Racecards
14:10 Aintree
British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre Hurdle (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £45,000 added
- Winner: £28,152
- 2nd: £8,316
- 3rd: £4,158
- 4th: £2,079
- Form 9/77212-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer Nick Williams
- Jockey Lizzie Kelly
led until not fluent 4 out, mistake next, soon outpaced, stayed on flat
- Form 612323-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leader until before 6th, 2nd again after 4 out, led when jumped left and not fluent last, driven out
- Form 31/1230-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer H Fry
- Jockey B J Geraghty
in touch, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, went 3rd from next, no impression, stayed on to close on leading pair flat
- Form 21622-U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 148
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey T J O'Brien
took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6th, challenged next, led 4 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat
- Form 410361/
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
in touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, slow and dropped off rest 4th, never back on terms, well beaten 3 out
- Form 177244
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 139
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
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Previous results
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Verdict
UNOWHATIMEANHARRY failed to score again last season after winning this on his reappearance last year. He’s approaching the veteran stage now but goes well fresh and it’s a huge advantage that he is getting 4lb from Agrapart and Wholestone. The latter pair clashed in the Cleeve Hurdle at the start of the year with the former forging clear in the closing stages. Conditions will be quicker here and that may not suit either. Vision Des Flos was second in Grade 1 novice events here and at Punchestown in April so can’t be ignored reverting to hurdles after unseating his rider in a novice chase last month but Un Temps Pour Tout is likely to need this and High Secret only beat one home at Wetherby last week in a race from which Wholestone was a late withdrawal.
Formwatch
Agrapart (FR) 4-7fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, not quicken run-in, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Donna's Diamond (11-2) at Haydock 2m 7f (1) hvy in Feb.
Wholestone (IRE) 6-4jfav (11-6) Tracked leaders, led after 3rd, headed and readily outpaced by winner before 2 out, lost 2nd and mistake 2 out, weakened, 3rd of 6, 22l behind Call Me Lord (11-0) at Sandown 2m 5f (1) gs in Apr.
Unowhatimeanharry 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division, headway on inside approaching 2 out, outpaced on last bend, weakened before last, 10th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Penhill (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m (1) sft in Mar.
Vision Des Flos (FR) Evensfav (11-3) Took keen hold, soon in touch, joined leaders 5th, close 2nd when stumbled and unseated rider 6th, at Ffos Las 2m 5f (3) gs in Oct.
Un Temps Pour Tout (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, virtually upsides 2 out, ridden after last, stayed on well under pressure to lead narrowly closing stages, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar beating Singlefarmpayment (10-13) by shd, 23 ran.
High Secret (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Close up in rear, not fluent 5th, reminders soon after, ridden 4 out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 20 1/2l behind Nautical Nitwit (11-0) at Wetherby 3m (1) gd in Nov.