15:40 Aintree

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:4514:2515:0015:4016:2017:1518:20

Betway Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 6m 44.75s

1^st

Thomas Patrick

610-10

3/1f

T: T LaceyJ: R Johnson

Made all, ridden and clear before last, kept on well op 7/2

2^nd

On Tour

1010-8

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, chased winner before last, kept on and always held op 12/1

3^rd

4 ½

Paper Lantern

910-4

10/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Held up in touch, in 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace op 12/1

4^th

Oldgrangewood

711-3

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up mid-division, headway before 5 out, ridden and weakened before last

5^th

Ibis Du Rheu

710-11

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, headway before 4 out, no impression op 8/1 tchd 13/2

6^th

3 ¾

Holly Bush Henry

710-6

14/1

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

7^th

Heist

810-4

33/1

T: P GriffinJ: A W Short (5)

Always towards rear

8^th

Pearl Swan

1010-5

14/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, outpaced before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

2 ½

Casse Tete

610-9

9/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, pushed along 5 out, soon weakened op 12/1 tchd 14/1

10^th

Very First Time

610-3

14/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: Danny Cook

Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 16/1

11^th

Wakanda

911-5

14/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Henry Brooke

Always towards rear, ridden after 4 out, never dangerous tchd 16/1 early in a places

12^th

Bearly Legal

1210-0

50/1

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

Hammersly Lake

1011-12

33/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Towards rear, effort before 3 out, never dangerous, pulled up before last

Rocklander

911-2

7/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Mid-division, fell 8th tchd 17/2 early in a places

Bells Of Ailsworth

810-3

12/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Always behind, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1

Clondaw Cian

810-2

14/1

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

Viconte Du Noyer³⁰

Weight: 11-1| Age: 9

T: C L Tizzard J: R M Power

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

2017

Sizing Codelco

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 8

J: R M Power | T: C L Tizzard

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £42,202.002nd: £15,900.003rd: £7,958.004th: £3,975.005th: £1,995.006th: £998.007th: £495.008th: £255.00