19:30 Aintree

Friday 17 May 2024

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Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 210y  |   Good  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:31  |   Winning time: 6m 26.49s
1st
Horse silk
6
Captain Morgs
811-5
11/1
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd nextm quickened to lead flat, ran on tchd 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
6
8
Young Buster
811-3
6/1
T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke
Close up, tracked leaders when mistake 8th, ridden to lead approaching last, soon headed, kept on same pace op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
5
9
Broken Quest
1210-11
25/1
T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy
Tracked leader, led 13th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
7
1
Empire Steel
1012-0
11/2
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Tracked leader early, close up,lost place 8th, headway 14th, ridden 3 out, weakened next tchd 13/2

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
Into Overdrive
911-12
18/1
T: M WalfordJ: Jamie Hamilton
Led into start, slowly away, in rear, pulled up 11th tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
3
Kinondo Kwetu
811-12
15/8f
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
In touch, headway 8th, lost place 11th, pulled up 2 out tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1
PU
Horse silk
4
Sail Away
811-12
10/3
T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard
Led, mistake 9th, headed 13th, weakened by ommitted xfence, pulled up 3 out op 7/2
PU
Horse silk
7
Erne River
911-5
10/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Towards rear, pushed along 11th, ridden and weakened 3 out, pulled up last op 8/1
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Non-Runners

10
Horse silk
Cerendipity7
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 7
T: J Parkinson & S Smith  J: Non Runner
NR
5
Horse silk
Courtland20
Weight: 11-8|  Age: 9
T: P & M Bowen  J: S Bowen
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.40Pl:£2.40, £1.80, £4.80EX:£69.80Trifecta:£1,035.90Tricast:£1,611.53SF:£74.14Swingers:£9.40, £26.30, £17.40

Forecasts

Kinondo Kwetu (15/8), Sail Away (10/3), Empire Steel (11/2), Young Buster (6/1), Courtland (6/1), Cerendipity (8/1), Erne River (10/1), Captain Morgs (11/1), Into Overdrive (18/1), Broken Quest (25/1)

Verdict

Last year's winner KINONDO KWETU should have conditions to suit and may be able to take the prize home again. Empire Steel and Sail Away rate the principal threat.

  1. KINONDO KWETU
  2. EMPIRE STEEL (IRE)
  3. SAIL AWAY (FR)

Previous Winners

2023
Kinondo Kwetu
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 7
J: Jonathan England  |  T: S England
5/2

Prize Money

1st: £12,254.002nd: £5,645.003rd: £2,822.004th: £1,413.00

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