19:00 Aintree

Friday 14 May 2021

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Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 6m 20.47s

Minellacelebration¹³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-12| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Katy Price| OR: 145| CD

5/1

Found plenty to land Summer Cup over 26f at Uttoxeter and followed up over C&D. Failed to complete on 3 of next 4 starts but shaped as if back in form when third at Uttoxeter 2 weeks ago.

Form: 1UU7U-3

Sir Ivan^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 142

16/1

Not the easiest to catch right but does arrive on the back of a veterans' chase win at Newbury in March. Up 6 lb back in a conventional handicap but he did idle that day.

Form: 15/3231-

Quarenta²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 139| D

12/1

Has shown some quirks but proved better than ever when scoring on Ascot reappearance in November. Disappointed at Ascot next time but back on track when third at Kempton, not seen to best effect.

Form: 27B/193-

Tommy Rapper^p,t³⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 137

3/1

Useful winning hurdler/chaser but lightly raced nowadays. Made light of 17-month absence when second in Exeter handicap hurdle and excuses both starts since. Respected back down in class.

Form: 421/2P0-

Potters Legend^p⁴⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 11-3| J: J M Quinlan| T: L Wadham| OR: 136

17/2

Useful chaser who enjoyed a good 2020/21 enhancing record in veterans' events at Fakenham (3m) in March. Not ruled out but he does encounter much quicker conditions here.

Form: 125261-

Burbank^b³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: B S Hughes| T: James Moffatt| OR: 135

10/1

Smart chaser for Nicky Henderson and did well for this yard last season, winning jumpers bumper and creditable tenth of 26 in Coral Cup at Cheltenham. Might have found Aintree coming too soon.

Form: 8P/1300-

Versatility^b¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 127

4/1

Off the mark at third attempt over fences at Ludlow and runner-up at Newbury next time. Disappointed next 2 starts but back to form at Kempton 11 days ago, most unlucky not to win. Can make amends.

Form: 51260-U

Mance Rayder^b⁹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Danny McMenamin| T: H Hogarth| OR: 117

9/2

Durable sort who's clearly thriving at present, improving again to score at Kelso 9 days ago. However, a 7 lb penalty in much better race make him opposable.

Form: P1722-1

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Go Another One⁴⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Non Runner

Fagan³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 11

T: A M Hales J: Harry Bannister

Johnbb³⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 7

T: T Lacey J: J J Burke

Forecasts

Tommy Rapper (3/1), Versatility (4/1), Mance Rayder (9/2), Minellacelebration (5/1), Johnbb (6/1), Go Another One (8/1), Potters Legend (17/2), Burbank (10/1), Fagan (12/1), Quarenta (12/1), Sir Ivan (16/1)

VERSATILITY returned to form from out of the blue at Kempton 11 days ago and was most unlucky not to win, in control when stumbled and unseated soon after the last, and he's taken to make amends off the same mark. Johnbb is the obvious threat having finished a good second in a Grade 3 handicap over C&D last month.

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