Full Results
14:00 Aintree
John Smith's Liverpool Hurdle (grade 2) (Class 1)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 3m 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £100,000 added

- Form 71-U111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 174
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up, pushed along after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led after last, stayed on well

- Form 2121P/5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 164
chased leaders, led 4 out, ridden after next, blundered last, soon headed, one pace

- Form 7-21139
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 164
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey R Flint
held up mid-division, went 2nd 3 out, one pace from next

- Form 1-13580
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey P J Brennan
chased leaders, not fluent 4th, led 9th, headed 4 out, faded from 2 out

- Form 12-1123
- Age 7
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders after 4 out, weakened next

- Form 562321
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 155
- Trainer W K Goldsworthy
- Jockey A P McCoy
chased leaders, took closer order 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened

- Form 15-3250
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 151
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up in rear, ridden after 8th, soon struggling

- Form 20-519P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey D J Condon
towards rear, ridden after 4 out, weakened next

- Form 114210
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 163
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, not fluent 7th, headed 9th, weakened approaching 3 out

- Form 282211/
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer S Lycett
- Jockey J M Maguire
held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling approaching 9th, pulled up before 3 out
Betting breakdown
- Tote Win: £1.80Tote Place: £1.20,£1.60,£2.40
- Straight Forecast: £4.33Exacta: £4.30Trifecta: £20.80Swingers: 1&2:£1.40 2&3:£4.90 1&3:£3.50
- Placepot: £79Pool: £397,450.50,3669.83 winning tickets
- Quadpot: £42Pool: £14,278.72,251 winning tickets