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2025 Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Preview
Scheduled to take place in April of each year at the Aintree racecourse is the Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle, this is a fairly new race with the inaugural running in 2009.
The race was created to give the conditional and amateur jockeys a chance to shine at the Grand National meeting.
It is a Class handicap hurdle that is run over two miles and half a furlong where there are nine hurdles to jump.
Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Information:
- Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
- Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
- Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
In April, the only thing racing fans are interested in is the Grand National tips from the OLBG expert racing tipsters, which of the forty runners are they predicting to win the showcase race at Aintree? We cover every race at the Aintree Grand National Meeting and below you can find links to all of the races for each of Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
How competitive is the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 15 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 124%. The race in 2019 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 137%, whilst on average over the last 15 renewals of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle, the over-round has been 132%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £132 which is bet.
Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 15 if you had followed the winner of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of +2.25. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle.
When looking over the past 15 renewals, a time of 3:50.80 was set by Far Away So Close in 2011, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Paul Nolan and ridden by Mr M N Doran. The slowest winning time was set in 2024 when El Jefe won in a time of 4:19.05, booked to ride was Ben Smith on this Andrew Hamilton trained runner.
These are the top three quickest-run Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle over the last 15 renewals:
- Far Away So Close (3:50.80) in 2011
- Chief Justice (3:54.50) in 2019
- Astre De La Cour (3:55.30) in 2015
Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Past Winners
Here are the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 4:19.05 | El Jefe (IRE) 7yo 9-9 40/1 | Ben Smith (7lbs) Andrew Hamilton (GB) |
| 2023 4:13.49 | Punctuation (GB) 6yo 11-2 40/1 | Liam Harrison (3lbs) Fergal O'Brien (GB) |
| 2022 4:00.91 | Hacker Des Places (FR) 5yo 10-11 10/1 | Angus Cheleda (5lbs) Paul Nicholls (GB) |
| 2021 4:02.85 | Rowland Ward (GB) 5yo 10-1 12/1 | Charlie Hammond Stuart Edmunds (GB) |
| 2019 3:54.50 | Chief Justice (GB) 4yo 11-2 13/2 | Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott (IRE) |
| 2018 4:10.80 | Havana Beat (IRE) 8yo 9-11 12/1 | James Nixon (7lbs) Tony Carroll (GB) |
| 2017 3:58.60 | Chesterfield (IRE) 7yo 10-5 8/1 | Daniel Sansom (10lbs) Seamus Mullins (GB) |
| 2016 4:12.20 | Ivan Grozny (FR) 6yo 11-9 16/1 | David Mullins (3lbs) W P Mullins (IRE) |
| 2015 3:55.30 | Astre De La Cour (FR) 5yo 10-10 10/1 | David Mullins (5lbs) Robert Walford (GB) |
| 2014 4:01.90 | Court Minstrel (IRE) 7yo 11-12 16/1 | Adam Wedge Evan Williams (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle have been based:
- GB: 12 winners with an additional 37 placings from 249 runners
- IRE: 3 winners with an additional 7 placings from 46 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Trainer Statistics
Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 15 renewals in the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle, Donald McCain has sent a total of 21 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Philip Hobbs has sent out 11 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle trainer statistics over the last 15 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 16-1-3 | +13.00 | +6.63 |
| Paul Nicholls | 12-1-4 | -1.00 | +0.55 |
| John Quinn | 8-1-2 | -2.00 | -2.12 |
| Gordon Elliott | 7-1-3 | +0.50 | +0.88 |
| Evan Williams | 6-1-2 | +11.00 | +8.63 |
| Tony Carroll | 3-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.50 |
| Lucinda Russell | 2-1-1 | +65.00 | +40.25 |
| Stuart Edmunds | 2-1-1 | +11.00 | +6.50 |
| Nick Gifford | 2-1-1 | +10.00 | +5.88 |
| Andrew Hamilton | 1-1-1 | +40.00 | +25.00 |
Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Jockey Statistics
Here are some of the top Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle jockey statistics over the last 15 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hammond | 4-1-1 | +9.00 | +4.50 |
| David Bass | 3-1-1 | +26.00 | +15.50 |
| Adam Wedge | 3-1-2 | +14.00 | +11.63 |
| Angus Cheleda | 3-1-2 | +8.00 | +7.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 2-1-1 | +39.00 | +24.00 |
| Ben Smith | 1-1-1 | +40.00 | +25.00 |
| James Nixon | 1-1-1 | +12.00 | +7.50 |
| Daniel Sansom | 1-1-1 | +8.00 | +5.00 |
| Lorcan Murtagh | 4-0-3 | -4.00 | +6.50 |
| Harry Bannister | 3-0-2 | -3.00 | +1.50 |
2025 Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 18, 8, 12, 7, (1, 14), 6, 10, (5, 7), 5, 8, 4, (2, F), 4, 12, 5
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 15 / 15 (76%) - In a field of 5 - 14 (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (77%) - Ran over 1m7½f - 2m1f (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (79%) - Not in IRL/SCO/WAL (LTO)
- 15 / 15 (81%) - Carried 113 - 154lbs (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (82%) - Ran over 1m7½f - 2m1f (Last Win)
- 15 / 15 (82%) - Ran over 6f - 2m (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (84%) - Off a break of 12 - 111 days
- 15 / 15 (86%) - Had 2 - 7 wins (Career)
- 15 / 15 (88%) - Made 2 - 11 starts (180 Days)
- 15 / 15 (88%) - Not in a G2/LST/Cl3 (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (88%) - Not on GF/FM/STD-FS (Debut)
- 15 / 15 (89%) - In a field of 7 - 28 (LTO)
- 14 / 15 (80%) - No bigger than 40/1 (Debut)
- 14 / 15 (85%) - No bigger than 40/1
- 14 / 15 (86%) - Not fallen (Season)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Aintree racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +95.00 is when runners had an IRE-bred dam. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 3 season places, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-60.
