15:05
Jet2 Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
Grade 1, Class 1, 3m1f, Hurdle, 4yo+, 11 runners
Winning time 6m 13.01s
- Going
- Good To Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 13 hurdles
Result
J J Slevin
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Tucked handy early - hit the front after the 7th - given a squeeze approaching two out - kept finding from the last - edged away in the final 110 yards to score
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton
Settled towards the back early - made progress 3 out - improved into contention before the last - pushed along to move into second and stayed on at one speed to finish second
Mark Walsh
Gordon Elliott
Settled midway - close to pace by 8th - moved into contention soon after - drifted off the rail approaching 3 out - dropped away there - kept battling from the last to finish 3rd
Jack Kennedy
Henry De Bromhead
Settled towards the back early - made progress before the second-last and travelling well - pushed along nearing the last - stayed on at one gait to finish fourth
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry De Bromhead
Held a midpack position early - jumped awkwardly 4th - moved into contention approaching three out then pushed along two out - unable to find more at the last and finished fifth
James Bowen
Nicky Henderson
Sat behind the front group early - well placed until hampered for a stride approaching the turn before three out - lost touch before the last and beaten into 6th
Harry Cobden
Ruth Jefferson
Settled towards the back early - moved into contention by the 5th - pushed into a leading position before 3 out - asked to strike for the front before the following fence - dropped away nearing the last - finished well beaten in 7th
Nico de Boinville
Nicky Henderson
Settled in the pack early - moved up to challenge front runners by the 9th before pushing into second with strong momentum until an unbalanced jump 3 out - urged along but came down at the following fence
Paddy Hanlon
John Joseph Hanlon
Went straight to front - overtaken after 7th and dropped away with urging into 9th - weakened before 3 out - eased out of contention before the following fence
Sam Twiston-Davies
Nicky Henderson
Tracked the pace early - untidy over the 4th - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - lost touch and was eased out of contention before 2 out
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy
Settled towards the back - under pressure and losing touch before 3 out - eased and pulled up before the following fence
Non-runners: Happy Jacky (travel problems)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.