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15:05 Aintree

John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1) (Class 1)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £175,000 added
  • Winner: £98,910
  • 2nd: £37,292
  • 3rd: £18,638
  • 4th: £9,310
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 57.50s
  • Off Time: 15:06:29
  • 10 Ran
1
7
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow spots, Yellow and Emerald Green halved sleeves, Purple cap
11/2
  • Form 14-1118
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 172

held up towards rear, headway before 4 out pressed leaders 3 out, led and drew clear before last, pushed out, eased towards finish

2 9 l
1
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (quartered), WHITE sleeves and cap
11/4
  • Form 11-4FP1
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 168

tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, every chance before 2 out, ridden and hung left before last, kept on, no chance with winner

3 ½ l
8
Silk - Dark Green, Maroon stars, Maroon cap
  • Form 22-3325
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 170

held up mid-division on outer, headway before 5 out, pressed leaders before 3 out, ridden before last, kept on

4 2¾ l
9
Silk - Red and Grey (quartered), hooped sleeves

Tartak (FR)

22 t DCD
14/1
  • Form 4-31157
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 156

mid-division, reminder after 8th, headway to lead 10th, blundered and headed 5 out, mistake next, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace

5 3¾ l
3
Silk - Dark blue, emerald green hoop, quartered cap

French Opera

23 CD
11/1
  • Form 121-916
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 164

with leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden before last, no extra

6 ¾ l
6
Silk - Purple and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves and cap

Mad Max (IRE)

23 DCD
11/1
  • Form 41-4630
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 153

led to 10th, led again 5 out, ridden and headed before last, soon weakened

7 31 l
10
Silk - DARK BLUE, emerald green seams, white cap
8/1
  • Form 2196-11
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 157

prominent, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened

8 10 l
5
Silk - ORANGE, black star, diabolo on sleeves, white and black hooped cap
  • Form 695226
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 147

held up in rear, not fluent 5 out, soon weakened

RR
2
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
100/1
  • Form 2P74RR
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 151

refused to race

PU
4
Silk - RED and WHITE (quartered), RED sleeves
9/2
  • Form 4-37542
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 166

held up towards rear, outpaced before 11th, mistake 5 out, never dangerous, pulled up before 2 out

Betting breakdown

  • Tote Win: £5.40Tote Place: £2.00,£1.30,£2.20
  • Straight Forecast: £21.48Exacta: £15.50Trifecta: £76.90Swingers: 1&2:£4.00 2&3:£3.50 1&3:£5.60
  • Placepot: £250.10Pool: £442,544,1291.43 winning tickets
  • Quadpot: £36.50Pool: £25,851,523.76 winning tickets