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15:30 Aintree

Friday 14 April 2023

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 5m 2.41s

1^st

Pic D'Orhy

811-10

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led until not fluent 1st, chased leader, challenged 3 out, led before last, clear flat, ridden out op 10/3

2^nd

4 ¼

Fakir D'Oudairies

811-10

15/8f

T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Walsh

Chased leaders, closed 3 out, not fluent and unable to quicken 2 out, rallied into 2nd last, kept on, no impression on winner tchd 2/1

3^rd

2 ¾

Minella Drama

811-10

14/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Led 1st, ridden and headed before not fluent last, 3rd and no impression flat, kept on op 20/1 tchd 22/1

4^th

French Dynamite

811-10

7/1

T: M F MorrisJ: D J O'Keeffe

Prominent until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out op 13/2 tchd 6/1

5^th

5 ½

Fugitif

811-10

11/1

T: R HobsonJ: S Bowen

In rear, not fluent 7th, ridden and struggling before 9th, not fluent 10th or 12th, well beaten before 4 out op 17/2

6^th

Hitman

711-10

6/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up towards rear on outside, not fluent 2nd, closed from 11th, outpaced 4 out, not fluent and weakened 3 out op 7/1

Also Ran

Millers Bank

911-10

13/2

T: A M HalesJ: Kielan Woods

Held up in rear on inside, outpaced after 12th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£2.60, £1.60EX:£9.40Trifecta:£127.70SF:£11.51Swingers:£2.20, £8.50, £5.00

Forecasts

Fakir D'Oudairies (15/8), Pic D'Orhy (4/1), Hitman (6/1), Millers Bank (13/2), French Dynamite (7/1), Fugitif (11/1), Minella Drama (14/1)

Aintree seems to bring out the best in FAKIR D'OUDAIRIES and Joseph O'Brien's 8-y-o can win this for the third successive season. Pic d'Orhy's winning run came to an end when second in the Ascot Chase in February but he finished 7 lengths in front of the selection that day so rates a huge threat. Hitman was an excellent third in the Ryanair at Cheltenham last month and should be in the mix again having finished second in this last term.