged down on watered ground at Cheltenham. He’s capable of gaining another placing but will be there to be shot at throughout the race and may not quite have the zip to hold on. Yanworth is a fascinating contender stepping up in trip to 3m for the first time and it should suit him but he has looked a little quirky of late and he’s not one to be taking too short a price about. Both Ballyoptic and Snow Falcon will have to reverse Stayers Hurdle form with Cole Harden and it could well be the Coral Cup form that holds the key to this. SUPASUNDAE looked to be a real improver in that race beating Taquin Du Seuil more easily than the winning distance suggests and on the same terms he could well build on that and it should be remembered that his bumper form was well up to winning in this grade.
  1. Supasundae
  2. Cole Harden
  3. Yanworth

Prize Money

1st: £84,195.002nd: £31,665.003rd: £15,825.004th: £7,905.005th: £3,975.006th: £1,980.007th: £1,020.008th: £540.009th: £300.0010th: £150.00

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