15:30 Aintree

Friday 8 April 2022

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 4m 57.48s

1^st

Fakir D'Oudairies

711-7

10/11f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Chased leaders, not fluent 8th, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on well op 11/10

2^nd

5 ½

Hitman

611-7

11/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up in mid-division, headway 12th, challenged before 2 out, ridden and held last, kept on op 9/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

Sceau Royal

1011-7

18/1

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Held up in mid-division on inside, raced keenly, headway 12th, went 3rd after 2 out, no impression before last, kept on op 20/1

4^th

3 ½

Paint The Dream

811-7

28/1

T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace

Tracked leader, led before 4 out, mistake and headed 3 out, lost 3rd and held after 2 out, kept on op 25/1

5^th

1 ½

Saint Calvados

911-7

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Held up in mid-division, raced keenly, not fluent 6th, not much room bend before 3 out, went 5th from 2 out, never on terms op 15/2

6^th

Captain Guinness

711-7

15/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Held up in rear, some headway when mistake 4 out, chasing leaders in 5th when mistake 2 out, soon weakened op 11/1 tchd 7/1

7^th

Allmankind

611-7

11/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, mistake 6th, not fluent 8th, mistake when getting behind 11th, mistake next, tailed off op 14/1

Also Ran

Editeur Du Gite

811-7

25/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Led until before 4 out, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before last op 33/1

Funambule Sivola

711-7

11/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Held up towards rear on outside, took keen hold, headway after 4 out, chasing leaders when jumped left and mistake 3 out, weakened before 2 out, pulled up approaching last op 10/1

Mister Fisher

811-7

14/1

T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 11th, behind 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.91Pl:£1.20, £2.60, £3.60EX:£15.70Trifecta:£154.70Tricast:£116.47SF:£12.46Swingers:£4.70, £4.60, £20.60

Forecasts

Fakir D'Oudairies (10/11), Captain Guinness (15/2), Saint Calvados (10/1), Hitman (11/1), Allmankind (11/1), Funambule Sivola (11/1), Mister Fisher (14/1), Sceau Royal (18/1), Editeur Du Gite (25/1), Paint The Dream (28/1)

On the back of finishing runner-up in last year's Ryanair, Irish-raider FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES was utterly dominant when running out an 11-length winner of this race 12 months ago and, having looked as good as ever this time around (won Ascot Chase in February), he's the one to beat again. Funambule Sivola has proved a real success story for Venetia Williams, runner-up in the Champion Chase latest, and is feared, along with Sceau Royal and Saint Calvados.

FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR)
FUNAMBULE SIVOLA (FR)
SCEAU ROYAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Fakir D'Oudairies

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Mark Walsh | T: J P O'Brien

2/1

Prize Money

1st: £140,325.002nd: £52,775.003rd: £26,375.004th: £13,175.005th: £6,625.006th: £3,300.007th: £1,700.008th: £900.009th: £500.0010th: £250.00