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14:35 Aintree

Totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (listed) (Class 1)

  • 21 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 2f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £100,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 46.60s
  • Off Time: 14:44:01
  • 21 Ran
1
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap
25/1
  • Form 1P/411P-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 147

prominent, ridden and blundered 2 out, led approaching last, went left and nearly took wrong course, stayed on strongly

2
Silk - Emerald green, orange hoops, white cap
7/1
  • Form C/5313-6
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 143

mid-division, fell 1st

3
Silk - Red, white sleeves, red and grey segmented cap
  • Form P4240-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 139

held up mid-division, ridden and stayed on from 3 out

4
Silk - Emerald Green and Black hoops, Black sleeves, Black and White quartered cap
11/1
  • Form 11117-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 138

held up behind, hampered and fell 6th (Chair)

5
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
  • Form 1236P-4
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 138

left in lead 1st, headed 3rd, led again 8th, headed approaching last, one pace

6
Silk - Dark Green, Red chevron, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 3U2-417
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2
  • Official Rating 137

held up behind, stayed on well from 2 out

7
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap
14/1
  • Form 7/02UU-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 136

held up mid-division, hit 4th, in 6th when blundered 15th, ridden 3 out, one pace

8
Silk - Black, Light Blue stripe, hooped sleeves and cap
  • Form 615F9-5
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 136

always behind

9
Silk - White, Red braces, Black sleeves, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 15/UPP9-
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 134

tracked leaders, 6th when blundered and unseated rider 13th (Bechers)

10
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
40/1
  • Form 331-U2P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-13
  • Official Rating 134

tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, ridden and weakened next

11
Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue chevrons on sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Royal Blue star
  • Form 1117-04
  • Age 12
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 132

behind, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 13th (Bechers)

12
Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (quartered), Emerald Green sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 704PF-5
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 131

behind when fell 17th

13
Silk - Grey, Red Cross of Lorraine, checked sleeves, Red cap
25/1
  • Form 44076-7
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-10
  • Official Rating 131

mid-division, hampered 13th (Bechers), never dangerous

14
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, white sleeves, dark blue stars, white cap, dark blue stars
  • Form 1F145-3
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-9
  • Official Rating 127

held up, hampered by loose horse and fell 6th (Chair)

15
Silk - BLACK, RED and WHITE striped sleeves, hooped cap
10/1
  • Form 1180-63
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 129

held up, headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, one pace from next

16
Silk - Red, Royal Blue stars, Royal Blue sleeves, Red diamonds, White cap
11/1
  • Form 60F-263
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 129

held up, prominent 9th, weakened from 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

17
Silk - Emerald Green, White star, Emerald Green and Black striped sleeves, White cap, Black star
  • Form 0531-5P
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 125

tracked leaders, 6th when fell 16th (Valentines)

18
Silk - Maroon and Beige diabolo, diamonds on sleeves, Maroon cap, Beige diamond
  • Form P4-PPS3
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 124

with leaders, mistakes, led 3rd to 8th, one pace from 2 out

19
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
4/1
  • Form 6/43-P11
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-3
  • Official Rating 124

held up, hampered 13th (Bechers) headway 16th, weakened 2 out

20
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form 31F1P-6
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 117

led, fell 1st

21
Silk - Red, Yellow Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, Emerald Green and Yellow striped cap
  • Form 661U-09
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 116

held up towards rear, fell 6th (Chair)

In depth

Verdict

Clan Royal, who won this event in 2003, has his first start over the National fences since finishing third in the Grand National last season and Jonjo O'Neill's gelding has to be respected given his fine record over the unique fences; however, the 11-year-old has plenty of weight and a better bet looks to be Tanterari, who is preferred to Dun Doire. A market move for the last mentioned, a Cheltenham Festival winner last term, would have to be of interest given his shrewd connections but he too may have too much weight so may be best watched. Paul Nicholls continues to churn out the winners but his representative Le Duc has given little sign for encouragement of late. Nil Desperandum made an encouraging return at Wincanton earlier this month and could be of interest, while Forest Gunner has gone well here before but the 12-year-old may find that age is catching up with him now. A win for the Don McCain-trained Inca Trail would probably raise the roof but he would not appear to be the best treated horse in the field. Martin Todhunter's runners over the National fences always have to be respected and Just In Debt is no exception but Tanterari has a decent racing weight, is clearly in good form and is taken to complete a hat trick.

