14:00 | Aintree | Thursday 2nd April 2009

Results

1 14:00 Aintree 02 Apr 2009

John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 2) (Class 1) (4YO plus)

3m 110y Good (Good to Soft in places)

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Winner £57,010 - 10 ran

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Weighed In

1 Big Buck's (FR)

6 11-10 174

5/6 F

Ruby Walsh

P F Nicholls

held up, pushed along after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led after last, stayed on well

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2 3¼

9 Mighty Man (FR)

9 11-2 164

9/2 2F

R Johnson

H D Daly

chased leaders, led 4 out, ridden after next, blundered last, soon headed, one pace

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3 10

5 Fair Along (GER)

7 11-6 158 t¹

10/1

R Flint

P J Hobbs

held up mid-division, went 2nd 3 out, one pace from next

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4 8

4 Pettifour (IRE)

7 11-10 155

12/1

P J Brennan

N A Twiston-Davies

chased leaders, not fluent 4th, led 9th, headed 4 out, faded from 2 out

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5 7

2 Duc De Regniere (FR)

7 11-10 158

11/1

B J Geraghty

N J Henderson

held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders after 4 out, weakened next

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6 2¾

7 Hills Of Aran

7 11-2 155

16/1

A P McCoy

W K Goldsworthy

chased leaders, took closer order 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

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7 5

10 No Refuge (IRE)

9 11-2 147

66/1

D F O'Regan

J Howard Johnson

held up in rear, ridden after 8th, soon struggling

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8 13

6 Faasel (IRE)

8 11-2 140

40/1

D J Condon

N G Richards

towards rear, ridden after 4 out, weakened next

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9 6

3 Lough Derg (FR)

9 11-10 161 v

28/1

T Scudamore

D Pipe

led, not fluent 7th, headed 9th, weakened approaching 3 out

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8 Master Eddy

9 11-2 115

200/1

J M Maguire

S Lycett

held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling approaching 9th, pulled up before 3 out

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Off Time: 14:00:14 Winning Time: 6m 13.20s Last Updated: 04 Mar 2026 23:39:47

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
CSF	£4.33 (1, 9)
Win	£1.80 (1)
Place	£1.20 (1), £1.60 (9), £2.40 (5)
Swinger	£1.40 (1, 9), £1.40 (1, 9), £4.90 (9, 5), £3.50 (1, 5)
Exacta	£4.30 (1, 9)
Trifecta	£20.80 (1, 9, 5)