15:05 Aintree

Saturday 13 April 2024

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

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 149y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 6m 15.71s
1st
Horse silk
12
8/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd going well when not fluent 2 out, led and not fluent last, driven clear flat op 7/1
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¼
2
711-10
15/2
T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan
Mid-division, closed 9th, challenged final bend, led before 3 out, driven after 2 out, headed last, no impression on winner flat, kept on op 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
8
5/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Chased leaders on inside, took keen hold, ridden 2 out, hanging left in close 3rd and not much room last, no impression on winner flat, kept on op 9/2
4th
Horse silk
13
9
1011-10
8/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, no impression, well held by leaders from 2 out, went 4th flat op 15/2
5th
Horse silk
6
6
3/1f
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Prominent, led 2nd, headed 3 out, weakened before last, lost 4th flat op 10/3
6th
Horse silk
1
7
911-10
10/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J C Gainford
Chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, weakened next op 15/2 tchd 11/1
7th
Horse silk
14
5
11/1
T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle
Led until 2nd, prominent, ridden when mistake 8th, struggling before 4 out, well beaten before not fluent 3 out op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
7 ½
4
711-10
13/2
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Ridden away from start, towards rear, mistake 7th, pushed along 9th, no impression, weakened before 3 out op 11/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
811-10
18/1
T: G & J MooreJ: Caoilin Quinn
In rear, ridden and struggling after 4 out, never in contention, well behind when pulled up before 3 out op 16/1
PU
Horse silk
3
1211-10
20/1
T: N J HendersonJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up in touch, lost place before 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 22/1 tchd 25/1

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Sire Du Berlais30
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 12
T: G Elliott  J: M P Walsh
NR
10
Horse silk
Proschema364
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 9
T: D Skelton  J: Harry Skelton
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.30Pl:£2.70, £2.60, £2.00EX:£68.60Trifecta:£490.90Tricast:£333.20SF:£66.60Swingers:£11.60, £8.10, £9.10

Forecasts

Flooring Porter (3/1), Hiddenvalley Lake (5/1), Sire Du Berlais (11/2), Crambo (13/2), Buddy One (15/2), Strong Leader (8/1), Monkfish (8/1), Hewick (10/1), Dashel Drasher (11/1), Botox Has (18/1), Champ (20/1), Proschema (66/1)

Verdict

A couple of the regulars can come to the fore again, with FLOORING PORTER taken to land this prize for the first time following a mighty effort in the Stayers' Hurdle. Sire du Berlais, seeking a third straight win in this, seems sure to go well after flying home at Cheltenham. Hiddenvalley Lake impressed when winning the Boyne 9 weeks ago and is an interesting alternative given his lightly-raced profile.

  1. FLOORING PORTER (IRE)
  2. SIRE DU BERLAIS (FR)
  3. HIDDENVALLEY LAKE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Sire Du Berlais
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 11
J: M P Walsh  |  T: G Elliott
8/1

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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