18:40 Aintree

Friday 17 May 2019

All17:3518:1018:4019:1019:4520:2020:50

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Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 4m 52.2s

1^st

Irish Roe

811-4

6/1

T: P AtkinsonJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, went 2nd from 3 out, led last, stayed on, driven out tchd 13/2

2^nd

Trans Express

910-6

16/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Lucy Gardner

Led, ridden and headed last, held flat, kept on tchd 14/1

3^rd

Solo Saxophone

510-9

5/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in mid-division, headway before 6th, went 3rd after 3 out, hanging left 2 out, edged right after last, soon edged left, stayed on same pace op 9/4

4^th

4 ½

Haul Away

611-5

10/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Chased leader, not fluent 1st, lost 2nd 3 out, beaten after, one pace op 7/1

5^th

Neverbeen To Paris

410-1

2/1f

T: D W P ArbuthnotJ: Bryony Frost

Held up towards rear, not always fluent, pushed along after 4 out, went 4th before last, never on terms op 5/2

6^th

Big Time Dancer

611-3

10/1

T: J CandlishJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

Held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, in touch when mistake 3 out, soon weakened

Also Ran

Fidux

611-12

6/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Mid-division, not fluent 7th, in touch when bad error, virtually fell and unseated rider 3 out op 13/2 tchd 11/2

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Non-Runners

Wicked Willy²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 8

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Jordan Nailor

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.80Pl:£2.90, £6.40EX:£96.50Trifecta:£339.50Tricast:£300.07SF:£81.99Swingers:£7.60, £4.30, £7.60

Forecasts

Neverbeen To Paris (2/1), Solo Saxophone (5/2), Irish Roe (6/1), Fidux (6/1), Haul Away (10/1), Big Time Dancer (10/1), Wicked Willy (10/1), Trans Express (16/1)

The form of NEVERBEEN TO PARIS has really taken off since he was switched to handicaps and it may well take more than a 7lb penalty to halt his rise up the handicap and stop his hat-trick bid. Solo Saxophone arrives in good form but he’s still one to have reservations about on his past performances and Fidux coming here off a solid third at Cheltenham looks a bigger danger especially as his attitude is far better than the Skelton charge. A break was probably what Haul Away needed and he’s still unexposed in this sphere while Irish Roe will appreciate this grade off a reduced mark having finished a good fourth in the Scottish Champion Hurdle last time.

Neverbeen To Paris
Fidux
Irish Roe

Previous Winners

2018

Cool Sky

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 9

J: Edward Austin | T: Ian Williams

33/1

Prize Money

1st: £12,512.002nd: £3,696.003rd: £1,848.004th: £924.005th: £462.006th: £232.00