Home By The Lee looks to add Liverpool Hurdle to revival as Now Is The Hour skips National

The 11-year-old, who won the Stayers’ Hurdle at the fifth time of asking at Prestbury Park last month and was claiming his third Grade One, has run in the Liverpool Hurdle twice before, failing to complete on both occasions.

2026 Cheltenham Festival, Prestbury Park, Cheltenham, England 12/3/2026

Joseph O’Brien’s veteran Home By The Lee will bid to add to his surprise Cheltenham Festival success in the Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday.

The 11-year-old won the Stayers’ Hurdle at the fifth time of asking at Prestbury Park last month and was claiming his third Grade One.