Aintree
·
Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Starts in
Awaiting result
Turf track
All Runners — sorted by TrackLab Score
TrackLab Insight
The market favourite and the editorial pick, Guet Apens is lightly raced with only four career races but has already won two of them — a better win rate than anyone else in this field. His last run was a second-place finish behind the horse that went on to win the Scottish Champion Hurdle, which puts that defeat in an impressive context. He is short on experience compared to most rivals here, but the quality of that form stands out clearly.
Market favourite (2.56)
TrackLab Insight
Mr Lincoln carries the lowest weight in the field, which is an advantage in a race like this — lighter weight means a slightly easier task on paper. His best recent run was a near-miss second at Carlisle 54 days ago, though he followed that with a distant 8th at Musselburgh, so the form is inconsistent. He has also never won on a left-handed, galloping track in five attempts, which is a concern given Aintree fits that description exactly.
Carries lowest weight in field
Good Value
TrackLab Insight
Trained by Olly Murphy and ridden by the in-form Sean Bowen, Caelan arrives on the back of a decent second at Ffos Las 24 days ago and has placed in more than half his 20 career races. He wins roughly 1 in 3 races over distances like today's, which makes him one of the more distance-suited horses in this field. The concern is his record on normal ground — he has never won on it in six attempts — which is exactly what he faces here.
One of the more successful in the field (3 career wins)
TrackLab Insight
Maple arrives in good recent nick — a win at Sedgefield followed by a third just 22 days ago — and has a solid record on normal ground with two wins from five races on it. However, today's Aintree track is a left-handed, galloping circuit, and Maple has never won on that type of track in six attempts, which is a genuine concern. Among the more experienced horses in the field with 21 races, he is consistent but may be vulnerable to fresher rivals with stronger form at this kind of track.
Among the more experienced (21 career races)
Trainer Quotes
Nov 2025
"He was a very buzzy horse who came from Newmarket. He had a reputation as being very keen - we've got him to settle down a bit as it's a bit quieter here and got him to do all his learning when he went racing. We never worked him, we just schooled him around and he got there in the end, winning at Uttoxeter in May. He was only tenth on his seasonal reappearance at Ayr on November 1, but he's had runs like that before. He probably likes a little bit more room when he comes to fight out the finish. Craig Nichol tried to follow a horse through but got the door shut a couple of times on him. We won't worry too much; I'm sure he'll bounce back. 19-11-25"
TrackLab Insight
The least experienced horse in the field with just five career races, Emerald Time is still learning his trade and has yet to win. His last two runs produced finishes of 7th and 6th, beaten a long way, and the jockey-trainer combination has yet to win together in 12 attempts. There is simply not enough encouraging evidence in the data to make a strong case for him in a competitive field.
Relatively inexperienced (5 career races)
TrackLab Insight
The data flags Inappropriate as having the best record on normal ground in this field — three wins from seven races on it — which is a significant edge when almost everyone else struggles on today's surface. He has won at the highest class level in this race (Class 2), suggesting he has more quality than most of his rivals here. The catch is he was beaten 29 lengths at Fakenham and only narrowly beaten 34 days ago, so his form has been patchy, and the jockey-trainer combination has yet to win together in two attempts.
Best record on this ground (3 from 7)
Best career win rate in field (1 in 6)
TrackLab Insight
Mojo Ego has been off the track for 140 days — the longest absence in the field — and returns here with just one win from 15 career races, making him the joint-lowest rated horse in the race. He has actually raced at Aintree before, finishing 4th over this distance, so the course is not unknown to him. But returning from a long break, on ground he has never won on, makes this a very tough ask.
Lowest rated, 6lbs below average
Best record at this trip (1 from 8)
Absent 140 days (longest in field)
TrackLab Insight
Three straight runs without threatening the leaders — a 7th at Haydock just 20 days ago is the latest — makes Roarin' Success a difficult horse to fancy right now. Her best form has come on softer ground, where she has won twice from nine races, but today's normal conditions are where she has never won in four attempts. Coming into this off the back of poor recent form and against better-credentialed rivals, it is hard to find a strong case for her here.
One of the more successful in the field (3 career wins)
TrackLab Insight
The uncomfortable truth about Disguisedlimit is that he has never won a race in ten attempts — the only winless horse in the field alongside Emerald Time. He does place regularly, finishing in the top positions eight times from those ten races, so he is not without merit. But until he proves he can cross the line first, he is hard to recommend in a race that includes horses with stronger winning form.
Winless from 10 career races
TrackLab Insight
The most experienced horse in the field by a distance — 44 races, nearly double the field average — Zephlyn has been around the block and knows how to compete. But his recent form of 4th, 6th, and 3rd tells a story of a horse that is ticking over rather than threatening to win, and his last two finishes saw him beaten well. At odds of 23, the market has a clear view on his chances here.
Most experienced (44 runs, field avg 18)
Your pick
—
—
What you'd get back
—
Odds
—
Bet type
Win (they finish 1st)
How much do you want to bet?
Your bet
£5
Your profit if they win
—
Total back in your pocket
—
How do odds work?
The first number is what you win, the second is what you bet. So 5/2 means you win £5 for every £2. 4/1 means you win £4 for every £1. The bigger the first number, the less likely bookmakers think the horse will win — but the more you'd win if it does.
Paid out by the bookmaker, not TrackLab.
Choose your bookmaker