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15:15 Haydock

Saturday 15 February 2020

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Unibet Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:15 | Winning time: 7m 38.2s

1^st

Smooth Stepper

1110-0

33/1

T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister

op 28/1

2^nd

1 ½

Lord Du Mesnil

710-11

6/1

T: R HobsonJ: Paul O'Brien (3)

Prominent, led after 9th, ridden and 3 lengths clear before last, headed flat, held towards finish tchd 11/2

3^rd

Yala Enki

1011-7

11/4f

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Prominent, mistake 18th, 4th and struggling 3 out, well beaten next, went 3rd before last op 7/2

4^th

The Two Amigos

810-6

6/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: Matt Griffiths

Led until after 9th, prominent after, lost 2nd pecked badly 2 out, soon weakened op 13/2

5^th

Vintage Clouds

1011-4

15/2

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: L P Aspell

Chased leaders, pushed along after 13th, lost place before 18th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off tchd 8/1

6^th

Pobbles Bay

1010-0

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always towards rear, well behind 18th, tailed off op 20/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Elegant Escape

811-12

6/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Rear of mid-division, mistake 9th, headway when mistake 10th, jumped right 11th and 12th, weakened 14th, tailed off 17th, pulled up before 4 out op 9/2

One For Arthur

1110-12

12/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox

Jumped left, never going and not that fluent in rear, behind when pulled up before 15th op 11/1

Steely Addition

810-11

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Towards rear on inside, headway when bumped 1th, mistake 18th, not much room final bend, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

Geronimo

910-0

6/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Sean Quinlan

Mid-division on outside, blundered badly 15th, well beaten after, pulled up after 3 out op 7/1

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Non-Runners

Ballyoptic⁷⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: N A Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£46.00Pl:£7.20, £2.60, £1.60EX:£326.60Trifecta:£1,279.50Tricast:£740.38SF:£223.38Swingers:£68.60, £25.40, £4.60

Forecasts

Yala Enki (11/4), Lord Du Mesnil (6/1), The Two Amigos (6/1), Elegant Escape (6/1), Geronimo (6/1), Vintage Clouds (15/2), One For Arthur (12/1), Ballyoptic (12/1), Steely Addition (16/1), Pobbles Bay (18/1), Smooth Stepper (33/1)

Sure to be a real test in the conditions; seven of this field are entered in the big race itself. Perhaps the most interesting runner doesn’t hold an entry in the Grand National with THE TWO AMIGOS bidding to make amends for his mishap in this last year. His fifth in the Welsh National was a good effort and with a more conservative ride this time he looks sure to go close. Lucinda Russell is no stranger to success in this race and One For Arthur looks on the way back after his 2017 Grand National win. Vintage Clouds and Geronimo are both adept around this course and renew their rivalry from last time. Lord Du Mesnil, Yala Enki (2018 winner) and the smart Elegant Escape add plenty of depth.