Liverpool Zoes Place Handicap Hurdle – Aintree

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Liverpool Zoes Place Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-05-16

Distance 2m103y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £3,697

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
1	Lively Citizen Bay J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:D J Jeffreys	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:D J Jeffreys	170	p	1430-1	112	115	110	10d	—	—	+13	30.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Comfortable won recent Ffos Las chase; reverts to hurdling on same mark; respected
4	Ravenscraig Castle Grey J:Brian Hughes T:Iain Jardine	J:Brian Hughes T:Iain Jardine	165	—	42555-	107	111	99	35d	—	—	+5	20.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Largely consistent 7yo who has performed well in higher-grade races this year
5	Book Of Tales Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Charlie Longsdon	165	—	/2402-	107	111	100	27d	—	—	+11	24.8	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Clear second to very well handicapped rival last month; still unexposed over hurdles
8	It's A Love Thing Bay J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	J:Jonathan England T:Sam England	164	—	8P1P/	106	105	-	—	—	—	+10	22.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Not seen over hurdles since 2023 but a three-time Flat winner in recent weeks; interesting
7	Come On Nia Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Andrew J Martin	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Andrew J Martin	164	—	82245-	106	112	91	55d	—	—	+11	20.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Eased in grade after very respectable fifth in Grade 2 mares' novices' handicap at Newbury
3	Fandabidozi Chestnut J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	J:Sean Bowen T:Gary Hanmer	165	tp	7/113-	107	106	102	22d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won at Bangor last month and placed off today's mark a few days later; respected
6	Waspy Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	165	t	F/1/P-	107	-	-	22d	—	—	+11	22.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Dropped out tamely on last month's stable/handicap debut; others look much less risky
12	Trafalgar Square Bay J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	J:Henry Brooke T:Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero	148	tb	44391-	96	110	108	36d	—	—	+19	24.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ready winner at Hereford last month; 7lb higher in much deeper race here
2	Bannister Grey J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	J:Tom Broughton(5) T:Nick Kent	166	—	42512-	108	114	103	213d	—	—	+24	29.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
In good form in the autumn but has fitness to prove after seven-month break
9	Aotano Bay J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	J:Charlie Maggs(5) T:Donald McCain	161	t	53615-	109	105	103	27d	—	—	+19	23.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Caused 28-1 surprise at Doncaster in March but well beaten since; hard to predict
10	Kingoftheswingerz Bay J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	J:James Best T:Harriet Dickin	154	tp	/2815-	96	108	96	59d	—	—	+18	20.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Battled gamely for Class 5 win in February but safely held since; others preferred
11	Natzor Bay J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	J:Sean Quinlan T:Lizzie Quinlan	154	t	384-	96	106	51	56d	—	—	+11	13.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Quite useful Flat racer; placed on first of three hurdle starts; still open to improvement

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Lively Citizen	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Ravenscraig Castle	9/2	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1
Book Of Tales	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1
It's A Love Thing	6/1	6/1	6/1	13/2	6/1
Come On Nia	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2	8/1
Fandabidozi	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Waspy	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Trafalgar Square	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Bannister	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Aotano	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Kingoftheswingerz	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Natzor	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lively Citizen

30.5

OR: 15.5 Form: 10 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Bannister

29.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 1.4

18/1

3rd

Book Of Tales

24.8

OR: 14.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4

11/2

Trafalgar Square

24.6

OR: 11.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Aotano

23.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 7.9 Odds: 1.2

22/1

It's A Love Thing

22.4

OR: 14 Form: 4.8 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Waspy

22.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 4.8 Odds: 3.3

9/1

Come On Nia

20.9

OR: 14 Form: 4 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Kingoftheswingerz

20.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ravenscraig Castle

20.2

OR: 14.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Fandabidozi

17.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Natzor

13.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Lively Citizen	112	115	110
Aotano	109	105	103
Bannister	108	114	103
Ravenscraig Castle	107	111	99
Book Of Tales	107	111	100
Fandabidozi	107	106	102
Waspy	107	—	—
It's A Love Thing	106	105	—
Come On Nia	106	112	91
Trafalgar Square	96	110	108
Kingoftheswingerz	96	108	96
Natzor	96	106	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lively Citizen	10d ago	Quick return
Fandabidozi	22d ago	Fit
Waspy	22d ago	Fit
Book Of Tales	27d ago	Fit
Aotano	27d ago	Fit
Ravenscraig Castle	35d ago	Fit
Trafalgar Square	36d ago	Fit
Come On Nia	55d ago	Fresh
Natzor	56d ago	Fresh
Kingoftheswingerz	59d ago	Fresh
Bannister	213d ago	Long break
It's A Love Thing	—	—