Aintree Hurdle Tips & Odds

The Aintree Hurdle will take place on Thursday 9th April, 2026.

Watch the race live on ITV1 and Racing TV which also offer options to stream the race via their streaming services. 

Alternatively, most bookmakers offer a free live horse racing stream allowing you to watch the race after you've placed a bet.

Although several iconic names have won the Aintree Hurdle over the years, none have been more prolific than Morley Street, who won four straight renewals for Toby Balding between 1990 and 1993. 

Morley Street undoubtedly saved his best form for Aintree, but he also proved his ability at Cheltenham, winning the Champion Hurdle in 1991. Although he raced on for two more seasons, Morley Street’s final career victory, rather fittingly, came when winning this race for the fourth successive year in 1993. 

As a Grade 1 contest, the path to the Aintree Hurdle is a defined one, and the key contenders regularly take their chance at the Cheltenham Festival the month before - either in the Champion Hurdle or in the Stayers’ Hurdle. Earlier in the season, races to note include the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton, the Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock, and the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. 

Ruby Walsh is the winning most jockey in the Aintree Hurdle, with five wins Walsh picked up his wins in the race on Ilnamar (2002), Sacundai (2003), Asian Maze (2006), Zarkandar (2013), and Annie Power (2016).

Toby Balding is the winning most trainer in the history of the Aintree Hurdle, with five wins. Balding won five straight renewals of the Aintree Hurdle, courtesy of Beech Road (1989) and Morley Street (1990-1993).