15:00 Aintree

Sunday 27 October 2019

All12:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Virgin Bet Monet's Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Soft  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:02  |   Winning time: 5m 3.75s
1st
Horse silk
4
9/2
T: B EllisonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in close touch, went 3rd at 9th (normal 4 out), led on inside bypassing omitted last, quickened readily clear op 5/1 tchd 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¾
2
7/5f
T: Miss A MurphyJ: J M Quinlan
Tracked leading pair, dived at 2nd, went 2nd 8th (3 out), led going well after bypassing omitted 2 out, headed bypassing omitted last, readily outpaced by winner op 7/4 tchd 11/8
3rd
Horse silk
12
1
711-10
11/4
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Led, clever at 5th hit next, pushed along after last (normal 4 out), headed bypassing omitted 2 out, readily outpaced into 3rd bypassing omitted last, just held on for remote 3rd op 15/8
4th
Horse silk
½
6
6/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up in 4th place on inside, jumped slowly 7th, outpaced 10th (normal 4 out), plugged on extended run-in, almost snatched remote 3rd op 8/1 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
38
5
17/2
T: H WhittingtonJ: Page Fuller (3)
Chased leader, jumped slowly 7th, lost 2nd next, weakened before 10th (normal 4 out) tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

3
Horse silk
Born Survivor198
Weight: 10-7|  Age: 8
T: D Skelton  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£2.30, £1.40EX:£17.50Trifecta:£29.90SF:£11.90Swingers:£5.40

Forecasts

Kalashnikov (7/5), Frodon (11/4), Forest Bihan (9/2), Born Survivor (5/1), Flying Angel (6/1), Bigmartre (17/2)

Verdict

Kalashnikov is undoubtedly a very talented young chaser as he demonstrated when ending the unbeaten run of La Bague Au Roi in the Grade 1 Manifesto Novices Chase over C&D in April. However, he does also have some jumping flaws and the suspicion is that the gallant Ryanair Chase winner FRODON will take full advantage of such shortcomings. The remarkable story of his sustained progress (with Bryony Frost in the saddle) has undoubtedly attracted a whole new generation of supporters to the sport of National Hunt racing. If able to repeat last year's success in this race, his trainer Paul Nicholls will be landing the prize for a record breaking fourth time (2006, 2015 and 2018).
  1. Frodon
  2. Kalashnikov
  3. Bigmartre

Previous Winners

2018
Frodon
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: £45,016.002nd: £16,960.003rd: £8,488.004th: £4,240.005th: £2,128.006th: £1,064.007th: £528.008th: £272.00

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