15:15 Aintree

Saturday 8 December 2018

All11:5512:2513:0013:3014:0514:4015:15

Betway Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 5m 42.60s

1^st

Warriors Tale

911-12

15/2

T: P F NichollsJ: S Bowen

Held up, headway 4 out, went 2nd before elbow, led final 200 yards, stayed on tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Brandon Hill

1010-9

11/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: P J Brennan

Led, ridden before 2 out, stayed on, headed final 200 yards, held towards finsi9h op 12/1

3^rd

Kilcrea Vale

811-0

9/2c

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake next (chair), went 2nd 5th, not fluent 12th (canal turn), stumbled badly 3 out and lost 2nd, 3rd and kept on from elbow op 5/1

4^th

Tiquer

1010-9

40/1

T: A E JonesJ: T J O'Brien

Towards rear, pushed along 5th, blundered 4 out, stayed on from last, went 4th towards finish

5^th

Forest Des Aigles

710-13

13/2

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in rear, headway 10th (bechers), went 2nd 3 out until before elbow and hanging badly left, plugged on tchd 7/1

6^th

Crievehill

611-11

8/1

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

Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, driven after 2 out, 5th and beaten last, plugged on tchd 9/1

7^th

Voix D'Eau

811-10

50/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Callum Bewley

Held up in rear, headway 6th, 6th and weakening 2 out

8^th

Shanahan's Turn

1011-0

9/2c

T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore

Tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 1st, lost place 4th, mistake 5 out, weakened before 2 out op 11/2

9^th

Captain Redbeard

911-9

7/1

T: W ColtherdJ: Sam Coltherd (5)

Held up in mid-division, mistake 6th, struggling 9th, behind 5 out op 6/1 tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Catamaran Du Seuil

611-7

9/2c

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: B S Hughes

In rear, reminder after 1st, headway on inside when fell 6th op 11/2

More Buck's

811-2

40/1

T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen

Tracked leader until 5th, blundered badly and weakened 11th (foinavon), pulled up before 14th tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.60Pl:£2.70, £3.30, £2.20EX:£122.80Trifecta:£493.80Tricast:£418.82SF:£84.37Swingers:£16.40, £9.10, £9.60

Forecasts

Kilcrea Vale (9/2), Shanahan's Turn (9/2), Catamaran Du Seuil (9/2), Forest Des Aigles (13/2), Captain Redbeard (7/1), Warriors Tale (15/2), Crievehill (8/1), Brandon Hill (11/1), Tiquer (40/1), More Buck's (40/1), Voix D'Eau (50/1)

SHANAHAN'S TURN was only just touched off in the Topham last season and having struggled last time out on good ground he can bounce back to form now with the combination of testing conditions and these fences in his favour. Catamaran Du Seuil tackles these fences for the first time but is a very progressive sort so if he takes to them he has a big chance. Also on the up is Crievehill for Nigel Twiston-Davies whose runners are always respected over these fences.

Shanahan's Turn
Catamaran Du Seuil
Crievehill

Previous Winners

2017

Gas Line Boy

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 11

J: R T Dunne | T: Ian Williams

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £49,520.002nd: £14,704.003rd: £7,352.004th: £3,664.005th: £1,840.006th: £928.007th: £464.008th: £224.00