Racecards
12:25 Aintree
Betway Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 200y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £19,400 added
- Winner: £11,696
- 2nd: £3,434
- 3rd: £1,717
- 4th: £859
- Form 36517-2
- Age 6
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 135
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Mr D Maxwell
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway from 6th, beaten 2 out, modest 5th last
- Form 109P-82
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 134
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
prominent, lost place before 4th, headway 9th, led next, clear last, stayed on well
- Form 443111-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
led until 4th, led next, headed 6th, lost place after 8th, weakened 2 out
- Form 05126-U
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey Thomas Bellamy
in rear, slow 1st, headway 11th, no impression from 2 out, modest 4th last
- Form 15582-9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer O Greenall & J Guerriero
- Jockey Harry Skelton
prominent, not fluent 5th, mistake 10th, challenged 12th until 3 out, not fluent 4 out, weakened and lost 3rd before last
Caltex (FR)
84- Form 6-0421F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer Henry Oliver
- Jockey J McGrath
jumped right, chased leaders, challenged 8th, led 9th, headed next, stayed on from 2 out, no impression on winner
- Form P7311-3
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer P & M Bowen
- Jockey S Bowen
in rear, headway 4th, led 7th, lost place 11th, well beaten before 4 out
- Form 26F-446
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up on inside, mistake 5th, headway next, lost place 9th, behind 12th
- Form 312P05
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
prominent, led 4th, headed next, led 6th until 7th, not fluent and lost place 8th, last 10th, behind 12th, pulled up before last
- Form 021144
- Age 4
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey James Bowen
held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 4 out, went 3rd before last, no impression on front pair
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Granville Island signed off last season completing a hat-trick. He loves the mud but is 9lb higher on his return to action. Katachenko is well treated but appears to have lost his way along with Bestwork. Ballyhill is only a pound higher than when winning a Grade 3 at the start of the year and a recent second over hurdles offered more encouragement while Chef D’Equipe ran well for owner/rider David Maxwell at Newbury. The improving LORD BRYAN won on soft going at Hereford and Chepstow in the spring and was a close third off this mark on his latest start at Market Rasen on ground that was quicker than ideal. Peter Bowen’s charge can make a winning return to action as this looks a big ask for Gavin Cromwell’s four-year-old A Place Apart.
Formwatch
Chef D'Equipe (FR) 12-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, soon in mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, close 2nd approaching 4 out, 1/2 length down last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Siruh Du Lac (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Ballyhill (FR) 16-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden and went 3rd next, chased winner 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Whatmore (11-3) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Granville Island (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Made all, edged left before not fluent last, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Beggar's Wishes (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Creep Desbois (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Cave Top (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) In touch, lost place 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, 9th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Luckofthedraw (11-1) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Caltex (FR) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent at 1st, mistake and fell at 7th, at Listowel 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Tracked leader, slow 1st, lost 2nd before 3 out, one pace 2 out, kept on flat, closed on idling winner, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Zamparelli (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Katachenko (IRE) 13-2 (11-1) Tracked leader until 5th, 2nd again after 9th, mistake and lost place 3 out, soon weakened, last of 6, 19 1/4l behind Forest Des Aigles (11-3) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Bestwork (FR) 9-1 (11-5) Chased leader until jumped slowly 8th, chased leaders, lost 3rd after 4 out, weakened before next, 5th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Deauville Dancer (11-4) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
A Place Apart (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Mid-division and 4th from halfway, pushed along from 3 out and no impression from before next, 4th of 8, 27 1/4l behind Killacolla (11-0) at Limerick 2m Yielding in Nov.