Racecards
14:55 Aintree
Betway Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 3m 210y
- Going: Good to Soft (Good in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £250,000 added
- Winner: £140,325
- 2nd: £52,775
- 3rd: £26,375
- 4th: £13,175
- Form 12P-P32
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey D A Jacob
mid-division, slow 5th, mistake and lost place 14th, well behind 4 out, mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
- Form 3211-23
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 168
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey H Cobden
chased leaders, went 2nd 15th, led and mistake 3 out, went 5 lengths clear before last, idled and reduced lead inside final 100 yards, ridden out
- Form 4-U211F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 168
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd after 2 out, 5 lengths down before last, stayed on, switched right when closing gap towards finish, unable to get to winner
- Form 5-13213
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 163
- Trainer C L Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
bumped 1st, mostly close 2nd, not fluent 12th, outpaced after 15th, weakened from next
- Form 53-224P
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 150
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
towards rear on outside, not really going that well from 6th, slow 9th, hanging left 10th, not fluent and reminder next, well behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 194-835
- Age 10
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 166
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey P Townend
jumped right, made most of the running, bumped 1st, not fluent 13th, mistake 15th, headed 3 out, 3rd and beaten before last, kept on
- Form 6-153P1
- Age 11
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 157
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, some headway 4 out, went 4th before 2 out, no chance with leaders, lost 4th before last
- Form 221-213
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 164
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
raced keenly, soon held up in touch in mid-division, mistake 11th, headway 13th, close 3rd 4 out, soon outpaced and lost place, well beaten from 3 out, went modest 4th before last
- Form 16-2125
- Age 8
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 164
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway 4 out, weakened before next
Verdict
Nuts Well proved his stamina over 3m at Kelso last time and was second in last year’s Melling Chase here. Clan Des Obeaux, who has had a light campaign and sports blinkers for the first time, bids to land this for the second year running and take revenge on Kemboy, who beat him in the 2019 renewal when Paul Nicholls’ charge was arriving off the back of a hard race in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Eldorado Allen beat Clan Des Obeaux and Royale Pagaille in the Denman Chase in February and then ran third in the Ryanair. The latter later finished fifth the Gold Cup and is closely matched with third PROTEKTORAT on that run but the Skelton runner won the opener on this card 12 months ago and was successful at the track again in December so might be the one to beat. Conflated would have placed in the Ryanair had he stood up and beat Kemboy in the Irish Gold Cup earlier at Leopardstown so is not out of this but Bristol De Mai clearly isn’t the force of old and has already been beaten three times in this contest.
Formwatch
Bristol De Mai (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Led until after 4th, led again before 8th, went clear 3 out until next, headed between last two, stayed on same pace, finished tired, 2nd of 11, 7l behind The Galloping Bear (10-7) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (1) hvy in Feb.
Clan Des Obeaux (FR) Evensfav (11-6) Tracked leading pair, ridden in 3rd and beaten between last two, 3rd of 5, 12 1/4l behind Eldorado Allen (11-6) at Newbury 2m 7f (1) gs in Feb.
Conflated (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Soon held up in 5th, dropped to last 8th, headway after 3 out, staying on to press for 2nd and 5 lengths down but no impression on winner when fell 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Eldorado Allen (FR) 14-1 (11-10) With winner until 3rd, stayed 2nd until final bend, went 2nd again 2 out until last, no chance with winner, kept on, 3rd of 7, 14 3/4l behind Allaho (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Itchy Feet (FR) 7-2 (11-0) Held up off the pace in 5th, mistake 4th, awkward next, closer at 11th, mistake and reminder 13th, weakening when awkward 3 out, pulled up before next, at Kelso 2m 7f lst (1) sft in Mar.
Kemboy (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders on outer, slow 5th, disputed briefly 7th, 3rd 3 out, pushed along and no impression on winner after next, 4th and mistake last, 5th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Conflated (11-10) at Leopardstown 3m (1) Yielding in Feb.
Nuts Well 18-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 4 out, 2nd after next, led between last two, joined last, driven and stayed on gamely run-in, won at Kelso 2m 7f lst (1) sft in Mar beating Hill Sixteen (11-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Protektorat (FR) 10-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, not much room 16th, closed on outside 4 out, 5 1/2 lengths 3rd and beaten when bad mistake last, no chance with winner, hard pressed to hold onto 3rd inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 17 1/2l behind A Plus Tard (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (1) gs in Mar.
Royale Pagaille (FR) 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear on outside, headway 7th, went prominent 10th, not fluent 15th, challenging when mistake 4 out, beaten 2 out, pressed for 3rd inside final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 17 3/4l behind A Plus Tard (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (1) gs in Mar.