Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree

14:20

Date 2025-04-03

Distance 2m209y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo

Prize £61,897

Runners (13)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
9	Puturhandstogether Bay J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Mark Walsh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	—	3121	143	143	122	23d	—	—	+18	54.1	11/8 42%
Ready winner of Fred Winter at Cheltenham; can take the step up to Graded level in stride
13	Murcia Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	149	t	331828	136	146	131	23d	—	—	+14	34.8	9/2 18%
French Listed winner and better form in defeat since; place shout with 7lb filly allowance
11	Wendrock Grey J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sam Ewing T:Gordon Elliott	156	—	3176	137	139	119	23d	—	—	+21	30.3	9/1 10%
Ran well behind Puturhandstogether at Cheltenham but it's hard to see him turning tables
8	Naturally Nimble Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	156	—	714	138	135	119	98d	—	—	+24	30.7	14/1 7%
Grade 3 win in second hurdle race and decent run in Grade 2; part of strong hand for yard
3	Filibustering Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	156	—	1	-	123	60	33d	—	—	+5	11.7	20/1 5%
Comfortable all-the-way winner on last month's Kelso hurdle debut; very promising
12	Willy De Houelle Grey J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	J:Rachael Blackmore T:W P Mullins	156	ht	2-2640	138	138	117	20d	—	—	+21	27.1	25/1 4%
Fourth in Leopardstown Grade 1 in February; well held in Triumph since; Townend on Murcia
6	Live Conti Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	11	-	116	75	50d	—	—	+12	18.7	20/1 5%
French recruit who did it easily at Wetherby; potential for significant improvement
7	Mambonumberfive Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	156	—	35-2P1	128	128	91	40d	—	—	+16	20.7	22/1 4%
Pulled up on British debut but different proposition when winning Kempton Grade 2 since
4	Gibbs Island Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Tom Lacey	J:Sean Bowen T:Tom Lacey	156	h	11P	132	139	102	20d	—	—	+28	32	25/1 4%
Won first two hurdle races but pulled too hard in the Triumph; now equipped with a hood
1	Aviemore Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	J:Harry Cobden T:Harry Derham	156	—	311	122	129	104	32d	—	—	+35	37.2	40/1 2%
Has won his last two but the stable jockey is on Filibustering this time
5	Give It To Me Oj Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	156	—	321	122	128	107	34d	—	—	+31	33.6	40/1 2%
Placed behind useful sorts in first two hurdle races before landing odds at Newbury
2	Coconut Grove Grey Roan J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	J:Bryan Carver T:Harry Fry	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
Won sole Flat start in France but this is a very tough introduction to hurdles
10	Terrorise Bay J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	J:Craig Nichol T:Brian Ellison	156	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	250/1 0%
Fair 1m2f Flat winner but big outsider at this level on hurdle debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Puturhandstogether	11/8	5/4	11/8	11/8	11/8
Murcia	3/1	3/1	3/1	9/2	3/1
Wendrock	8/1	8/1	8/1	9/1	8/1
Naturally Nimble	14/1	14/1	14/1	11/1	14/1
Filibustering	20/1	16/1	16/1	11/1	16/1
Willy De Houelle	18/1	16/1	18/1	25/1	20/1
Live Conti	20/1	14/1	16/1	12/1	16/1
Mambonumberfive	22/1	20/1	20/1	16/1	20/1
Gibbs Island	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Aviemore	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Give It To Me Oj	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Coconut Grove	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1
Terrorise	250/1	150/1	200/1	125/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Puturhandstogether

54.1

OR: 23.3 Form: 19.4 Odds: 11.4

11/8

2nd

Aviemore

37.2

OR: 18 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0.7

40/1

3rd

Murcia

34.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 6.2

9/2

Give It To Me Oj

33.6

OR: 18 Form: 15 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Gibbs Island

OR: 20.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1

25/1

Naturally Nimble

30.7

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Wendrock

30.3

OR: 21.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Willy De Houelle

27.1

OR: 22 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

25/1

Mambonumberfive

20.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Live Conti

18.7

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Filibustering

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

20/1

Coconut Grove

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Terrorise

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Puturhandstogether	143	143	122
Naturally Nimble	138	135	119
Willy De Houelle	138	138	117
Wendrock	137	139	119
Murcia	136	146	131
Gibbs Island	132	139	102
Mambonumberfive	128	128	91
Aviemore	122	129	104
Give It To Me Oj	122	128	107
Filibustering	—	123	60
Live Conti	—	116	75
Coconut Grove	—	—	—
Terrorise	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Willy De Houelle	20d ago	Fit
Gibbs Island	20d ago	Fit
Puturhandstogether	23d ago	Fit
Murcia	23d ago	Fit
Wendrock	23d ago	Fit
Aviemore	32d ago	Fit
Filibustering	33d ago	Fit
Give It To Me Oj	34d ago	Fit
Mambonumberfive	40d ago	Fit
Live Conti	50d ago	Fresh
Naturally Nimble	98d ago	Long break
Coconut Grove	—	—
Terrorise	—	—