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3.30

William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle

(GBB Race) of £35,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. (Class 2) 7 Declared

3.30 2m. 4f. Hcap Hurdle (Class 2) 4-y-o plus 7 Declared

William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle

(GBB Race) of £35,000.00

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Race Info

1st - £18,210.00 2nd - £8,372.00 3rd - £4,186.00 4th - £2,093.00 5th - £1,046.00 6th - £522.00

Formscan - Moonbow hasn't looked back since entering handicap company in August and merits respect in his bid to complete a hat-trick. However, a 10lb hike does demand another career-best performance from Patrick Neville's charge and SERIOUS CHALLENGE could be open to more improvement. Fergal O'Brien's inmate capped off last season with a decent fourth in the Novices' Championship Final at Sandown and there should be more to come on just his second start in handicap company over hurdles. Ace Of Spades boasts a similar profile to the selection and completes the shortlist.

171-

6,b g 12-0

Sans Frontieres (IRE)-Cracking Gale(Alderbrook)

(197) (Mr J D Wright & Mrs S Wright)
Rated 139

Ewan Whillans

Craig Nichol

114-

5,ch g 11-3

Fracas (IRE)-Dushlan(New Approach)

(183) (Martin St Quinton & TheYesNoWaitSorries)
Rated 128

F M O'Brien

J J Burke

315-

8,ch g 11-2

Leading Light (IRE)-Turmoss(Turgeon)

(185) d¹ (Mr J Scott)
Rated 127

Lucinda & Scud

Alan Doyle(3)

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Bold Light (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Serious Operator (IRE)	1
24th Apr 2025 Perth(2m 4f 35yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Bold Light (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-0 Rated 127) Alan Doyle .50L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 6th (25/1 11-3 Rated 127) P Wadge (7 ran)

Ace Of Spades (FR)	1
1st Mar 2025 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 1st (17/2 11-0 Rated 123) Jack Power 1.56L in front of Ace Of Spades (FR) 4th (5/2Fav 11-7 Rated 123) Harry Skelton (10 ran)

142-

6,b g 11-2

Dink (FR)-Alinga's Lass(Whipper)

(198) (Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate - Ace)
Rated 127

D Skelton

Harry Skelton

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Ace Of Spades (FR) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bold Light (IRE)	1
1st Mar 2025 Kelso(2m 4f 189yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft) Bold Light (IRE) 1st (17/2 11-0 Rated 123) Jack Power 1.56L in front of Ace Of Spades (FR) 4th (5/2Fav 11-7 Rated 123) Harry Skelton (10 ran)

1311

5,b g 11-1

Spanish Moon (USA)-Scheme Of The Moon(Sholokhov)

ts⁹(32) d⁴ (Mr J Fyffe And Mrs W Duffus)
Rated 126

Patrick Neville

B Hughes

06-4

8,b g 10-13

Malinas (GER)-Idrather Not Say(Scorpion)

ts⁺(39) d¹ (The Operators)
Rated 124 Won When Rated 126

Lucinda & Scud

P Wadge

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Serious Operator (IRE) has met

Horse	No. Of times
Bold Light (IRE)	1
24th Apr 2025 Perth(2m 4f 35yds, Hcap Hurdle, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Bold Light (IRE) 5th (10/1 11-0 Rated 127) Alan Doyle .50L in front of Serious Operator (IRE) 6th (25/1 11-3 Rated 127) P Wadge (7 ran)

27-6

6,gr g 10-9

Doyen (IRE)-La Reine Chic(Balleroy)

ts⁸(21) d¹ (The Menzies Family)
Rated 120

R Llewellyn

Liam Harrison

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Probable SP 5/2 Serious Challenge, 3/1 Ace Of Spades, 5/1 Moonbow, 7/1 Serious Operator, Cracking Rhapsody, 8/1 Bold Light, 12/1 The Gray Ghost.

Previous Years
2024 Kamsinas 7 11-10 J J Burke 8/1 (F M O'Brien)
2023 Crambo 6 11-9 Connor Brace 11/8Fav (F M O'Brien)
2022 Peking Rose 7 11-0 P J Brennan 5/2Fav (F M O'Brien)
2021 Mackelduff 5 10-3 Aidan Coleman 11/2 (Olly Murphy)
2020 Jacamar 5 10-0 P J Brennan 6/1 (M Harris)
2019 Stoney Mountain 6 11-11 R Johnson 4/5Fav (H D Daly)
2018 Paisley Park 6 11-12 Aidan Coleman 4/1CFav (Miss E Lavelle)
2017 Bags Groove 6 11-2 N D Fehily 3/1Fav (H Fry)
2016 Massini's Trap 7 10-2 P Townend 25/1 (J A Nash)
2015 Hunters Hoof 6 10-8 N de Boinville 11/2 (Nicky Henderson)

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Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

Trainer/Jockey

Wins

Runs

D Skelton/Harry Skelton

F M O'Brien/J J Burke

Patrick Neville/B Hughes

R Llewellyn/Liam Harrison

For Trainer/Jockeys in this race

Trainers In Form last 21 days

Trainer

Wins

Runs

Lucinda & Scud

104

D Skelton

115

F M O'Brien

Patrick Neville

R Llewellyn

Ewan Whillans

For Trainers in this race

Jockeys In Form last 21 days

Jockey

Wins

Runs

J J Burke

B Hughes

Harry Skelton

Craig Nichol

P Wadge

Liam Harrison

For Jockeys in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Aintree

Trainer

Wins

Runs

F M O'Brien

127

D Skelton

Ewan Whillans

Lucinda & Scud

R Llewellyn

Patrick Neville

For Trainers in this race

NH Trainer Stats for Aintree

Jockey

Wins

Runs

Harry Skelton

276

B Hughes

316

J J Burke

100

P Wadge

Craig Nichol

Liam Harrison

Alan Doyle

For Jockeys in this race

Course Form for Aintree

Horse

Wins

Runs

Serious Operator (IRE)

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Trainer/Jockey In Form last 21 days

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