16:40 Aintree

Thursday 9 April 2026

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

Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 54.56s

1^st

Ryan's Rocket

811-0

14/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, closed to dispute second 3 out, pushed along and led narrowly before last where better jump and went 3 lengths clear, ridden and stayed on well flat

2^nd

3 ½

Highlands Legacy

711-1

11/2

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

Tracked leaders, went second at 5th, shaken up and every chance between rivals before last where mistake and blundered, not recover op 13/2

3^rd

7 ½

Sans Bruit

811-1

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, pushed along and headed before last, stayed on one pace tchd 5/2

4^th

Jasko Des Dames

711-3

18/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Mid-division, pushed along into fifth after 3 out, ridden and no impression before last op 16/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

Wonleg

610-11

14/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Patrick M O'Brien (5)

Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out and kept on one pace, faded before last op 18/1

6^th

1 ½

Palamon

610-2

16/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Atkins (7)

Rear mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on past beaten rivals, never a danger op 14/1 tchd 18/1

7^th

1 ¾

Petit Tonnerre

810-12

40/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: K Brogan

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, towards rear, pushed along after 8th, never on terms

8^th

Boothill

1111-9

25/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Rear mid-division, ridden 3 out, plugged on, never showed tchd 22/1

9^th

2 ¼

Grain D'oudairies

1010-10

66/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Towards rear, pushed along 3 out, no real progress op 80/1

10^th

Javert Allen

710-8

15/2

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: C Gethings

Towards rear, pushed along after 8th, soon beaten op 6/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 8/1

11^th

Dr T J Eckleburg

810-2

50/1

T: Mrs C WilliamsJ: Conor Ring

In rear, always behind op 40/1

12^th

Hercule Du Seuil

911-13

50/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Wore red hood to post, handy in second, lost position 5th, tracked leaders, pushed along and dropped away after 3 out op 66/1

13^th

Brookie

911-13

28/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, lost ground 8th, pushed along 4 out, no response op 22/1 tchd 20/1

14^th

Inthepocket

912-0

8/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Mark Walsh

Rear mid-division, jumped left 5th, pushed along and struggling 8th, tailed off op 17/2

Also Ran

Stencil

511-7

10/3

T: N George & A ZetterholmJ: S Bowen

Mid-division, towards rear 4th, reminders 8th, well behind 3 out, soon pulled up op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£15.80Pl:£3.50, £2.00, £1.90EX:£128.10Trifecta:£556.50Tricast:£286.33SF:£91.81Swingers:£17.70, £11.90, £5.70

Forecasts

Sans Bruit (11/4), Stencil (10/3), Highlands Legacy (11/2), Javert Allen (15/2), Inthepocket (8/1), Ryan's Rocket (14/1), Wonleg (14/1), Palamon (16/1), Jasko Des Dames (18/1), Boothill (25/1), Brookie (28/1), Petit Tonnerre (40/1), Dr T J Eckleburg (50/1), Hercule Du Seuil (50/1), Grain D'oudairies (66/1)

A cracking renewal of the Red Rum with the vote in favour of JAVERT ALLEN. He was better than he could show when fifth over a longer trip at Kempton 7 weeks ago and a return to forcing tactics in first-time cheekpieces could be just the ticket. Highlands Legacy is going the right way and feared, whilst Sans Bruit, successful in the last 2 renewals, looks to have had his campaign geared around the hat-trick bid. Inthepocket and Stencil complete the dangers.

JAVERT ALLEN (FR)
HIGHLANDS LEGACY
SANS BRUIT (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Sans Bruit

Weight: 10-6 |Age: 7

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

5/1

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