16:15 Aintree

Saturday 15 April 2023

All13:4514:2515:0015:3516:1517:1518:20

William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 20.08s

1^st

Midnight River

811-7

15/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leaders, closed 11th, switched right and led last, stayed on well, ridden out op 7/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Bowtogreatness

710-2

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Held up in mid-division, raced keenly, headway before 12th, led before last, not fluent and headed last, held flat, stayed on tchd 14/1

3^rd

4 ¼

Kinondo Kwetu

710-7

10/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Mid-division, raced keenly, closed 11th, mistake 4 out, kept on flat, went 3rd towards finish

4^th

Shakem Up'arry

910-10

9/2j

T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan

Prominent, challenged 4 out, led after 3 out, headed before last where bumped, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish tchd 4/1

5^th

1 ¼

Eldorado Allen

912-0

10/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Prominent, led 2nd, ridden and headed after 3 out, 5th and no impression last tchd 11/1

6^th

7 ½

Handsworth

810-2

80/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Held up towards rear, pushed wide bend after 11th, headway 4 out, no impression after 2 out

7^th

2 ¼

Nassalam

610-13

13/2

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, no impression after op 8/1

8^th

2 ¼

Karl Philippe

810-11

18/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)

Held up towards rear, blundered badly 3rd, pushed wide bend afetr 11th, headway 13th, outpaced before 3 out, no impression after op 16/1

9^th

Gold Cup Bailly

710-13

12/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob

Mid-division on outside, mistake 14th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

Beauport

710-12

9/2j

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor

Held up in rear, fell 15th tchd 5/1

Castle Robin

810-6

25/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Led until 2nd, prominent, lost place 6th, mistake 12th, fell 15th op 20/1

Kapga De Lily

1010-6

25/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened from 2 out, pecked badly and unseated rider last op 22/1

Darrens Hope

910-2

25/1

T: R MurphyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

In touch early, towards rear when not fluent 8th, behind after 11th, pulled up before 12th tchd 28/1

Coconut Splash

810-2

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up in rear, mistake 9th, brought down 15th op 8/1 tchd 15/2

Daly Tiger

1010-2

50/1

T: L MorganJ: Patrick Cowley (3)

Mid-division, took keen hold, stumbled bend after 11th, towards rear when hampered 15th, pulled up before next op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.60, £3.80, £4.00EX:£114.90Trifecta:£1,692.70Tricast:£925.61SF:£91.67Swingers:£18.40, £17.50, £32.30

Forecasts

Shakem Up'arry (9/2), Beauport (9/2), Nassalam (13/2), Midnight River (15/2), Coconut Splash (9/1), Kinondo Kwetu (10/1), Eldorado Allen (10/1), Bowtogreatness (12/1), Gold Cup Bailly (12/1), Karl Philippe (18/1), Darrens Hope (25/1), Kapga De Lily (25/1), Castle Robin (25/1), Daly Tiger (50/1), Handsworth (80/1)

SHAKEM UP'ARRY has really impressed with how he's travelled since the tongue strap was fitted, producing another cracking effort when third in the Magners Plate at the Cheltenham Festival, and he may just get away with the longer trip at this flatter track. Midnight River and Nassalam failed to meet expectations in the same race at Cheltenham but both are likely to bounce back given their profiles, while Beauport will be suited by the drop back in trip given how he shaped in the Kim Muir.

SHAKEM UP'ARRY (IRE)
MIDNIGHT RIVER
NASSALAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2022

Sam Brown

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 10

J: Aidan Coleman | T: A J Honeyball

28/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00