Aintree Day 1 Tips: Thursday’s Betting Guide

• Aintree Day 1 Free Bet
• Aintree Day 1 Races
• 13.45 Tips
• 14.20 Tips
• 14.55 Tips
• 15.30 Tips For The Aintree Hurdle
• 16.05 Tips
• 16.40 Tips
• 17.15 Tips
• What Channel Is Aintree On?
• Aintree Going For Thursday
• Tomorrow’s Tips For Aintree

The 2023 Aintree Festival starts on Thursday with seven races, including the feature race - the Aintree Hurdle at 15.30.

Here you’ll find Aintree day 1 tips, tipsters’ naps, racecards, latest odds, going and betting.

Midnite’s full racing offering is coming soon and this week we’re giving fans the chance to bet on all races 2023 Aintree Festival, including the Aintree Hurdle on Day 1.

We’ve picked out the best Day 1 tips and will be doing the same for each day of the 2023 Aintree Festival, including Grand National betting tips closer to the big race on Saturday.

All odds are correct at the time publishing and subject to change. Times are BST.

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Aintree Day 1 Races

The seven races on Thursday are:

• 13.45 Racehorse Lotto Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) - 2m 3f
• 2.20 Jewson Anniversary 4yo Hurdle; Grade 1 - 2m
• 2.55 AlderHay Aintree Bowl Chase; Grade 1 - 3m 1/2f
• 3.30 William Hill Aintree Hurdle; Grade 1 - 2m 4f
• 4.05 Randox Foxhunters' Chase - 2m 5f
• 4.40 Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase - 2m
• 17.15 Goffs UK Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (Grade 2) - 2m

All Thursday's Aintree Odds

13.45 Tips

13.45 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Banbridge | 15/8 | JP O'Brien | JJ Slevin
2. Saint Roi | 11/4 | WP Mullins | MP Walsh
3. Stage Star | 6/4 | PF Nicholls | H Cobden
4. Straw Fan Jack | 20/1 | Sheila Lewis | Sean Houlihan
5. Visionarian | 20/1 | Peter Fahey | KM Donoghue

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 13.45 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Banbridge (Nap)
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Saint Roi
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Stage Star
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Stage Star

14.20 Tips

14.20 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Bo Zenith | 9/2 | G L Moore | J E Moore
2. Chaos Control | 25/1 | S Edmunds | Ciaran Gethings
3. Jipcot | 50/1 | B Pauling | Kielan Woods
4. Nusret | 5/1 | J P O'Brien | D A Jacob
5. Perseus Way | 10/1 | G L Moore | N F Houlihan
6. Rightsotom | 33/1 | T Mullins | D E Mullins
7. Sarsons Risk | 16/1 | B Brookhouse | R T Dunne
8. Scriptwriter | 15/2 | M F Harris | H Cobden
9. Greyval | 8/1 | F O'Brien | P J Brennan
10. Pawapuri | 33/1 | N J Henderson | N de Boinville
11. Zenta | 13/8 | W P Mullins | M P Walsh

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 14.20 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Zenta
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Zenta
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Zenta
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Zenta

14.55 Tips

14.20 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Ahoy Senor | 5/1 | Miss Lucinda V Russell | B S Hughes
2. A Plus Tard | 7/2 | H De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore
3. Bravemansgame | 5/2 | P F Nicholls | H Cobden
4. Conflated | 5/1 | G Elliott | K M Donoghue
5. Ga Law | 33/1 | Jamie Snowden | J J Burke
6. Shishkin | 11/4 | N J Henderson | N de Boinville

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 14.55 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Shishkin
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Bravmansgame (NR)
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Ahoy Senor
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Ahoy Senor

15.30 Tips For The Aintree Hurdle

15.30 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Constitution Hill | 1/7 | N J Henderson | N de Boinville
2. I Like To Move It | 33/1 | N A Twiston-Davies | Sam Twiston-Davies
3. Sceau Royal | 50/1 | A King | D A Jacob
4. Sharjah | 20/1 | W P Mullins | Mr P W Mullins
5. Zanahiyr | 12/1 | G Elliott | D N Russell
6. Epatante | 10/1 | N J Henderson | Aidan Coleman

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 15.30 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Constitution Hill
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Constitution Hill
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Constitution Hill
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Constitution Hill

