William Hill Aintree Hurdle (Grade 1)

THE story of the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle was as much about Constitution Hill falling for the second race in succession as it was about the result. However, Paul Townend again showed his maturity by extricating Lossiemouth from a pocket early in the straight and leaving Constitution Hill and Nico de Boinville in that precarious position before the complexion of the race changed dramatically at the penultimate flight.