2.20 William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) of £75,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1) 2m. 4f.

Aintree Results Fri, 4th Apr, 2025

Going - Good.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £36,627.45 carried forward to Aintree on Sat, 5th Apr. Placepot Pool - £655,258.55 Winning Units - 50.04 Dividend - £9,559.40. Quadpot Pool - £58,771.86 Winning Units - 53.71 Dividend - £809.70. Place Six Dividend - £2,546.31. Place Five Dividend - £891.38.

William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) of £75,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1) 2m. 4f.

1st - £42,202.00, 2nd - £15,900.00, 3rd - £7,958.00, 4th - £3,975.00, 5th - £1,995.00, 6th - £998.00 , 7th - £495.00, 8th - £255.00 20 Ran

1st

Wellington Arch (GB) 10-6 (Mr M J Gaskell)
Rated 123
Blue Bresil (FR) - Moyliscar (GB)(Terimon)
Breeder - Mrs Caroline George

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 11/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1) SP 14/1

Jonjo O'Neill

Jonjo O'Neill Jr

Tote Win £17.20 Place £3.30

prominent, led 2nd, hit 7th, mistake next, ridden and went clear approaching last, kept on well flat, reduced advantage final 50yds, just held on

15th Mar, 25 Uttoxeter
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 120 This
Race 3rd May, 25 Punchestown
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 130

2nd

Kopeck De Mee (FR) 11-5 (Mr John P McManus)
Rated 136
Masterstroke (USA) - Tartinette (FR)(Creachadoir (IRE))
Breeder - M Andre Marcel Pommerai

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 6/1)
(Ring price: 6/1 7/1 15/2 8/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

W P Mullins

M P Walsh

Place £2.60

held up in midfield, pushed along 2 out, headway approaching last, went second after last, stayed on strongly final 110yds, just failed

14th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
20th Hcp Hdl Rated 136 This
Race 6th Dec, 25 Navan
fell Chs

3rd

Favour And Fortune (IRE) 11-8 (Hemmings Racing)
Rated 139
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Fleur Rose (IRE)(Flemensfirth (USA))
Breeder - Ballymorisheen Stables

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 11/1 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Alan King

Tom Cannon

Place £3.80

midfield, chased leaders 7th, headway when hit 3 out, ridden next, went second approaching last, lost second after last, kept on one pace flat

1st Mar, 25 Kelso
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 140 This
Race 21st Feb, 26 Kempton
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 142

4th

5.5L

Impose Toi (FR) 12-0 (Mr John P McManus)
cp² Rated 145
It's Gino (GER) - Saraska D'airy (FR)(Ungaro (GER))
Breeder - Aurelien Hamm & Vanessa Frison

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 7/1 13/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Nicky Henderson

N de Boinville

Place £2.20

midfield, soon dropped towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, edged left and stayed on one pace from last

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 141 This
Race 3rd May, 25 Punchestown
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 143

5th

0.75L

Ike Sport (FR) 10-12 (The Chosen Few)
ts⁺hd¹cp⁺ Rated 129
Spanish Moon (USA) - Safraniere (FR)(Bering)
Breeder - Har.De L'Etoile

(Morning price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Neil Mulholland

C O'Farrell

raced keenly, held up in midfield, travelling okay but still plenty to do 3 out, ridden next, kept on one pace from last

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
14th Hcp Hdl Rated 131 This
Race 26th Apr, 25 Sandown
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 128

6th

2.25L

Wade Out (IRE) 10-11 (Ferguson, Mason, Hales & Done)
Rated 128
Shantou (USA) - Whats Up Britta (IRE)(Milan (GB))
Breeder - Stone Electrical Ltd

(Morning price: 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

Olly Murphy

Sean Bowen

led, headed 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced briefly after 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, no extra after last

26th Feb, 25 Wetherby
1st Hdl Rated 128 This
Race 22nd Oct, 25 Worcester
1st Chs Rated 127

7th

Helnwein (IRE) 10-10 (Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Helnwein)
Rated 127
Walk In The Park (IRE) - Synthe Davis (FR)(Saint des Saints (FR))
Breeder - Mr K. D. Cotter

(Morning price: 22/1 20/1 22/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Alan King

Tom Bellamy

held up in behind leaders, ridden before 2 out, no extra after last

1st Mar, 25 Kelso
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 128 This
Race 25th Apr, 25 Chepstow
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 126

8th

4.5L

Be Aware (FR) 11-6 (Mr Andrew L Cohen)
Rated 137
Martaline (GB) - Kendova (FR)(Kendor (FR))
Breeder - S.C.E.A. Pa Ouvry & E.A.R.L. Ecurie Des

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2fav

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

wore hood to post, took keen hold towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, pushed along next, soon no extra

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 137 This
Race 30th Oct, 25 Stratford
1st Hcp Chs Rated 136

9th

1.25L

Hansard (IRE) 11-5 (Noel Fehily Racing Syndicates Hansard)
cp² Rated 141
The Gurkha (IRE) - Quiet Down (USA)(Quiet American (USA))
Breeder - Lynchbages Edgeridge Ltd & Glenvale Stud

(Morning price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 25/1) SP 25/1

G L Moore

Freddie Mitchell(5)

took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, mistake next, no extra from last

14th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
13th Hcp Hdl Rated 142 This
Race 20th Apr, 25 Plumpton
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 139

10th

4.25L

Minella Missile (IRE) 11-0 (Mrs Janet Davies)
Rated 131
Beat Hollow (GB) - Ella Watson (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - Michael Tobin & Ballylinch Stud

