Racecards
18:00 Aintree
Racing Together Handicap Chase (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,256
- 2nd: £1,848
- 3rd: £924
- 4th: £462
- Form 4F654-P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 127
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey S Mulqueen
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, closed after 5th, mistake 10th, soon struggling, pulled up before last
- Form 11UP6P-
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 126
- Trainer B Pauling
- Jockey N de Boinville
led until 10th, weakened 2 out, pulled up before last
- Form 221/2PP-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer Heather Dalton
- Jockey Miss A Dalton
chased leaders, challenged 6th, led 10th, ridden and headed before last, kept on same pace flat
- Form 364225-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey D F O'Regan
held up in rear, headway 11th, led before last, driven out
- Form 135332-
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer P Winks
- Jockey Ryan Winks
held up in rear, some headway 9th, effort when not fluent 3 out, no impression, weakened next
- Form 06F21-1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Henry Brooke
prominent, hit 2nd, mistake 11th, hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakened after next
- Form 12126U-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Craig Nichol
in touch, challenged 2 out, ridden and every chance last, held by winner flat, stayed on
- Form 6/5235P-
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey D C Costello
prominent, lost place 4th, mistake 9th, soon struggling, tailed off 12th, pulled up before last
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A number of these have questions to answer having been pulled up last time. But Chestnut Ben has been knocking on the door and came up against an in-form rival at Chepstow last time. ABRICOT DE L'OASIS is unbeaten over fences and looks to be improving at a rate of knots. The five-year-old has gone up another 8lb for winning at Sedgefield but is still getting weight from some exposed chasers and can complete the hat-trick. Lucky Landing was second over these fences last year and isn't badly treated but generally struggles to get his head in front.
Formwatch
Indian Voyage (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) In touch, ridden and weakened 5 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Fill The Power (11-10) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd, 8 ran.
Malibu Sun 20-1 (11-6) In lead after 3rd, headed 6th, chased leader until 8th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after, in a race won by Ossie's Dancer (10-13) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr, 12 ran.
Lexicon Lad (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders on outside, not fluent 4th, jumped left and not fluent next, lost place when again went left 6th, mistake 8th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Foundry Square (11-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Jul, 7 ran.
Lucky Landing (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear on inside, not fluent 3rd, jumped into brush upright and awkward 13th, soon outpaced, never in contention, went modest 4th 2 out until last, 5th of 7, 22l behind Rio Milan (10-0) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Apr.
Chestnut Ben (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Chased clear pair, left 2nd from 7th, led 2 out, headed last, kept on and held run-in, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Brody Bleu (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Abricot De L'Oasis (FR) 5-2fav (11-8) Tracked leader, led 11th, clear before 2 out, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr beating Tahiti Pearl (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Gleann Na Ndochais (IRE) 11-2 (10-7) Held up in touch, close 3rd after 11th, ridden before 3 out, one pace and beaten in 3rd from next, hampered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Royal Macnab (10-2) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) gd in Apr, 5 ran.
Strobe 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders on outside, ridden after 5th, lost place when not fluent 6th, behind 7th, pulled up after, in a race won by Five O'clock Tea (11-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr, 17 ran.