19:45 Aintree

Friday 18 May 2018

All17:3518:0518:4019:1019:4520:2020:50

Smarkets 2% Commission Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 6m 14.30s

1^st

Black Sam Bella

611-5

13/8f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, headway from 3 out, switched left after 2 out, led going well, cruised clear, eased close home op 9/4

2^nd

3 ¼

Polydora

611-9

9/1

T: T LaceyJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, closed 3rd, mistake 5th, not fluent 9th, blundered 4 out, led 2 out, went right, mistake and headed last, no chance with winner flat op 8/1

3^rd

Sky Pirate

511-2

8/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up in mid-division, headway after 4 out, hampered before last, no chance with winner and went 2nd flat, kept on, lost 2nd close home tchd 9/1

4^th

3 ¼

Who's My Jockey

512-3

8/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Held up towards rear, headway on outside 4 out, driven and edged left after 2 out, stayed on one pace

5^th

My Old Gold

811-5

14/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Craig Nichol

Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace last op 12/1

6^th

2 ¼

Tantamount

911-6

40/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Held up, hit 6th, mistake 4 out, no impression 2 out op 33/1

7^th

Henllan Harri

1011-7

20/1

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Slow 1st, led next, mistake 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat op 16/1

8^th

Knock House

911-11

16/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2 out tchd 14/1

9^th

Bulls Head

610-12

20/1

T: M TodhunterJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Held up in rear, mistake 8th, well held 3 out op 16/1

10^th

2 ¼

Isaacstown Lad

1111-12

25/1

T: N G RichardsJ: R D Day (3)

Held up in rear, blundered 1st, struggling before 3 out op 22/1

11^th

King Of Fashion

811-3

8/1

T: Kerry LeeJ: T J O'Brien

Mid-division, headway when not much room before 3 out, beaten 2 out, mistake last op 10/1

12^th

Lough Derg Farmer

611-9

15/2

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Led until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 4 out, beaten 3 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Wemyss Point

611-7

14/1

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Chased leaders, lost place after 4 out, behind 3 out, pulled up before next tchd 12/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.20, £3.40, £2.90EX:£24.40Trifecta:£263.20Tricast:£103.73SF:£17.92Swingers:£4.80, £4.40, £14.30

Forecasts

Black Sam Bella (13/8), Lough Derg Farmer (15/2), Sky Pirate (8/1), Who's My Jockey (8/1), King Of Fashion (8/1), Polydora (9/1), My Old Gold (14/1), Wemyss Point (14/1), Knock House (16/1), Henllan Harri (20/1), Bulls Head (20/1), Isaacstown Lad (25/1), Tantamount (40/1)

A fairly competitive looking affair, where perhaps WHO'S MY JOCKEY can improve again to defy a 6lb rise up the weights since winning at Kempton last time out. The fact Richard Johnson retakes the ride is obviously no bad thing, and the step up in trip may well produce further progression as well. He is taken to see off the likes of recent Uttoxeter winner Black Sam Bella and the lightly-raced Sky Pirate.