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15:00 Aintree

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:4514:2515:0015:4016:2017:1518:20

Doom Bar Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 4m 8.24s

1^st

Diego Du Charmil

611-4

5/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

In touch, went 2nd before 4 out, led before last, kept on well op 8/1

2^nd

2 ½

Petit Mouchoir

711-4

4/5f

T: H De BromheadJ: D N Russell

Tracked leader, challenged when not fluent 3 out, led 2 out, headed before last, kept on and always held op 8/13

3^rd

Shantou Rock

611-4

13/2

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Led, pushed along before 2 out, headed 2 out, kept on same pace op 7/1

4^th

Lady Buttons

810-11

4/1

T: P A KirbyJ: A Nicol

Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on same pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1

5^th

Kauto Riko

711-4

25/1

T: T R GrettonJ: R T Dunne

Always well behind op 20/1

6^th

Delegate

811-4

40/1

T: K DalgleishJ: B S Hughes

Always towards rear, not fluent, struggling from 6 out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.90Pl:£2.30, £1.30EX:£9.90Trifecta:£33.50SF:£9.97Swingers:£1.20, £2.80, £1.40

Forecasts

Petit Mouchoir (4/5), Lady Buttons (4/1), Diego Du Charmil (5/1), Shantou Rock (13/2), Kauto Riko (25/1), Delegate (40/1)

Irish trainers have taken this three times in the past five years with Henry de Bromhead providing two of those successes and he looks to have a fine chance of landing the race again via the likely market leader Petit Mouchoir. However, he had a tough race at Cheltenham and more significantly, he won’t have it easy up front this time either with Shantou Rock likely to keep him company; that could set the race up for LADY BUTTONS. She has taken well to fences displaying a very sound jumping technique and travelling well. Diego Du Charmil deserves a chance in this grade having passed up an opportunity to run in Thursday’s Red Rum Handicap Chase.