The course which has produced the most winners of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle is Cheltenham, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Cheltenham last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 13 winners from a total of 279 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 17 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle despite multiple attempts:
- Kings Theatre (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Kayf Tara (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Authorized (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Montjeu (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 15 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Culcabock in 2009, winning for Lucinda Russell at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Campbell Gillies. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 15 renewals there have been 1 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find you a bet on the 2025 Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle.
Schedule for Thursday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
The three-day Grand National meeting kicks off on Thursday with four Grade 1 events on the seven-race card which features both the Aintree Hurdle and the Bowl Chase.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Manifesto Novices Chase | Il Etait Temps (FR) 6yo - 3/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 14:20 Aintree Anniversary 4YO Juvenile Hurdle | Sir Gino (FR) 4yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 14:55 Aintree Bowl Chase | Gerri Colombe (FR) 8yo - 9/4 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 15:30 Aintree Aintree Hurdle | Impaire Et Passe (FR) 6yo - 1/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 16:05 Aintree Foxhunters Chase | Its On The Line (IRE) 7yo - 3/1 | Emmet Mullins Mr Derek O'Connor |
| 16:40 Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase | Sans Bruit (FR) 6yo - 5/1 | Paul Nicholls Bryony Frost |
| 17:15 Aintree Nickel Coin Mares Bumper | Diva Luna (IRE) 5yo - 13/2 | Ben Pauling Kielan Woods |
Schedule for Friday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
Day 2 of the Grand National meeting is Ladies Day or Fabulous Friday, the highlights on the track being the Melling Chase plus there is the Topham Chase over the Grand National fences.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:45 Aintree Mildmay Novices Chase | Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) 6yo - 6/4 | Gavin Cromwell Mark Walsh |
| 14:20 Aintree William Hill National Festival Handicap Hurdle | Kateira (GB) 7yo - 5/1 | Dan Skelton Harry Skelton |
| 14:55 Aintree Top Novices Hurdle | Mystical Power (IRE) 5yo - 11/10 | W P Mullins Mark Walsh |
| 15:30 Aintree Melling Chase | Jonbon (FR) 8yo - 11/10 | Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville |
| 16:05 Aintree Topham Chase | Arizona Cardinal (GB) 8yo - 20/1 | Stuart Edmunds Ciaran Gethings |
| 16:40 Aintree Sefton Novices Hurdle | Dancing City (FR) 7yo - 4/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 17:15 Aintree Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle | El Jefe (IRE) 7yo - 40/1 | Andrew Hamilton Ben Smith |
Schedule for Saturday at the Aintree Grand National Meeting
The Grand National is obviously the showpiece of the Aintree meeting and day 3 also includes three Grade 1 events, the feature of those being the Liverpool Hurdle.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 13:20 Aintree Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle | Gwennie May Boy (IRE) 6yo - 9/2 | Dan Skelton Charlie Todd |
| 13:55 Aintree Mersey Novices Hurdle | Brighterdaysahead (FR) 5yo - 6/5 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 14:30 Aintree William Hill National Festival Handicap Chase | Cruz Control (FR) 7yo - 9/1 | Tom Lacey Stan Sheppard |
| 15:05 Aintree Liverpool Hurdle | Strong Leader (GB) 7yo - 8/1 | Olly Murphy Sean Bowen |
| 16:00 Aintree Grand National | I Am Maximus (FR) 8yo - 7/1 | W P Mullins Paul Townend |
| 17:00 Aintree Maghull Novices Chase | Found A Fifty (IRE) 7yo - 11/8 | Gordon Elliott Jack Kennedy |
| 17:35 Aintree Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race | Horaces Pearl (FR) 6yo - 14/1 | Fergal O'Brien Connor Brace |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for National Hunt Racing.
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