15:35 Aintree

Saturday 15 April 2023

All13:4514:2515:0015:3516:1517:1518:20

JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 149y  |   Good to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:35  |   Winning time: 5m 59.82s
1st
Horse silk
9
8/1
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
In rear, niggled along 6th, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, led and not fluent last, stayed on well, ridden out tchd 17/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
10
5/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Not fluent 1st, held up in mid-division on inside, headway after 4 out, switched right before challenged going well 2 out, soon led, headed last, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
6 ½
4
3/1f
T: G P CromwellJ: D E Mullins
Led, not fluent 9th or 3 out, headed after 2 out, 3rd and no impression flat, one pace op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
6
16/1
T: O McKiernanJ: P T Enright
Held up in touch, headway on inside 4 out, outpaced 3 out, rallied into 4th last, no impression flat op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
3
2
1111-10
6/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Mid-division, lost place before 2nd, outpaced 3 out, plugged on before last, went 5th flat, never dangerous op 11/2 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
8 ½
3
13/2
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 7th, close up 3 out, bumped before 2 out, weakened before last op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
12
7
611-10
25/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
In touch in mid-division, not fluent 5th, closed after 7th, pushed along and every chance 3 out, not much room before 2 out, weakened before last tchd 28/1
8th
Horse silk
8
1
28/1
T: O MurphyJ: Aidan Coleman
Held up in mid-division on outside, headway 9th, every chance 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened before last op 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Chased leader until awkward 7th, soon ridden and starting to lose place, weakened 9th, pulled up before 2 out op 7/2
PU
Horse silk
8
811-10
40/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up in rear, shaken up after 4 out, no impression, pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£2.20, £2.10, £1.60EX:£56.10Trifecta:£138.00Tricast:£147.49SF:£46.37Swingers:£7.10, £5.00, £4.50

Forecasts

Flooring Porter (3/1), Home By The Lee (9/2), Marie's Rock (5/1), Champ (6/1), Dashel Drasher (13/2), Sire Du Berlais (8/1), Meet And Greet (16/1), Monmiral (25/1), Brewin'upastorm (28/1), Proschema (40/1)

Verdict

HOME BY THE LEE shaped a lot better than the result when behind a couple of these in the Stayers' at Cheltenham and is taken to turn the tables and notch a second Grade 1 win of the season. Champ has been freshened up since his run at Kempton over Christmas and is a very talented operator on his day so he's second choice ahead of stablemate Marie's Rock, who can't have been right at Cheltenham last month and can get back on track now stepping up to 3m for the first time.

  1. HOME BY THE LEE (IRE)
  2. CHAMP (IRE)
  3. MARIE'S ROCK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Sire Du Berlais
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 10
J: M P Walsh  |  T: G Elliott
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £140,325.002nd: £52,775.003rd: £26,375.004th: £13,175.005th: £6,625.006th: £3,300.007th: £1,700.008th: £900.009th: £500.0010th: £250.00

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