17:15 Aintree

Saturday 15 April 2023

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Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 7YO plus  |   Class 1  |   4m 2f 74y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   39 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:29  |   Winning time: 9m 10.62s
1st
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26
8/1f
T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: D R Fox
Never that far away, went 2nd travelling strongly 2 out, jumped into the lead at the last, stayed on strongly run-in op 10/1 tchd 15/2
2nd
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2 ¼
23
20/1
T: G P CromwellJ: S W Flanagan
Always front rank, went 2nd at the elbow, stayed on but always held op 22/1
3rd
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4 ¾
13
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Off the pace towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders and switched left approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, went 3rd at the elbow, nearest finish op 9/1 tchd 11/1
4th
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1 ½
2
10/1
T: E MullinsJ: S Bowen
Wore ear plugs and mounted on course, off the pace towards rear, still plenty to do when hampered on inside 2 out, stayed on well run-in, nearest finish op 16/1 tchd 8/1
5th
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nk
5
12/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: Aidan Coleman
Mid-division, headway tracking leaders before 13th, went 2nd 4 out until 2 out, hung left at the Elbow weakened run-in op 14/1
6th
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1 ¼
40
50/1
T: P J GilliganJ: P T Enright
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, plugged on run-in op 66/1
7th
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3 ¾
19
1110-8
33/1
T: P GriffinJ: Felix de Giles
Soon chasing leaders on inside, weakened at The Elbow tchd 40/1
8th
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12
29
33/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Front rank, led 9th until after 16th, chased went clear after 3 out, reduced lead next, headed last, lost 2nd at The Elbow, weakened run-in
9th
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2 ¾
21
66/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Shane Fitzgerald
Off the pace towards rear, never treatened
10th
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7
15
810-11
12/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Off the pace towards rear, closer in mid-division 3 out, pushed along in 6th before next, weakened last tchd 11/1
11th
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19
35
25/1
T: S ThomasJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent, mistake 15th, chased leaders, stumbled badly 2 out, weakened soon after
12th
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3 ¼
27
50/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: S D Torrens
Off the pace and always rear-division, tailed off 20th op 66/1
13th
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7
38
100/1
T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent
Never closer than mid-division tchd 125/1
14th
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20
10
50/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Always towards rear
15th
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½
22
50/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Chased leaders, pecked badly 21st, lost place 25th Valentines, weakened 3 out
16th
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20
37
125/1
T: P & M BowenJ: Ben Jones
Soon towards rear, tailed off op 100/1
17th
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¾
25
10/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway 4 out, weakened next op 9/1

Also Ran

PU
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1
14/1
T: T M WalshJ: M P Walsh
Held up, hampered 2nd, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
UR
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3
911-11
22/1
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Wore hood to post, unseated rider 1st op 20/1
F
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4
33/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Fell 2nd
PU
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6
22/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last
UR
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7
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue
Towards rear, unseated rider 19th op 10/1
F
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8
1111-4
66/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: J J Burke
Towards rear, fell 16th
UR
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9
33/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S F O'Keeffe
Wore hood to post, led until 2nd, chased leaders, badly hampered by loose horse and unseated rider 9th op 28/1
PU
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11
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: H Cobden
Led 2nd until 9th, chased leader, hit 12th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, pulled up soon after 3 out
UR
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12
20/1
T: M BrassilJ: J J Slevin
Wore hood to post, chased leaders, bad mistake and unseated rider 8th op 28/1
UR
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14
1010-13
100/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: L P Dempsey
Held up, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider 2nd
F
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17
40/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Mid-division, badly bumped and fell 2nd op 50/1
PU
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18
100/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Towards rear, pulled up quickly before 14th
UR
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20
100/1
T: N MeadeJ: K E Buckley
Went right and unseated rider 1st
PU
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24
25/1
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Soon towards rear, struggling 15th The Chair, tailed off and pulled up before 18th
UR
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28
14/1
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Soon chasing leaders, mistake 23rd Foinavon, saddle slipped and unseated rider after 25th Valentines
UR
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30
80/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Bumped and unseated rider 1st op 66/1
F
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31
80/1
T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania
Fell 1st op 66/1
UR
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32
50/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Peter Carberry
Wore hood to post, off the pace and always rear-division, mistake 10th, unseated rider 15th
UR
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33
80/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J B Foley
Chasing leaders when hampered and unseated rider 1st tchd 100/1
UR
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34
50/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Mid-division, badly hampered and unseated rider 19th
PU
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36
50/1
T: G ElliottJ: Jack Tudor
Off the pace in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 17th op 66/1 tchd 80/1
PU
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39
22/1
T: M KeighleyJ: Adam Wedge
Chased leaders, weakened and hit 23rd, tailed off when hit 24th Canal Turn, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out

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Non-Runners

16
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Escaria Ten30
Weight: 10-10|  Age: 9
T: G Elliott  J: Adrian Heskin
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.00Pl:£3.20, £5.80, £2.60, £3.40EX:£219.00Trifecta:£2,269.80Tricast:£1,699.84SF:£166.25Swingers:£39.60, £19.50, £38.10

Forecasts

Corach Rambler (8/1), Gaillard Du Mesnil (10/1), Noble Yeats (10/1), Ain't That A Shame (10/1), Delta Work (11/1), The Big Dog (12/1), Le Milos (12/1), Mr Incredible (14/1), Any Second Now (14/1), Vanillier (20/1), Longhouse Poet (20/1), Capodanno (22/1), Galvin (22/1), Back On The Lash (22/1), Our Power (25/1), Velvet Elvis (25/1), Coko Beach (28/1), Roi Mage (33/1), Mister Coffey (33/1), Lifetime Ambition (33/1), Fury Road (33/1), The Big Breakaway (40/1), Born By The Sea (50/1), Enjoy D'allen (50/1), Carefully Selected (50/1), Minella Trump (50/1), Gabbys Cross (50/1), Dunboyne (50/1), Eva's Oskar (50/1), A Wave Of The Sea (66/1), Sam Brown (66/1), Escaria Ten (66/1), Recite A Prayer (80/1), Hill Sixteen (80/1), Cloudy Glen (80/1), Fortescue (100/1), Darasso (100/1), Diol Ker (100/1), Cape Gentleman (100/1), Francky Du Berlais (125/1)

Verdict

DELTA WORK can give Gordon Elliott a fourth Grand National victory. He's been extremely strong at the finish when winning the Cross Country Chase for the last 2 years, the same race Tiger Roll landed before taking this in 2018 and 2019 for connections, and he gave a great account of himself when third off 1 lb higher 12 months ago. Corach Rambler is another dual Cheltenham Festival winner who ticks plenty of boxes for the 2017-winning yard. Le Milos and Vanillier complete the shortlist.

  1. DELTA WORK (FR)
  2. CORACH RAMBLER (IRE)
  3. LE MILOS

Previous Winners

2022
Noble Yeats
Weight: 10-10  |Age: 7
50/1

Prize Money

1st: £500,000.002nd: £200,000.003rd: £100,000.004th: £65,000.005th: £40,000.006th: £30,000.007th: £20,000.008th: £15,000.009th: £10,000.0010th: £5,000.00

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