12:40 Aintree tips
Handicap Hurdleclass 33m½fgood to soft13 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Brookside La is our pick, though Molto Bene is not far behind. It edges it on its standing on published form ratings.
Handicap Hurdle over 3m½f on good to soft going. Brookside La heads our ratings. We rate 12 of the 13 declared; the other 1 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Molto Bene
Daire McConville / Charlie Longsdon
8/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 59% drop.
- Back after 194 days, well beyond its usual 33-day gap.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)
Not rated: Western Monkey — too little recent form to judge.