16.05 Tips

16.05 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Ami Desbois | 50/1 | F O'Brien | Mr Tom Broughton
2. Bennys King | 14/1 | D Skelton | Mr John Dawson
3. Coastal Tiep | 25/1 | S R B Crawford | Mr B G Crawford
4. Cousin Pascal | 20/1 | J J O'Shea | Mr Huw Edwards
5. Dalahast | 100/1 | A B Leyshon | Mr Martin McIntyre
6. Dento Des Obeaux | 20/1 | Patrick Turley | Mr D G Lavery
7. Dieu Vivant | 50/1 | Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero | Miss A B O'Connor
8. Dorking Cock | 20/1 | S R B Crawford | Mr Stephen Connor
9. Drop Flight | 33/1 | S Loxton | Mr Ben Sutton
10. Envoye Special | 33/1 | K Burke | Mr James King
11. Famous Clermont | 4/1 | C R Barber | Mr William Biddick
12. Fier Jaguen | 11/2 | B Gibbs | Mr Bradley Gibbs
13. I K Brunel | 25/1 | A Hill | Miss Izzie Marshall
14. Its On The Line | 10/1 | E Mullins | Mr Derek O'Connor
15. Latenightpass | 5/1 | T Ellis | Miss Gina Andrews
16. Lough Derg Spirit | 25/1 | D P Murphy | Mr J W Hendrick
17. Magic Saint | 12/1 | P F Nicholls Miss Olive Nicholls
18. Matts Commission | 50/1 | J Teal | Mr Christopher Furness
19. Not That Fuisse | 20/1 | D Skelton | Mr Jack Andrews
20. Reikers Island | 50/1 | A Hill | Mr Daniel Cherriman
21. Rewritetherules | 100/1 | David O'Brien | Mr David O'Brien
22. Sir Jack Yeats | 25/1 | F O'Brien | Miss Fern O'Brien
23. Sixteen Letters | 50/1 | J Newman | Mr Joshua Newman
24. Step Back | 50/1 | M Bradstock | Miss L Bradstock
25. Time Leader | 50/1 | J J O'Shea | Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell
26. Wagner | 50/1 | M Comley | Mr Darren Andrews
27. Winged Leader | 10/3 | D M Christie | Mr B O'Neill
28. Write It Down | 100/1 | R A Owen | Miss Immy Robinson

Racing Tipsters’ 16.05 Thursday Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Latenightpass
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Latenightpass (Nap)
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Latenightpass
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Famous Clermont

16.40 Tips

16.40 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Third Time Lucki | 9/2 | D Skelton | Harry Skelton
2. Dancing On My Own | 8/1 | H De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore
3. Dads Lad | 20/1 | W P Mullins | B Hayes
4. Pay The Piper | 8/1 | Mrs A Hamilton | Danny McMenamin
5. Grey Diamond | 15/2 | S Thomas | Sam Twiston-Davies
6. Before Midnight | 14/1 | S Thomas | Charlie Deutsch
7. Mackenberg | 16/1 | D McCain Jnr | B S Hughes
8. Vado Forte | 33/1 | R O'Sullivan | R T Dunne
9. Global Citizen | 13/2 | B Pauling | Kielan Woods
10. The Last Day | 10/1 | Evan Williams | Adam Wedge
11. Hasankey | 14/1 | L Morgan | Lewis Dobb
12. Defan | 20/1 | H De Bromhead | D J O'Keeffe
13. Douglas Talking | 5/1 | Miss Lucinda V Russell | S Mulqueen
14. Hatcher | 14/1 | D Skelton | Tristan Durrell

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 16.40 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Pay The Piper
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Grey Diamond
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Douglas Talking (Nap)
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Douglas Talking

17.15 Tips

17.15 Racecard

(Number, Name, Odds, Trainer, Jockey)

1. Alfie's Princess | 25/1 | S Thomas | Sam Twiston-Davies
2. Baby Sage | 10/1 | A King | Tom Cannon
3. Casa No Mento | 16/1 | N A Twiston-Davies | B S Hughes
4. Dysart Enos | 8/1 | F O'Brien | P J Brennan
5. Gaillimh A Run | 10/1 | J Queally | Mr J J Codd
6. Golden Ace | 50/1 | J Scott | Lorcan Williams
7. Ici La Reine | 20/1 | W Greatrex | Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
8. Kay Tara Tara | 33/1 | A King | J J Burke
9. Lunar Discovery | 20/1 | James Moffatt | Charlotte Jones
10. Magic Dawn | 14/1 | G Elliott | D N Russell
11. Notkeepinyagoing | 12/1 | J C McConnell | B Hayes
12. Politacus | 33/1 | F O'Brien | Liam Harrison
13. Rockstown Girl | 33/1 | A McCann | Miss A B O'Connor
14. Saint Bibiana | 33/1 | K C Bailey | Ciaran Gethings
15. Seeyouinmydreams | 4/1 | P F Nicholls | H Cobden
16. She's A Fine Wine | 16/1 | O Murphy | S Bowen
17. Telepathique | 50/1 | L Wadham | N de Boinville
18. Williamstowndancer | 12/1 | W P Mullins | Mr P W Mullins
19. Jolie Coeur Allen | 11/2 | W P Mullins | M P Walsh
20. July Flower | 6/1 | H De Bromhead | Rachael Blackmore

Racing Tipsters’ Thursday 17.15 Tips

• Templegate (The Sun) - Gaillimh A Run
• Robin Goodfellow (Daily Mail) - Jolie Coeur Allen
• Newsboy (The Mirror) - Seeyouinmydreams
• Rob Wright (The Times) - Baby Sage (Nap)

What Channel Is Aintree On?

Racing fans can watch the 2023 Aintree Festival live on ITV. The Opening Show is at 9.30am on ITV and coverage of the afternoon’s racing starts on ITV at 2pm.

Aintree Going For Thursday

Thursday’s Aintree going is good to soft, according to The Jockey Club’s latest analysis.

Tomorrow’s Tips For Aintree

Aintree Day 2 Tips For Friday will be available at Rundown soon. Find out how to claim a Grand National Free Bet for Saturday's feature race.