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

Aintree

15:35

Date 2023-04-15

Distance 3m149y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £140,325

Winning Time 5m 59.82s (slow by 4.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sire Du Berlais (FR) Mark Walsh · Gordon Elliott	8/1	Won
2nd	Marie's Rock (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	5/1	3.25
3rd	Flooring Porter (IRE) Danny Mullins · Gavin Cromwell	3/1F	6.5
4th	Meet And Greet (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	16/1	7.5
5th	Champ (IRE) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Nicky Henderson	6/1	3
6th	Dashel Drasher (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	13/2	8.5
7th	Monmiral (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	25/1	12
8th	Brewin'upastorm (IRE) Aidan Coleman · Olly Murphy	28/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Home By The Lee (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/2
P.U.	Proschema (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	40/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Home By The Lee Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	164	—	6-O115	157	167	146	30d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+14	32	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Stayers' Hurdle fifth can be upgraded as he made a very bad mistake at the sixth flight
10	Maries Rock b/br J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	157	t	11-117	153	167	146	32d	—	—	+14	30.8	0.75/1	4 25%
Failed to settle when a flop at Cheltenham; could relish step up in trip if bouncing back
4	Flooring Porter Bay J:Danny Mullins T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Danny Mullins T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	12-444	161	167	147	30d	—	—	+17	32.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Fourth in bid for Stayers' Hurdle hat-trick; prep wasn't ideal and he could improve for it
2	Champ Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	243-13	158	167	140	110d	—	—	+19	30.1	1.50/1	7 14%
Missed Cheltenham this time & his record indicates that arriving fresh will be a positive
9	Sire Du Berlais Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	J:Mark Walsh T:Gordon Elliott	164	tb	455P41	160	168	149	30d	—	—	+30	39.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
11yo who won last month's Stayers' Hurdle and also won this last year; could be bang there
3	Dashel Drasher Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	164	p	-12222	159	167	149	30d	—	—	+35	44.4	1.75/1	8 13%
Fine second in the Stayers' Hurdle last month and he's capable of another bold show
6	Meet And Greet Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver Mckiernan	164	—	-30342	151	162	131	62d	—	—	+28	34.1	3.25/1	14 7%
7yo who is having just his third run over a staying trip and could improve further
7	Monmiral Black J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	tp	42-224	145	154	-	70d	—	—	+21	24.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Previous winner at this meeting; career best needed now back over hurdles and up in trip
1	Brewinupastorm Bay J:Aidan Coleman T:Olly Murphy	J:Aidan Coleman T:Olly Murphy	164	t	P-U251	150	158	121	48d	—	—	+23	25.9	6.75/1	28 4%
Fair fifth at the meeting in 2021 but this 10yo will be doing well to better that
8	Proschema Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	-371P4	150	160	135	48d	—	—	+28	30.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Won Grade 2 at Wetherby by 10l but others have stronger form; hasn't shone the last twice

Horse	bet365	Coral
Home By The Lee	7/2	7/2
Maries Rock	4	4
Flooring Porter	5	9/2
Champ	7	7
Sire Du Berlais	15/2	15/2
Dashel Drasher	8	8
Meet And Greet	14	12
Monmiral	25	20
Brewinupastorm	28	25
Proschema	40	33

Predictor

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

1st

Dashel Drasher

44.4

OR: 27.3 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.7

2nd

Sire Du Berlais

39.4

OR: 27.5 Form: 9.3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

3rd

Meet And Greet

34.1

OR: 25.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.7

Flooring Porter

32.2

OR: 27.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Home By The Lee

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Maries Rock

30.8

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

Proschema

30.3

OR: 25 Form: 4.6 Odds: 0.7

Champ

30.1

OR: 27 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Brewinupastorm

25.9

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

Monmiral

24.8

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flooring Porter	161	167	147
Sire Du Berlais	160	168	149
Dashel Drasher	159	167	149
Champ	158	167	140
Home By The Lee	157	167	146
Maries Rock	153	167	146
Meet And Greet	151	162	131
Brewinupastorm	150	158	121
Proschema	150	160	135
Monmiral	145	154	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Home By The Lee	30d ago	Fit
Flooring Porter	30d ago	Fit
Sire Du Berlais	30d ago	Fit
Dashel Drasher	30d ago	Fit
Maries Rock	32d ago	Fit
Brewinupastorm	48d ago	Fresh
Proschema	48d ago	Fresh
Meet And Greet	62d ago	Fresh
Monmiral	70d ago	Fresh
Champ	110d ago	Long break