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 Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Dan Skelton has excelled in this event and sends out Supremely West with a decent chance of becoming his yard's fourth winner since 2019. The eight-year-old appreciated the return to 3m when he emerged as the ready winner of Pertemps at Cheltenham and assuming this doesn't come too soon, he can go close. However, a 9lb rise does require more and with that in mind, a chance is taken on QUANTUM QUEST making the most of a fair chance on these terms. The Henry De Bromhead-trained six-year-old stays well, is effective on the ground and has a 5lb pull with the Skelton horse from the last time they met. The class-dropping Fortune Timmy, the in-form Hold The Serve and Absolutely Doyen are others for the shortlist.
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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.



























