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16:55 Aintree

Betfair.com Handicap Chase (Class 2)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 1f
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £50,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 22.97s
  • Off Time: 16:55:12
  • 18 Ran
1
Silk - LIGHT BLUE and ROYAL BLUE diabolo, LIGHT BLUE sleeves and cap
8/1
  • Form 1-64430
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 149

chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

2
Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE sash, WHITE sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
33/1
  • Form 519-61P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 147

held up, hit 9th, reminders 11th, some headway approaching 3 out, never dangerous

3
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap

Reveillez

29 t
9/2
  • Form 211-F86
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 145

held up, smooth headway 14th, led on bit after 3 out, pushed clear last

4
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, Emerald Green cap

Copsale Lad

30 BFD
7/1
  • Form 23-PP10
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 143

held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 5 out, weakened approaching last

5
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
12/1
  • Form PF-7916
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 142

towards rear, weakened 10th, pulled up after 11th

6
Silk - Pink, White stars, White sleeves, Pink stars, White cap, Pink star

New Alco (FR)

31 BFC
5/1
  • Form 6-23226
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 141

chased leaders, hit 2nd, weakened approaching 4 out

7
Silk - Red, Dark Blue triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, White cap
  • Form 0-88510
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 140

behind, effort 14th, weakened 5 out, pulled up next

8
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, striped sleeves, Yellow cap
25/1
  • Form 0-20560
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 140

chased leader, weakened 5 out, pulled up 2 out

9
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap

Pole Star

29 p
25/1
  • Form 50P-12U
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 133

held up, struggling halfway, pulled up before 14th

10
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
50/1
  • Form 22976F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-12
  • Official Rating 132

led and jumped left, blundered 13th, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching last

11
Silk - DARK BLUE, YELLOW stars, diabolo on sleeves and star on cap

Silver Knight

27 p D
22/1
  • Form 582182
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 133

in touch, weakening when blundered 12th

12
Silk - Pink, Light Blue seams and sleeves, Grey cap

Openide

30
50/1
  • Form 1122P0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 132

held up, blundered 5th, weakened from 10th, pulled up before 13th

13
Silk - Red, Emerald Green epaulets, Red and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 8-12198
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 132

mid-division, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before last

14
Silk - BLACK and WHITE check, YELLOW sleeves, BLACK and WHITE quartered cap
14/1
  • Form 252-6F5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-6
  • Official Rating 129

in touch, weakened from 14th, pulled up before 2 out

15
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond

Undeniable

27 D
14/1
  • Form P98551
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 133

chased leaders, weakened approaching 5 out

16
Silk - ORANGE, dark blue braces, halved sleeves, orange cap, dark blue spots
  • Form U000-13
  • Age 11
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 121

in rear, hit 9th, headway approaching 16th, chasing leaders when mistake 3 out, weakened approaching last

17
Silk - Maroon, Beige Cross of Lorraine

Lankawi

19
10/1
  • Form 201011
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 126

held up, blundered 12th, headway 5 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression

18
Silk - Emerald Green, White sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
  • Form 414036
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 111

behind, pushed along 6th, weakened and jumped slowly 7th, tailed off and pulled up after 11th

In depth

Verdict

Tamarinbleu is probably better than he showed at Ascot last month but, along with Lacdoudal, he probably has too much weight at present and preference is for New Alco. The selection lost no caste in defeat behind stablemate Joes Edge on the opening day of the Cheltenham Festival and, with Ferdy Murphy's horses continuing in such good form, he looks worth an interest here racing off the same mark as at Cheltenham. Limerick Boy may prefer a softer surface, while Reveillez disappointed at the Festival and may now be best watched. Copsale Lad has disappointed in his last two starts over fences and is hard to recommend, while Green Belt Flyer has yet to confirm his liking for ground this fast. Pole Star would have claims on the pick of his form but, given his current form, it is hard to back with any confidence anything trained by Evan Williams. Openide should appreciate the underfoot conditions but may be a shade high in the weights, while Undeniable has rather harshly been raised 8lbs for his win at Wetherby last month but for which Sue Smith's gelding would have gone close to being the selection. There are fewer doubts over New Alco though and he is preferred.

Formwatch

Lacdoudal (FR) 20-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, some headway, no impression when hampered 2 out, never dangerous, 11th of 23, 27l behind Joes Edge (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.

Tamarinbleu (FR) 4-1jt-fav (11-9) Held up behind, blundered badly 9th, pulled up after next pulled up in race won by Misty Dancer (9-13) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp chs (2) gd in Mar, 12 ran.

Reveillez 12-1 (11-2) In touch, ridden into 3rd after 3 out, kept on same pace from last, 6th of 23, 7l behind Idole First (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.

Copsale Lad 6-1fav (10-12) Mid-division, no headway from 3 out, 16th of 28, 17l behind Burntoakboy (9-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.

Limerick Boy (GER) 5-1 (11-5) Chased leading pair, closed from 4 out, led narrowly 3 out, jumped left and headed next, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 28l behind Simon (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) sft in Feb.

New Alco (FR) 7-1co-fav (11-4) Mid-division, mistake 15th, headway approaching 3 out, no real progress from 2 out, 6th of 23, 10l behind Joes Edge (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.

Green Belt Flyer (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up, steady headway 9th, chased leaders 13th, left 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, in command before next, won at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar beating Harrycone Lewis (11-0) by 9l, 7 ran.

Fundamentalist (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Chased leader, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 22l behind Madison Du Berlais (11-5) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) sft in Mar.

Pole Star 25-1 (11-1) Led, holding slight lead when blundered and unseated rider in race won by L'Antartique (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hcp chs (1) gs in Mar, 19 ran.

Maurice (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Held up when fell 7th fell in race won by Nice Try (10-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar, 9 ran.

Silver Knight 5-1 (11-6) Held up, chased leaders after 5 out, soon ridden, chased winner last, stayed on flat, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Undeniable (10-3) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.

Openide 100-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, struggling and behind 14th, 14th of 17, 48l behind Denman (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m nov chs Grd 1 (1) gs in Mar.

Lou du Moulin Mas (FR) 10-1 (11-5) In rear, moderate late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 24, 22l behind Cloudy Lane (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Mar.

Without A Doubt 33-1 (11-8) Held up behind, ridden and headway from 4 out, stayed on, not reached leaders, 5th of 17, 8l behind Alderburn (11-12) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.

Undeniable 9-1 (10-3) Held up, headway halfway, led 13th, stayed on well from last, won at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar beating Silver Knight (11-6) by 2l, 9 ran.

Healy's Pub (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Prominent, slight mistake 3rd, soon settled in mid-division, moderate 5th after 3 out, kept on without threatening under pressure from next, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Sir Frederick (11-12) at Clonmel 2m 4f chs gf.

Lankawi 11-8fav (11-3) Held up in touch, chased leaders 5th, led 3 out, ridden approaching last, driven out, won at Hexham 2m nov chs (3) sft in Mar beating Torkinking (10-13) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Victory Gunner (IRE) (11-6) 0th of 10, 0.0000 behind What A Scientist (11-12) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.