17:45 Aintree

Friday 15 May 2026

All16:3517:1017:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:40

hameansmore Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 4m 59.09s

1^st

Southoftheborder

811-2

4/1

T: Miss H C KnightJ: Brendan Powell

In touch with leaders, prominent after 4 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on flat, all out final strides op 7/2

2^nd

Bleu D'enfer

811-6

33/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard

Held up in rear, headway going well 12th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden before last, kept on well flat op 25/1

3^rd

Breizh River

811-5

2/1f

T: T DavidsonJ: Harry Reed

Prominent, carried right 2nd, led briefly after 12th, led 3 out, headed next, ridden before last, kept on flat op 11/4

4^th

1 ¾

Coastguard Station

1011-7

16/1

T: Henry OliverJ: David Noonan

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace flat op 18/1 tchd 14/1

5^th

Parisencore

1011-8

8/1

T: N G RichardsJ: Danny McMenamin

Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, not fluent next, faded before last op 11/1 tchd 15/2

6^th

7 ½

Fringill Dike

911-4

12/1

T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: Sean Quinlan

Jumped right, led, jumped badly right 6th, jumped badly right 12th, headed briefly before next, jumped violently right and headed 3 out, ridden and hung right after next, soon faded

7^th

7 ½

The Flier Begley

1111-12

14/1

T: G HanmerJ: S Bowen

In touch with leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place after 8th, weakened 3 out op 12/1

8^th

My Noble Lord

511-5

5/1

T: O Greenall & J GuerrieroJ: Toby Wynne

Mid-division, headway 8th, chased leaders next, not fluent and lost place 12th, weakened 3 out op 4/1 tchd 7/2 and tchd 11/2

Also Ran

Genois

1011-8

13/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, not fluent 7th, blundered and dropped to rear next, faded before 4 out, pulled up before next op 6/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £6.90, £1.40EX:£153.80Tricast:£340.37SF:£101.09

Forecasts

Breizh River (2/1), Southoftheborder (4/1), My Noble Lord (5/1), Genois (13/2), Parisencore (8/1), Fringill Dike (12/1), The Flier Begley (14/1), Coastguard Station (16/1), Bleu D'enfer (33/1)

JP McManus has a couple of very interesting contenders in GENOIS and My Noble Lord. They are at different ends of their career but the former has been in good order for a while now and caught the eye in a big way at Haydock 6 weeks ago. My Noble Lord was better than ever last time, while Parisencore is another in-form rival to consider.

GENOIS (FR)
MY NOBLE LORD (USA)
PARISENCORE (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Flic Ou Voyou

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 11

J: Danny McMenamin | T: H Hogarth

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £6,337.002nd: £2,916.003rd: £1,458.004th: £730.005th: £364.00