9 in Aintree Hurdle contention Supasundae tops a field of nine declared for Thursday's Betway Aintree Hurdle, one of the feature events on the opening day of the Grand National meeting. Jessica Harrington's charge was last seen when second in the Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham and drops back to two and a half miles, having filled the runner-up berth in the Liverpool Hurdle 12 months ago. The New One won the Aintree Hurdle for Nigel Twiston-Davies back in 2014 and he takes another shot at the Grade One prize after finishing down the field at the Festival. Nicky Henderson had to rule out his dual Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D'Air on Monday due to a minor setback, but he will still be double-handed with My Tent Or Yours and L'Ami Serge. Evan Williams fields Clyne, with Ruth Jefferson running Cyrus Darius and Harry Fry pitching in Air Horse One. Diakali makes his debut for Gary Moore having previously been a Grade One winner for Willie Mullins, while the line-up is completed by French raider Izzo, who is trained by Carina Fey.