Formwatch

Eurotrek (IRE) 15-2 (11-8) Held up, ridden and struggling from 9th, behind when pulled up at the 16th in race won by Ossmoses (10-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) hvy in Feb, 14 ran.

Clan Royal (FR) 11-4 (11-9) Prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 8, 25l behind According To Pete (11-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Oct.

Nil Desperandum (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway 17th, one pace, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Parsons Legacy (10-5) at Wincanton 3m 1f lst hcp chs (1) gd.

Dun Doire (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) In rear, trailing 7 out, kept on without threatening from 4 out, 11th of 18, 30l behind Kells Castle (11-3) at Cork 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-116 gs.

Bewleys Berry (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Tracked winner, mistake 13th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from next, 4th of 11, 19l behind See You Sometime (10-1) at Ascot 3m hcp chs (2) gf in Oct.

Mckelvey (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, mistake 10th, headway after 12th, reminder 17th, ridden and weakened 4 out, 7th of 9, well behind Tanterari (10-1) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (2) sft in Oct.

Le Duc (FR) 25-1 (11-2) Never a factor, 13th of 16, well behind Desert Tommy (10-1) at Chepstow 3m hchdl (2) gs in Oct.

Haut de Gamme (FR) 16-1 (11-12) In rear, headway approaching 3 out, no impression from next, 5th of 12, 30l behind Irish Wolf (11-11) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Oct.

Forest Gunner 33-1 (10-10) Mid-division, hampered 4th, chasing leaders from 25th (Valentines) weakened 4 out, 9th of 40, well behind Numbersixvalverde (10-8) at Aintree 4m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Apr.

Undeniable 12-1 (11-5) In touch, lost place 11th, behind when blundered 5 out and pulled up 4 out in race won by Datito (10-0) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy, 8 ran.

Native Jack (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Held up, headway 22nd, disputed 3rd last, soon switched left, one pace, 4th of 14, 7l behind Spot Thedifference (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 7f crs cty chs (2) gd.

Another Rum (IRE) 100-1 (11-10) Always behind, trailing from before 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, 42l behind Beef Or Salmon (11-10) at Down Royal 3m chs Grd 1 (1) gs.

Joes Edge (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, 7th of 11, 46l behind See You Sometime (10-1) at Ascot 3m hcp chs (2) gf in Oct.

Solar System (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, mainly poor 3rd, kept on into 3rd without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Kahuna (10-8) at Galway 2m 1f hcp chs hvy in Oct.

Inca Trail (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, struggling from 10th, took moderate 3rd after last, 3rd of 5, 29l behind Kauto Star (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 2 (1) gd in Oct.

Just In Debt (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, 5th and progress 5 out, 2nd next, 3rd and ridden straight, no extra before last, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Bothar Na (10-13) at Listowel 3m hcp chs sft in Sept.

Kisslain Des Galas (FR) 66-1 (10-6) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up at the 19th in race won by Mckelvey (10-10) at Uttoxeter 4m lst hcp chs (1) gf in Jul, 15 ran.

Dunbrody Millar (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Led to 5th, mistake next, outpaced 3 out, 3rd of 13, 32l behind Bob Bob Bobbin (11-11) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.

Tanterari (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (10-1) Held up, headway 18th, challenged and led approaching last, driven out, won at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (2) sft in Oct beating Tribal Venture (10-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.

King Bee (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) In touch, led 5th to 9th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 13, well behind Bob Bob Bobbin (11-11) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.

Kings Glen (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, took closer order 4 out, weakened after next, 9th of 16, 11l behind Jaamid (11-2) at Naas 2m hcp hdl 0-123 gs.