William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) – Aintree · The Final Fence

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William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Date 2023-04-13

Distance 2m4f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £140,325

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1		Constitution Hill Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	11-111	175	181	173	30d	—	—	-21	50	0.03/1	1/8 89%
Again dominant for Champion Hurdle win; should have zero issue with this longer trip
6		Epatante Bay J:Aidan Coleman T:Nicky Henderson	J:Aidan Coleman T:Nicky Henderson	157	—	-32218	148	165	159	30d	—	—	+32	37.7	3.25/1	14 7%
Won this last year and every chance she'll be best of the rest behind Constitution Hill
5		Zanahiyr Chestnut J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	J:Davy Russell T:Gordon Elliott	164	tp	F-7P53	159	165	141	30d	—	—	+24	28.5	4.25/1	18 6%
13l third to Constitution Hill in the Champion Hurdle; major player for the forecast here
2		I Like To Move It Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	—	0-1616	157	168	144	30d	—	—	+24	27.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Soft going may not have suited in Champion Hurdle; won the Kingwell previously; e-w claims
4		Sharjah Bay J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Mr P W Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	t	1-2324	157	164	141	27d	—	—	+31	34.7	5.25/1	22 5%
4th off top weight in the County Hurdle; he's an each-way possible if seeing out the trip
3		Sceau Royal Bay J:Daryl Jacob T:Alan King	J:Daryl Jacob T:Alan King	164	p	-12432	153	161	121	46d	—	—	+35	36.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Highly admirable 11yo but he tends to find a few too good in Grade 1s nowadays

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Constitution Hill	1/8	1/10	1/9	1/12	1/10
Epatante	14	12/1	12	14	12
Zanahiyr	18	18	16	16	16
I Like To Move It	25	22	22	25	22
Sharjah	22	22	20	22	22
Sceau Royal	50	50	50	50	50

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Constitution Hill

50

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/8

2nd

Epatante

37.7

OR: 24.5 Form: 11.6 Odds: 1.6

14

3rd

Sceau Royal

36.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 10.6 Odds: 0.5

50

4

Sharjah

34.7

OR: 26.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1

22

5

Zanahiyr

28.5

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

18

6

I Like To Move It

27.6

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Constitution Hill	175	181	173
Zanahiyr	159	165	141
I Like To Move It	157	168	144
Sharjah	157	164	141
Sceau Royal	153	161	121
Epatante	148	165	159

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sharjah	27d ago	Fit
Constitution Hill	30d ago	Fit
Epatante	30d ago	Fit
Zanahiyr	30d ago	Fit
I Like To Move It	30d ago	Fit
Sceau Royal	46d ago	Fresh