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14:40 Aintree
BoyleSports Daily Money Back 2nd Juvenile Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 209y
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Winner: £28,135
- 2nd: £10,600
- 3rd: £5,305
- 4th: £2,650
- Form C
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Mrs J Williams
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
in touch, headway 5th to tracked leaders, pushed along 2 out, ridden and kept on to go 2nd flat
- Form 231
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer Anthony Charlton
- Jockey Harry Reed
tracked leaders, hit 4th, pushed along 2 out, weakened next
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
close up, ridden to chase winner last, no extra and lost 2nd flat
Liari (FR)
41- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden out
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
raced wide keen, tracked leaders, in touch 4th, dropped to rear and not fluent next, soon pulled up
- Form 112112
- Age 3
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, pushed along and headed 2 out, weakened next
- Form 01
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
in rear, pulled up 2 out
In depth
Verdict
Eagle Prince beat Latin Verse at Sedgefield and would have finished closer last time in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham but for a couple of significant errors. Midnight Lion won over 1m6f on the Flat but is being pitched in at the deep end here. The prolific Max Of Stars was second in this grade at Newbury last week but LIARI has much more scope having easily landed the odds at Wincanton. Huntingdon second Palio and French import Le Fauve are other likely improvers with the latter preferred to stablemate and Fakenham winner Virginia Lodge while Knight Of Allen should be monitored for any market support.
Formwatch
Knight Of Allen (FR) 22-1 (11-0) Ion touch when badly hampered 1st and carried out, at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.
Latin Verse 3-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd turning in, led 2 out, soon pushed along, came clear run-in, stayed on well, won at Catterick 2m (4) gs in Nov beating Torneo (11-0) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.
Le Fauve (FR) 5-1 (10-10) 2nd of 7, shd behind Anzadam (10-10) at Bordeaux Le Bouscat 2m sft in Sep.
Liari (FR) 4-5fav (11-0) Prominent, hit 3rd, went second after 3 out, going best but not fluent 2 out, soon led on landing, ran on strongly run-in, pushed out, won at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Oct beating Inside Man (11-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Midnight Lion 10-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Lordship (8-13) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Palio (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, pushed along home turn, not fluent 2 out, kept on, no match for facile winner, 2nd of 6, 12l behind Burdett Road (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Max Of Stars (FR) 4-1 (11-3) Keen hung left, led, ridden and joined last, soon headed, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Wodhooh (11-0) at Newbury 2m lst fll (1) gs in Dec.
Virginia Lodge 9-1 (11-0) Pressed leader, led before 2 out, soon forged clear, pushed along before last, kept on, readily, won at Fakenham 2m fll (4) gs in Nov beating Francina (11-0) by 11l, 5 ran.
Eagle Prince (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden and mistake last, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Burdett Road (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.
Galactic Jack (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Badly hampered 1st and pushed through rail, soon in rear, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up last, at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Nov.