15:40 Aintree
Saturday 14 April 2018
All13:4514:2515:0015:4016:2017:1518:20
- 5YO plus | Class 1 | 3m 210y | Soft | 16 Runners | Turf
- Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 44.75s
Betway Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
Weighed In
T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson
Made all, ridden and clear before last, kept on well op 7/2
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased winner before last, kept on and always held op 12/1
T: K ThorntonJ: D Meyler (3)
Held up in touch, in 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden and weakened before last
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division, headway before 4 out, no impression op 8/1 tchd 13/2
T: P W MiddletonJ: James Bowen (3)
Tracked leaders, one pace in 4th when blundered badly last, not recover tchd 16/1 in a place
T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (5)
Always towards rear
T: P BowenJ: S Bowen
Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1
T: G L MooreJ: Joshua Moore
Mid-division, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened op 12/1 tchd 14/1
T: T D EasterbyJ: Danny Cook
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1
T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Henry Brooke
Always towards rear, ridden after 4 out, never dangerous tchd 16/1 early in a places
T: K ThorntonJ: A E Lynch
Held up mid-division, headway 11th to chase leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 25/1
Also Ran
T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes
Towards rear, effort before 3 out, never dangerous, pulled up before last
T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin
Mid-division, fell 8th tchd 17/2 early in a places
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Always behind, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: G Sheehan
Held up mid-division, lost place from 8th, pulled up after 11th op 20/1
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Non-Runners
5
Viconte Du Noyer30
Weight: 11-1| Age: 9
T: C L Tizzard J: R M Power
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.40Pl:£1.50, £3.30, £2.40, £3.70EX:£60.00Trifecta:£575.20Tricast:£404.71SF:£48.62Swingers:£9.80, £6.80, £30.00
Forecasts
Thomas Patrick (3/1), Ibis Du Rheu (7/1), Rocklander (7/1), Casse Tete (9/1), Paper Lantern (10/1), Bells Of Ailsworth (12/1), On Tour (14/1), Oldgrangewood (14/1), Holly Bush Henry (14/1), Pearl Swan (14/1), Very First Time (14/1), Wakanda (14/1), Clondaw Cian (14/1), Viconte Du Noyer (20/1), Heist (33/1), Hammersly Lake (33/1), Bearly Legal (50/1)
At first glance a competitive handicap chase, but on closer inspection, one horse stands out above the others, and that is the unexposed market leader THOMAS PATRICK. An 8lb rise for last month's emphatic Newbury success could be considered lenient, and with his trainer in flying form, his rider unrivalled over fences and the weather presenting ideal underfoot conditions, he is ultra competitive from a nice racing weight of 10st 10lbs. Both Rocklander and Ibis Du Rheu ran well at Cheltenham (2m4f) but have stamina to prove over this longer trip and same for Oldgrangewood. Therefore, the chief threat could come from recent 3m Fairyhouse winner Paper Lantern.
- Thomas Patrick
- Paper Lantern
- Oldgrangewood
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £42,202.002nd: £15,900.003rd: £7,958.004th: £3,975.005th: £1,995.006th: £998.007th: £495.008th: £255.00
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