The William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle opens the card on Grand National day at the Aintree Festival and has always attracted a large field. This is a race considered to be a good betting heat in which the winner normally comes from the front end of the market.
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle Racecard
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Jeriko Du Reponet only found his stable companion Doddiethegreat too strong for him in the Pertemps Final and has to be respected along with Catch Him Derry, who finished one place behind Nicky Henderson's gelding at Cheltenham. Act Of Authority shaped as though stepping up in trip would suit when runner-up in the Martin Pipe and may prove the biggest threat to BILL JOYCE. His third in the Challow to The New Lion reads particularly well and it's worth forgiving a below-par effort at Cheltenham in January.
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William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle Overview
The William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle is a class 1 Premier Handicap run as the first race on the third and final day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse in early April. It is run over a distance of 3 miles and 149 yards.
The competitors have to jump thirteen hurdles. The race is open for horses aged four years and older, with the winner likely to receive around £42,000 in prize money.
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle Betting Trends and Statistics
- Dan Skelton has a good record in the race, having won three of the last five runnings with Aux Ptits Soins (2019), West Balboa (2023) and Gwennie May Boy (2024) and is chasing a consecutive hat trick this year.
- The winner is usually well found in the market with three of the last six favourites obliging at 9/2, 6/1 and 7/1.
- The biggest price in the last decade has been 16/1 with Ubak in 2016. The market, it seems, is usually a good guide to the likely winner.
- Jockey Charlie Todd is the leading jockey in the last decade, having won the race twice on Party Business (2022) as a 3lb conditional jockey and in 2024 on Gwennie May Boy.
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle History
The race has been run on a Saturday for the last nine years, in which it has had four different sponsors in Gaskell Waste (2016-2020), EFT Construction (2021-2022), Village Hotels (2023), with bookmaker William Hill taking over in 2024. Gwennie May Boy gave Dan Skelton another win in the handicaps with victory in this race last year when it was registered as the William Hill Handicap Hurdle.
William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle FAQ
Who won the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle in 2024?
Dan Sketon’s Gwennie May Boy won the 2024 renewal ridden by Charlie Todd at odds of 9/2.
What is the prize money for the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle?
The winner of the 2024 renewal received £42,000 in prize money.
When is the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle?
The race is run as the opening contest on day three, Saturday, of the three-day Grand National meeting at Aintree in Liverpool.
How many hurdles are there to be jumped in the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle?
There are thirteen hurdles to be jumped in total.
How many horses race in the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle?
Expect a big field, with the smallest field in the last decade being 19 and the highest 22.
Which horses are eligible for the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Hurdle?
The race is open to horses aged four years and older.