Saturday 15 April · Aintree, England
15:35 JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 3m 0f 149y
- Going
- Good to Soft
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 250000
- Runners
- 10
Race preview
A competitive renewal of the Liverpool Hurdle with several intriguing contenders lining up, including Marie's Rock, who is fancied to bounce back following a disappointing run behind Honeysuckle in the Mares' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. She gets a mares' allowance here, so the daughter of Milan looks a big player for powerful connections. That being said, Stayers' Hurdle winners are 5-7 in this race since it became a Grade 1 in 2010, so SIRE DU BERLAIS could be worth siding with. He kept on well to score from the well-fancied Flooring Porter in this contest last year and the fact he was able to uphold that form at Cheltenham last month must make Gordon Elliott's 11-year-old of significant interest. Dashel Drasher filled the runner-up spot behind the selection last time out and is another not to be taken lightly in first-time cheekpieces.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sire Du Berlais | 455P41 | Mark Walsh | G Elliott | 11 10 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Marie's Rock | P11-117 | N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 11 3 | 5-1 | |
| 3 | Flooring Porter | 212-444 | Danny Mullins | G P Cromwell | 11 10 | 3-1 | |
| 4 | Meet And Greet | 2-30342 | Phillip Enright | O McKiernan | 11 10 | 16-1 | |
| 5 | Champ | 1243-13 | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. | N J Henderson | 11 10 | 6-1 | |
| 6 | Dashel Drasher | P-12222 | Rex Dingle | J Scott | 11 10 | 13-2 | |
| 7 | Monmiral | 542-224 | Harry Cobden | P F Nicholls | 11 10 | 25-1 | |
| 8 | Brewin'upastorm | 2P-U251 | Aidan Coleman | O Murphy | 11 10 | 28-1 | |
| - | Home By The Lee | 26-R115 | J J Slevin | J P O'Brien | 11 10 | 9-2 | |
| - | Proschema | F-371P4 | Harry Skelton | D Skelton | 11 10 | 40-1 |