Full Result 4.20 Aintree | 14 April 2018

Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m149yds) 3m½f Soft 13 hurdles

1st £101,203.74 2nd £38,167.71 3rd £19,159.71 4th £9,655.71 5th £4,939.71 6th £2,545.71 7th £1,393.71

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Identity Thief (IRE) 14/1 Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead	Sean Flanagan Henry De Bromhead	8	117	153	144	163	–
b g Kayf Tara - Miss Arteea (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up, headway 4 out to track leaders before 3 out, pushed along to lead before last, ridden and stayed on well run-in (op 12/1)

2 5	11. Wholestone (IRE) 7/2 Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies	Daryl Jacob Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	117	161	139	157	–
br g Craigsteel - Last Theatre (IRE) (King's Theatre)
On toes, tracked leaders, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, driven and headed before last, stayed on but soon held (op 3/1 tchd 4/1 in places)

3 10 [15]	6. Sam Spinner 6/5F Joe Colliver Jedd O'Keeffe	Joe Colliver Jedd O'Keeffe	6	117	164	129	151	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Dawn Spinner (Arctic Lord)
Prominent, not fluent 5th, jumped slightly left 7th, led narrowly after 4 out, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, weakening in 3rd when mistake last (tchd 11/8, 6/4 in places)

4 8 [23]	9. The Worlds End (IRE) 6/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	7	117	155	121	141	–
b g Stowaway - Bright Sprite (IRE) (Beneficial)
Looked well, midfield, mistake 9th, headway and tracked leaders before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 7/1 tchd 11/2)

5 nk [23¼]	7. Serienschock (GER) 66/1 Ludovic Philipperon Mme A Rosa	Ludovic Philipperon Mme A Rosa	10	117 t	142	123	139	–
bb g Sholokhov (IRE) - Saldenehre (GER) (Highest Honor)
Slightly on toes, held up, some progress before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 50/1)

6 6 [29¼]	8. Shelford (IRE) 80/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	9	117	140	117	134	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Lyrical I (Shirley Heights)
Held up, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out (vet reported the gelding was suffering from post-race heat stress) (op 66/1)

7 dist [59¼]	5. Old Guard 12/1 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls	7	117	156	67	103	–
b g Notnowcato - Dolma (FR) (Marchand De Sable)
Midfield, ridden along before 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out, blundered last (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 14/1)

PU	4. Lil Rockerfeller (USA) 12/1 Trevor Whelan Neil King	Trevor Whelan Neil King	7	117 p	155	–	–	–
ch g Hard Spun (USA) - Layounne (USA) (Mt. Livermore)
Tracked leaders, pushed along from 7th, lost place and struggling 9th, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 14/1)

PU	1. Coole Cody (IRE) 25/1 Tom Scudamore Michael Blake	Tom Scudamore Michael Blake	7	117 ht	145	–	–	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Run For Cover I (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Led, headed after 4 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly approaching 3 out and pulled up (tchd 20/1, 28/1 in a place)

PU	10. Thomas Campbell 16/1 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson	6	117 p¹	152	–	–	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - Hora (Hernando)
Looked well, in touch towards outer, lost place 9th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly) (tchd 14/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:21:29 Winning time: 6m 20.70s (slow by 25.70s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: L'Ami Serge (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Gigginstown House Stud (Identity Thief) 1st breeder: Cathal Ennis
2nd owner: Simon Munir & Isaac Souede (Wholestone)
3rd owner: Caron & Paul Chapman (Sam Spinner)
Tote win: £10.20 PL: £2.70 £1.40 £1.20 Ex: £70.30 CSF: £63.37 Tricast: £105.25 Trifecta: £179.80

4:20 Aintree 14 Apr 2018

Ryanair Stayers Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1)