Grand National Festival 2018 – Jessica Harrington’s Supasundae one of nine declared for the Aintree Hurdle

SUPASUNDAE is the star attraction as nine horses were declared for Thursday’s Betway Aintree Hurdle.

Jessica Harrington’s hurdler was last seen finishing second in the Sun Bets Stayers’ Hurdle at Cheltenham and drops back in trip at Aintree.

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The New One won the race for Nigel Twiston-Davies back in 2014 and he takes another shot at the Grade 1 prize after finishing down the field at the Festival.

Nicky Henderson had to rule out his dual Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D’Air on Monday, but he will still be double handed with both My Tent Or Yours and L’Ami Serge in the line up.

Evan Williams fields Clyne, with Ruth Jefferson running Cyrus Darius and Harry Fry pitching in Air Horse One.

Diakali makes his debut for Gary Moore having previously been a Grade 1 winner for Willie Mullins, while the line up is completed by French raider Izzo, who is trained by Carina Fey.