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

Aintree

15:05

Date 2024-04-13

Distance 3m149y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £140,325

Runners (12)

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
6	Flooring Porter Bay J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell	164	t	-91332	159	164	126	30d	—	—	+26	44.1	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Good record in the Stayers' Hurdle; placed in this race for last two years; solid claims
8	Hiddenvalley Lake Chestnut J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	—	129-F1	151	151	46	62d	—	—	+15	29.3	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Lightly raced; landed the Boyne Hurdle last time and should improve further; interesting
4	Crambo Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	164	t	7-1319	157	163	141	30d	—	—	+19	29.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Disappointing in the Stayers' Hurdle but progressive otherwise; could well rebound
9	Monkfish Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	/29-1P	154	164	-	29d	—	—	+20	28.5	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Very promising in younger days but it's not clear whether he retains full ability
2	Buddy One Bay J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan T:Paul John Gilligan	164	—	3115P4	155	158	149	30d	—	—	+24	32.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Posted a big effort (40-1 fourth) in the Stayers' Hurdle; frame possibilities
12	Strong Leader Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	164	—	2-0243	150	155	135	77d	—	—	+22	31	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ran well in the Cleeve on first attempt over 3m; unexposed at this trip; possibilities
7	Hewick Bay J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Jordan Gainford T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	p	F1-401	155	164	-	109d	—	—	+21	28.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Admirable chaser; won the King George last time out; hurdles form is inferior
5	Dashel Drasher Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	164	—	-31348	156	162	139	30d	—	—	+28	32.8	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Good stayer on his day but was a distant sixth in this contest 12 months ago
1	Botox Has Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary Moore	164	p	4-1661	152	160	144	56d	—	—	+22	26.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Better than ever in the Rendlesham at Haydock eight weeks ago; could go well
3	Champ Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Nicky Henderson	164	p	135-45	156	157	139	77d	—	—	+24	27.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Smart in his prime but doesn't look the force of old; headgear enlisted
NR	Proschema Chestnut J:TBC T:Dan Skelton	J: T:Dan Skelton	164	—	71P4P-	145	155	100	364d	—	—	—	24.5	—	—
Absent since being pulled up in this event last year when 40-1
NR	Sire Du Berlais Bay J:TBC T:Gordon Elliott	J: T:Gordon Elliott	164	tb	113-75	159	167	120	30d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Successful in this race for the last two years; respected despite being a 12yo now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Flooring Porter	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Hiddenvalley Lake	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Crambo	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Monkfish	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Buddy One	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Strong Leader	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Hewick	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Dashel Drasher	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Botox Has	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Champ	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Flooring Porter

44.1

OR: 27.3 Form: 11.6 Odds: 5.2

10/3

2nd

Dashel Drasher

32.8

OR: 26.5 Form: 5.1 Odds: 1.2

16/1

3rd

Buddy One

32.6

OR: 26.3 Form: 4 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Strong Leader

OR: 25 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Crambo

29.8

OR: 26.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Hiddenvalley Lake

29.3

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Monkfish

28.5

OR: 26 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Hewick

28.4

OR: 26.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Champ

27.4

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Sire Du Berlais

27.3

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Botox Has

26.7

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Proschema

24.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0.8 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Flooring Porter	159	164	126
Sire Du Berlais	159	167	120
Crambo	157	163	141
Dashel Drasher	156	162	139
Champ	156	157	139
Buddy One	155	158	149
Hewick	155	164	—
Monkfish	154	164	—
Botox Has	152	160	144
Hiddenvalley Lake	151	151	46
Strong Leader	150	155	135
Proschema	145	155	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Monkfish	29d ago	Fit
Flooring Porter	30d ago	Fit
Crambo	30d ago	Fit
Buddy One	30d ago	Fit
Dashel Drasher	30d ago	Fit
Sire Du Berlais	30d ago	Fit
Botox Has	56d ago	Fresh
Hiddenvalley Lake	62d ago	Fresh
Strong Leader	77d ago	Fresh
Champ	77d ago	Fresh
Hewick	109d ago	Long break
Proschema	364d ago	Long break