14:30 Aintree

Saturday 13 April 2024

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

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 6m 34.81s

1^st

Cruz Control

710-10

9/1

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Wore hood to post, made all, stumbled 14th, hit 4 out, went clear 2 out, ridden and battled on gamely run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough op 15/2

2^nd

Sam Brown

1212-0

20/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Freddie Gingell (5)

Held up in mid-division out wide, badly outpaced and towards rear 4 out, strong rally in inside under pressure before the last, stayed on well run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner tchd 22/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Forward Plan

810-11

13/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)

Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, steady headway on inside before next, chased leaders before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, switched right approaching last, ridden and stayed on same pace, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards op 6/1

4^th

5 ½

Kinondo Kwetu

811-4

25/1

T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England

Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway out wide 12th, chased leaders next, went 2nd 4 out until soon after 2 out, ridden chasing leading pair, weakened into 4th run-in op 22/1

5^th

2 ¾

Twig

911-7

8/1

T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)

Chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, went 2nd again before 12th until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden between last two, soon weakened op 17/2 tchd 9/1

6^th

1 ¾

Kilbeg King

911-0

9/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division on inside, not fluent 5th, pushed along home turn, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, never dangerous after op 11/2

7^th

Crebilly

711-3

9/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up in mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, not fluent and weakened 2 out op 4/1

8^th

1 ¾

The King Of Ryhope

810-11

7/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up well in rear, some headway when awkward 3 out, weakened soon after op 4/1

9^th

Now Where Or When

910-6

50/1

T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin

Held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms tchd 66/1

10^th

Falco Blitz

1010-13

25/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Off the pace in last trio, ridden and struggling when hit 3 out, never involved, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

Fugitif

912-0

33/1

T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan

Never fluent, behind, bit closer 11th, not fluent and reminders out wide 12th, weakened before 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 25/1

Erne River

910-11

20/1

T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond

Soon chasing leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 4 out, not recover and soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before last op 25/1

Demnat

710-4

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 3rd until before 12th, lost place quickly, behind when hit 14th, soon pulled up tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.80, £4.50, £2.50EX:£221.30Trifecta:£2,113.70Tricast:£1,262.99SF:£173.59Swingers:£31.00, £10.50, £19.50

Forecasts

The King Of Ryhope (7/2), Kilbeg King (9/2), Crebilly (9/2), Forward Plan (13/2), Twig (8/1), Cruz Control (9/1), Demnat (14/1), Sam Brown (20/1), Erne River (20/1), Kinondo Kwetu (25/1), Falco Blitz (25/1), Fugitif (33/1), Now Where Or When (50/1)

An ultra-competitive staying contest on paper in which the suggestion is THE KING OF RYHOPE, who travelled sweetly into contention before making a chance-ending blunder in an Ascot Grade 2 a couple of months ago and Dan Skelton's low-mileage 8-y-o should be bang there if translating that form back into handicap company. Forward Plan has taken his form up a notch this term, so he can provide most resistance, with Crebilly and Twig another couple fancied to feature.

THE KING OF RYHOPE
FORWARD PLAN (IRE)
CREBILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Midnight River

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 8

J: Harry Skelton | T: D Skelton

15/2

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