15:30 Aintree

Friday 14 April 2023

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

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

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 2.41s

1^st

Pic D'Orhy

811-10

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until not fluent 1st, chased leader, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, ridden out op 10/3

2^nd

4 ¼

Fakir D'Oudairies

811-10

15/8f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mark Walsh

Chased leaders, closed 3 out, not fluent and unable to quicken 2 out, rallied into 2nd last, kept on, no impression on winner tchd 2/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Minella Drama

811-10

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Led 1st, ridden and headed before not fluent last, 3rd and no impression flat, kept on op 20/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

French Dynamite

811-10

7/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Prominent until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

5 ½

Fugitif

811-10

11/1

T: R HobsonJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 7th, ridden and struggling before 9th, not fluent 10th or 12th, well beaten before 4 out op 17/2

6^th

Hitman

711-10

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 2nd, closed from 11th, outpaced 4 out, not fluent and weakened 3 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Millers Bank

911-10

13/2

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear on inside, outpaced after 12th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.60, £1.60EX:£9.40Trifecta:£127.70SF:£11.51Swingers:£2.20, £8.50, £5.00

Forecasts

Fakir D'Oudairies (15/8), Pic D'Orhy (4/1), Hitman (6/1), Millers Bank (13/2), French Dynamite (7/1), Fugitif (11/1), Minella Drama (14/1)

Aintree seems to bring out the best in FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES and Joseph O'Brien's 8-y-o can win this for the third successive season. Pic d'Orhy's winning run came to an end when second in the Ascot Chase in February but he finished 7 lengths in front of the selection that day so rates a huge threat. Hitman was an excellent third in the Ryanair at Cheltenham last month and should be in the mix again having finished second in this last term.

FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES (FR)
PIC D'ORHY (FR)
HITMAN (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Fakir D'Oudairies

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

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

10/11

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