20:05 Aintree

Friday 14 June 2019

All17:5518:2519:0019:3020:0520:3521:05

Inkerman London Handicap Chase

Off time: 20:08 | Winning time: 4m 0.70s

1^st

Ashoka

711-8

6/5f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders, jumped right 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, went 2nd from 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led and went clear, comfortably op 11/10 tchd 10/11 and tchd 5/4

2^nd

Theflyingportrait

1011-12

9/4

T: J CandlishJ: B S Hughes

Led, clear early, headed 5th, chased leader until after 3 out, went 2nd again last, no impression on winner op 7/2

3^rd

Fago

1110-10

25/1

T: L AllanJ: Alex Chadwick (7)

Playing up at start, chased leader, challenged 4th, led next, clear 4 out until after 3 out, headed just after 2 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd last op 16/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

Capital Force

811-11

2/1

T: M KeighleyJ: R Johnson

Held up in last, raced keenly, effort 2 out, no impression, weakened before last op 7/4 tchd 9/4

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Non-Runners

Empresario²⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 10

T: J Coulson J: T J O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.90EX:£4.60Trifecta:£11.90SF:£4.65

Forecasts

Ashoka (6/5), Capital Force (2/1), Theflyingportrait (9/4), Empresario (16/1), Fago (25/1)

With Fago and Empresario hard to recommend on recent form between the flags this boils down to a three-cornered affair between the other protagonists. Theflyingpotrait has form in this race having won this two years ago and finished fourth last year but there’s a suspicion that this ground will prove a little too testing for this likeable sort who could get a soft lead but has work to do with Capital Force on their Ludlow meeting last time. The race set up well for the Martin Keighley inmate at the Shropshire course but ASHOKA defied a 12-month absence last time and sensibly given a break since that run and only raised 4lb he’s the suggestion with the Southwell race having worked out well.

Ashoka
Capital Force
Theflyingportrait

Previous Winners

2018

Champagne At Tara

Weight: 11-6 |Age: 9

J: B J Geraghty | T: J & A O'Neill

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £7,507.002nd: £2,218.003rd: £1,109.004th: £554.005th: £450.006th: £450.007th: £450.008th: £450.00