20:20 Aintree
Friday 18 May 2018
All17:3518:0518:4019:1019:4520:2020:50
Smarkets Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus  |  Class 2  |  3m 210y  |  Good (Watered)  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 20:21Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 6m 27.1s
T:Â D SkeltonJ:Â Harry Skelton
2nd or 3rd, led after 2 out, stayed on, driven out op 5/2
T:Â F O'BrienJ:Â P J Brennan
2nd or 3rd until 14th, rallied 3 out, chased winner when mistake last, stayed on op 3/1
T:Â M TodhunterJ:Â Henry Brooke
Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, 3rd and one pace from last op 12/1 tchd 11/1
T:Â Jonjo O'NeillJ:Â B J Geraghty
Held up in 4th, closed 14th, mistake 3 out, outpaced next, weakened before last tchd 5/2
T:Â O MurphyJ:Â B S Hughes
Held up well in rear, headway from 15th, mistake 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out op 13/2
Also Ran
T:Â K ThorntonJ:Â J J Burke
Held up, took keen hold, headway 12th, mistake 14th, struggling 4 out, well beaten next, pulled up before 2 out
T:Â K ThorntonJ:Â Sam Twiston-Davies
Jumped right, held up, slow and dropped to last 7th, not fluent 9th, jumped badly right and well beaten 15th, pulled up before 3 out
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Non-Runners
3
Ballyalton35
Weight: 11-5|Â Â Age: 11
T: Ian Williams  J: T J O'Brien
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.70, £1.80EX:£7.40Trifecta:£77.10Tricast:£64.35SF:£8.33Swingers:£5.10, £0.00, £2.60
Forecasts
Virgilio (2/1), Winter Lion (11/4), Another Hero (11/4), Ballyalton (10/3), Knockgraffon (8/1), Monbeg River (16/1), Colms Dream (16/1), Bearly Legal (20/1)
Another Hero ran well on his return at Cheltenham last time out and should go well even though he's gone up a fair bit in the weights, but BALLYALTON is surely capable of winning another race, having gone a couple of years since last getting his head in front. His effort at the Cheltenham Festival two starts ago in particular would give him an excellent chance of going very well off the same mark. If none the worse for falling in the Grand National last time out, Virgilio is another with claims.
- Ballyalton
- Another Hero
- Virgilio
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £15,475.002nd: £4,595.003rd: £2,298.004th: £1,145.005th: £575.006th: £290.007th: £145.008th: £70.00
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