(Morning price: 50/1 40/1 33/1 25/1 28/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1) SP 50/1

E Williams

Adam Wedge

midfield when bad mistake 1st, soon dropped to rear, struggling 7th, ridden 3 out, plugged on through beaten rivals from last

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
16th Hcp Hdl Rated 133 This
Race 24th Oct, 25 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 127

11th

1.5L

Tune In A Box (IRE) 10-10 (Woolhope Hopefuls)
ts²cp¹ Rated 127
Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Belle Fortune (IRE)(Shantou (USA))
Breeder - Victor Connolly

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 28/1 50/1 33/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Tom Lacey

Stan Sheppard

midfield, headway approaching 3 out, ridden before next, no extra last

18th Jan, 25 Haydock
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 127 This
Race 3rd May, 25 Uttoxeter
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 126

12th

1.75L

Wreckless Eric (GB) 10-13 (The Megsons)
Rated 130
Masterstroke (USA) - Santa Diana (FR)(Saint des Saints (FR))
Breeder - James and Jean Potter Ltd

(Morning price: 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 8/1 9/1 8/1 10/1)
SP 10/1

Jonjo O'Neill

Kielan Woods

prominent, mistake 5th, ridden when not fluent 2 out, weakened before last

8th Mar, 25 Sandown
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 127 This
Race 20th Dec, 25 Ascot
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 129

13th

1.25L

Beacon Edge (IRE) 12-0 (Cheeky Pups Syndicate)
bl⁷ Rated 145(-3 after this run)
Doyen (IRE) - Laurel Gift (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Mr Harry Browne

(Morning price: 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Gordon Elliott

D J Gilligan

midfield, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened

12th Mar, 25 Cheltenham
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 145 This
Race 28th May, 25 Wexford
1st Hdl Rated 142

14th

4.25L

Listentoyourheart (IRE) 10-3 (S T Racing - The Founders' Syndicate)
Rated 127
Getaway (GER) - Illwalktheline (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Yellowford Bloodstock

(Morning price: 9/1 11/1 10/1 12/1 16/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

D Skelton

Harry Atkins(7)

held up in midfield, took closer order before 3 out, soon pushed along, faded next

1st Mar, 25 Kelso
4th Hdl Rated 128 This
Race 12th Oct, 25 Chepstow
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 126

15th

Tintintin (FR) 10-8 (Caveat Emptor Partnership)
ts⁺ Rated 125
Tin Horse (IRE) - Vanoo D'orthe (FR)(Valanour (IRE))
Breeder - E.A.R.L. Arnaud Vasselin

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 10/1)
SP 10/1

F M O'Brien

J J Burke

mid-division, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened next

8th Mar, 25 Sandown
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 124 This
Race 24th Oct, 25 Cheltenham
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 124

16th

1.75L

Western Walk (IRE) 11-8 (Ruth Brown & John Loughlin)
Rated 139(-5 after this run)
Walk In The Park (IRE) - Western Approaches (GB)(Westerner (GB))
Breeder - Thistletown Stud

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1 28/1 22/1 28/1 20/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1)
SP 28/1

Jonathan Sweeney

B Hayes

midfield, pushed along when mistake 3 out, faded next

9th Mar, 25 Naas
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 3rd May, 25 Punchestown
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 134

17th

1.75L

Gin Coco (FR) 11-2 (David's Partnership)
ts⁷ Rated 133
Cokoriko (FR) - Qlementine (FR)(Video Rock (FR))
Breeder - L Giethlen Cadiergues & D Giethlen

(Morning price: 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1 33/1) SP 33/1

H Fry

B Carver

always in rear

22nd Nov, 24 Ascot
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 135 This
Race 9th Nov, 25 Dromahane P
5th P to P

18th

28L

Blenkinsop (GB) 10-3 (Mrs L Nixon)
Rated 123
Westerner (GB) - Last Of Her Line (GB)(Silver Patriarch (IRE))
Breeder - T. F. F. Nixon

(Morning price: 33/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 20/1 18/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1)
SP 20/1

H D Daly

H F Nugent(3)

prominent, chased leaders from 2nd, lost place 8th, dropped to rear approaching 3 out

15th Mar, 25 Uttoxeter
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 122 This
Race 25th Oct, 25 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs Rated 122

19th

0.75L

Serious Operator (IRE) 10-13 (The Operators)
ts⁺ Rated 130
Malinas (GER) - Idrather Not Say (IRE)(Scorpion (IRE))
Breeder - Daniel O'Mahony

(Morning price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Miss L Russell

P Wadge

always towards rear

12th Apr, 24 Aintree
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 131 This
Race 24th Apr, 25 Perth
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 127

p.u.

Steel Ally (FR) 11-10 (Walters Plant Hire Ltd)
Rated 144
Doctor Dino (FR) - Poprock Du Berlais (FR)(Martaline (GB))
Breeder - Pierre Morruzzi & Philippe Morruzzi

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1) SP 12/1

Sam Thomas

Dylan Johnston(3)

held up in behind leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon faded, pulled up before last

23rd Feb, 25 Fontwell
2nd Hdl Rated 142 This
Race 10th Nov, 25 Carlisle
1st Chs Rated 143

Off 2.20
Time 4m. 53.33 secs, which is 5.01 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £236.30
Tote Trifecta- £4336.70
CSF- £121.89
Tricast- £1443.13.

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2020 Abandoned
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