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15:05 Aintree

Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (Class 1)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £75,000 added
  • Winner: £42,202
  • 2nd: £15,900
  • 3rd: £7,958
  • 4th: £3,975
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 53.40s
  • Off Time: 15:05:25
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue hoop, checked sleeves and cap

Wishfull Thinking

182 t DCD
7/1
  • Form 214133-
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 160

held up in rear, took keen hold, hampered 2nd, jumped right and mistake 4th, mistake 7th, switched right and progress before 12th, bumped 4 out, awkward and weakened 2 out

2
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevron, check cap
28/1
  • Form 666314-
  • Age 11
  • Weight 11-8
  • Official Rating 158

mid-division, blundered 9th, soon behind, stayed on approaching last, no chance with leaders

3
Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue diamonds and cap
7/1
  • Form 223364-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-5
  • Official Rating 155

held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, hampered 4th, jumped left and not fluent 11th, mistake 11th, headway before 3 out, weakened next

4
Silk - Royal Blue, White hoops, Maroon sleeves and cap

Walkon (FR)

204 p CD
7/2
  • Form P/22P52-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 151

bumped 1st, soon mid-division, headway 8th, mistake 12th, shaken up and tracking leaders when blundered badly and unseated rider 4 out

5
Silk - Light Green, Dark Green chevrons, Red sleeves, White and Red striped cap

Conquisto

168
17/2
  • Form 22131-2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 150

tracked leaders, switched right after 2 out, led last, driven out

6
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
20/1
  • Form P61P16-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-8
  • Official Rating 144

tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, WHITE stars, EMERALD GREEN cap, WHITE star

Astracad (FR)

7 t DCD
4/1
  • Form 1/47F-45
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 141

led, hit 2 out, driven and headed last, held flat, stayed on

8
Silk - Red, White hoops, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap
16/1
  • Form 611P5-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 139

held up in rear, headway approaching 11th, went 3rd after last, stayed on, unable to get on terms with front pair

9
Silk - Yellow, light blue braces and armlets
25/1
  • Form 122510
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 138

mid-division, closed 6th, outpaced 10th, well beaten 4 out

10
Silk - Light green, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red diamonds, yellow cap, red diamonds
10/1
  • Form F43090-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 136

prominent until 3rd, lost place when hit 5th, not fluent 8th, some headway after 10th, ridden and struggling before 12th, well beaten 4 out

11
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond
8/1
  • Form 0264P2-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-4
  • Official Rating 135

tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd before last, no extra flat

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Astracad ran well for a long way when fifth at Cheltenham last week, though may be better over shorter trips. Wishfull Thinking won a Grade 2 over track and trip a couple of years ago and is 4lb lower than when runner-up in this 12 months ago while Oiseau De Nuit and Edgardo Sol are other course winners, though both are probably better over 2m. WALKON was second in the Paddy Power last year on his reappearance and didn't run a bad race over fences after that, finishing runner-up in another Grade 3 at Cheltenham before a fifth behind Carrickboy at The Festival and another second in the Topham over the Grand National fences here in April. As he goes well fresh, he is taken to gain a deserved victory. The bottom four are all racing from out of the handicap but Saint Are likes it here and could be a factor if there is a strong pace.

Formwatch

Wishfull Thinking 5-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to 3rd at the last, no impression on leading duo, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Sire De Grugy (11-2) at Sandown 2m chs G2 (1) gd in Apr.

Oiseau de Nuit (FR) 8-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, soon driven, no chance with leading duo when hit last, soon no extra in 4th, 4th of 10, 9l behind Sire De Grugy (11-2) at Sandown 2m chs G2 (1) gd in Apr.

Edgardo Sol (FR) 8-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, ridden and headway when hit last, stayed on flat, 4th of 17, 6l behind Party Rock (10-1) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Apr.

Walkon (FR) 16-1 (11-7) In touch, tracked leaders 11th (foinavon), effort 2 out, ridden after last, went 2nd at elbow, stayed on well, held near finish, 2nd of 29, 3/4l behind Triolo D'Alene (10-7) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr.

Conquisto 10-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, stayed on flat, always just held, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Fairy Rath (10-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gd in May.

Carrickboy (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Led until 11th, weakened appraching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Champion Court (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G2 (1) gs in Apr.

Astracad (FR) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 4 out, jumped left and hung left from 2 out, stayed on flat, 5th of 16, 5l behind Johns Spirit (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gd.

Viva Colonia (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Towards rear, effort before 3 out, never dangerous, 13th of 16, 44l behind Bobowen (10-6) at Market Rasen 2m 6f listed hcp chs (1) gf in Jul.

Pure Faith (IRE) 22-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 8th, lost place after next, 15th of 20, 31l behind Trackmate (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd.

Saint Are (FR) 20-1 (11-1) Towards rear struggling 12th, never on terms, 10th of 19, 43l behind Quentin Collonges (10-12) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.

Mr Moonshine (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Led, not fluent 10th, mistake 5 out and when headed 3 out, stayed on, no impression on winner from last, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Bocciani (10-0) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gs in Apr.