15:00 Aintree

Sunday 28 October 2018

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Monet's Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2)

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 4m 51.3s

1^st

Frodon

611-10

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost (3)

Always prominent, led 5 out, driven after 2 out, ridden out flat, held on well op 13/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Javert

911-1

6/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Adam Wedge

Tracked leaders, driven 3 out, ridden to chase winner after next, kept on under pressure flat, always just held op 7/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

Cloudy Dream

811-9

11/4f

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Held up in touch, mistake 8th, tracked leaders 4 out, ridden after 2 out, disputed 2nd last, kept on flat, not reach winner op 5/2 tchd 7/2

4^th

Templehills

710-10

12/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Led, headed 5 out, hit next, soon outpaced, ridden and no impression from 2 out op 11/1

5^th

nse

Theo

810-7

12/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: S Bowen

Held up in rear, headway on outside after 5 out, driven to chase winner briefly when edged left 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression before last tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1

6^th

3 ¼

Flying Angel

710-11

3/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in touch, pushed along from 10th, never on terms, weakened from 2 out op 10/3 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2

7^th

Voix D'Eau

810-13

40/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Callum Bewley

Tracked leaders lost place 9th, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next op 33/1

8^th

Value At Risk

910-4

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leaders on outside, effort 3 out, lost place next, ridden and weakened before last op 11/2 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Ramses De Teillee¹⁹³

Weight: 10-7| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: T Scudamore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.70, £2.20, £1.20EX:£31.40Trifecta:£51.70Tricast:£87.34SF:£31.84Swingers:£4.80, £3.40, £3.10

Forecasts

Cloudy Dream (11/4), Flying Angel (3/1), Frodon (9/2), Javert (6/1), Value At Risk (13/2), Templehills (12/1), Theo (12/1), Ramses De Teillee (20/1), Voix D'Eau (40/1)

There was more quality in last year’s renewal but we are presented with an intriguing contest for all that. Cloudy Dream making his first start for Don McCain is presented with an ideal chance of going one better than last year under what are likely to be optimum conditions but his weak finishing effort does leave doubts. Frodon if he can reproduce his Cheltenham handicap form from earlier in the year is given a big chance especially as his wind has been tinkered with. Several of the others have question marks against them but JAVERT wouldn’t be far off the best of these and deserves his chance at this level. Positive tactics would see Voix D’Eau in a good light on his stable debut.

Javert
Cloudy Dream
Frodon

Previous Winners

2017

Smad Place

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 10

J: Wayne Hutchinson | T: A King

12/1

Prize Money

1st: £45,016.002nd: £16,960.003rd: £8,488.004th: £4,240.005th: £2,128.006th: £1,064.007th: £528.008th: £272.00