Racecards
12:30 Aintree
William Hill Racing Bet Builder Handicap Chase (GBB Race) (Class 2)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 200y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £21,124
- 2nd: £9,720
- 3rd: £4,860
- 4th: £2,432
- Form P/1P9P-3
- Age 10
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 147
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, not fluent and dropped to last 9th, detached before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 1-P8332
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 136
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leader, untidy 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out
- Form P8-8211
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Mr Jamie Neild
led, ridden after 2 out, strongly pressed after last, headed towards finish
- Form 143P-33
- Age 8
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 132
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Jack Tudor
tracked leader, shaken up after 2 out, switched right before last, pressed leader strongly run-in, led towards finish
- Form 3533-23
- Age 7
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 128
- Trainer N Kent
- Jockey Tom Broughton
held up in touch, asked for effort after 4 out, soon lost touch and no impression
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Minella Drama (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Jumped right at times, led until 2 out, switched right before last, 3rd and held after, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Hitman (11-3) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Oct.
Heltenham (FR) 11-4fav (11-2) Held up in rear, improved into 4th at 12th, pushed along into modest 2nd after 2 out, kept on but no chance with facile winner, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Twinjets (11-7) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Josh The Boss 9-4 (11-8) Made all, ridden 3 out, ran on well, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Southoftheborder (11-2) by 11l, 4 ran.
Prairie Wolf (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Handy, lost position 8th, in touch, improved into third before 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, kept on, ridden and no extra before last, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Booster Bob (11-7) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Inedit Star (FR) 6-1 (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along to make some headway after 3 out, went third 2 out, outpaced by leading pair before last, no extra run-in, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Guard The Moon (11-5) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.