17:00 Aintree

Saturday 11 April 2026

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0516:0017:00

Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 4m 5.47s

1^st

Forthfactor

511-4

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Miss Heidi Palin

Wore hood to post, midfield, steady headway from 3f out, led 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong op 14/1

2^nd

2 ½

Look Me

511-4

10/3

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in mid-division, steady headway from 4f out, travelling well and waiting for room 2f out, took second inside final furlong, kept on

3^rd

Merlin Allen

410-10

16/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: C Gethings

Prominent, tracked leaders 3f out, travelling well and led over 2f out, headed 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, lost second inside final furlong, no extra towards finish op 14/1

4^th

2 ½

Merry Away

511-4

22/1

T: B PaulingJ: Lorcan Williams

Wore hood to post, midfield, raced wide to make headway 3f out, disputed lead over 2f out, soon headed, ran green when chased leaders over 1f out, kept on towards finish

5^th

Moments Away

511-4

80/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Wore hood to post, midfield, switched right 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

6^th

Risky Obsession

511-4

6/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Wore hood to post, towards rear, waiting for room 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on op 13/2

7^th

2 ¼

Le Roi Remi

511-4

40/1

T: T EllisJ: Jack Andrews

Towards rear, headway from 4f out, ridden 2f out, faded over 1f out op 50/1

8^th

9 ½

Rices Pool

511-4

12/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Wore hood to post, prominent, kept wide early and soon raced in second, ridden and disputed lead over 2f out, soon headed, weakened quickly over 1f out

9^th

4 ½

Ronnie Russet

511-4

18/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Sean Quinlan

Never better than midfield op 16/1

10^th

Smile John Boy

511-4

28/1

T: B PaulingJ: Charlie Hammond

Wore hood to post, prominent, raced wide throughout, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1

11^th

7 ½

Chicker

511-4

33/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Held up in midfield, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out tchd 28/1

12^th

Bass Hunter

611-4

15/8f

T: C GordonJ: H Cobden

Led, pushed along when headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out op 13/8

12^th

Cooltobecareless

511-4

33/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell

Wore hood to post, midfield, some headway towards near side over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14^th

One Knight

611-4

18/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: Jack Tudor

Prominent, pushed along on bend over 3f out, faded over 2f out op 16/1

15^th

1 ¼

Governors Rock

511-4

66/1

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Wore hood to post, always towards rear op 50/1

16^th

The Perfect Poet

511-4

33/1

T: B PaulingJ: Callum Pritchard

In touch with leaders, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 1f out op 25/1

17^th

3 ¼

Makingplansfor

511-4

100/1

T: P D EvansJ: G Sheehan

Always towards rear tchd 150/1

18^th

Barachiel

511-4

150/1

T: R StephensJ: Thomas Bellamy

Held up in rear, pushed along to stay in touch 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off over 3f out op 100/1

19^th

Nightflyer

410-10

100/1

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

In touch with leaders, steadied to midfield after 3f, pushed along over 7f out, weakened quickly over 2f out op 66/1

20^th

Thelastmanfrompenr

611-4

80/1

T: L MorganJ: S Bowen

Midfield, lost ground before halfway, soon dropped to rear, eased when tailed over 4f out op 66/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£3.70, £2.00, £5.50EX:£57.50Trifecta:£584.50Tricast:£567.43SF:£42.38Swingers:£8.00, £26.10, £12.30

Forecasts

Bass Hunter (15/8), Look Me (10/3), Risky Obsession (6/1), Forthfactor (10/1), Rices Pool (12/1), Merlin Allen (16/1), Ronnie Russet (18/1), One Knight (18/1), Merry Away (22/1), Smile John Boy (28/1), Chicker (33/1), Cooltobecareless (33/1), The Perfect Poet (33/1), Le Roi Remi (40/1), Governors Rock (66/1), Moments Away (80/1), Thelastmanfrompenr (80/1), Makingplansfor (100/1), Nightflyer (100/1), Barachiel (150/1)

BASS HUNTER sets a clear standard on his excellent third in the Champion Bumper and is difficult to oppose considering this race has always promised to be a better fit given his style of racing. Risky Obsession created a notably good impression on his Rules debut at Warwick and is well worth another chance to build on that back under less testing conditions, with the promising One Knight and the fast-improving Ronnie Russet completing the shortlist.

BASS HUNTER (FR)
RISKY OBSESSION (IRE)
ONE KNIGHT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Green Splendour

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 5

J: Mr P W Mullins | T: W P Mullins

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £28,135.002nd: £10,600.003rd: £5,305.004th: £2,650.005th: £1,330.006th: £665.007th: £330.008th: £170.00

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