16:15 Aintree

Saturday 15 April 2023

All13:4514:2515:0015:3516:1517:1518:20

William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 210y  |   Good to Soft  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 6m 20.08s
1st
Horse silk
2
15/2
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leaders, closed 11th, switched right and led last, stayed on well, ridden out op 7/1 tchd 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
13
12/1
T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones
Held up in mid-division, raced keenly, headway before 12th, led before last, not fluent and headed last, held flat, stayed on tchd 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¼
8
10/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Mid-division, raced keenly, closed 11th, mistake 4 out, kept on flat, went 3rd towards finish
4th
Horse silk
2
7
9/2j
T: B PaulingJ: Luca Morgan
Prominent, challenged 4 out, led after 3 out, headed before last where bumped, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
10/1
T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Prominent, led 2nd, ridden and headed after 3 out, 5th and no impression last tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
7 ½
15
80/1
T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey
Held up towards rear, pushed wide bend after 11th, headway 4 out, no impression after 2 out
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
610-13
13/2
T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore
Mid-division, outpaced when not fluent 4 out, no impression after op 8/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
18/1
T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan (5)
Held up towards rear, blundered badly 3rd, pushed wide bend afetr 11th, headway 13th, outpaced before 3 out, no impression after op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
30
4
12/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division on outside, mistake 14th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
5
710-12
9/2j
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jordan Nailor
Held up in rear, fell 15th tchd 5/1
F
Horse silk
9
25/1
T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien
Led until 2nd, prominent, lost place 6th, mistake 12th, fell 15th op 20/1
UR
Horse silk
10
25/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened from 2 out, pecked badly and unseated rider last op 22/1
PU
Horse silk
11
25/1
T: R MurphyJ: D J O'Keeffe
In touch early, towards rear when not fluent 8th, behind after 11th, pulled up before 12th tchd 28/1
BD
Horse silk
12
9/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up in rear, mistake 9th, brought down 15th op 8/1 tchd 15/2
PU
Horse silk
14
50/1
T: L MorganJ: Patrick Cowley (3)
Mid-division, took keen hold, stumbled bend after 11th, towards rear when hampered 15th, pulled up before next op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.60, £3.80, £4.00EX:£114.90Trifecta:£1,692.70Tricast:£925.61SF:£91.67Swingers:£18.40, £17.50, £32.30

Forecasts

Shakem Up'arry (9/2), Beauport (9/2), Nassalam (13/2), Midnight River (15/2), Coconut Splash (9/1), Kinondo Kwetu (10/1), Eldorado Allen (10/1), Bowtogreatness (12/1), Gold Cup Bailly (12/1), Karl Philippe (18/1), Kapga De Lily (25/1), Castle Robin (25/1), Darrens Hope (25/1), Daly Tiger (50/1), Handsworth (80/1)

Verdict

SHAKEM UP'ARRY has really impressed with how he's travelled since the tongue strap was fitted, producing another cracking effort when third in the Magners Plate at the Cheltenham Festival, and he may just get away with the longer trip at this flatter track. Midnight River and Nassalam failed to meet expectations in the same race at Cheltenham but both are likely to bounce back given their profiles, while Beauport will be suited by the drop back in trip given how he shaped in the Kim Muir.

  1. SHAKEM UP'ARRY (IRE)
  2. MIDNIGHT RIVER
  3. NASSALAM (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Sam Brown
Weight: 11-4  |Age: 10
28/1

Prize Money

1st: £56,270.002nd: £21,200.003rd: £10,610.004th: £5,300.005th: £2,660.006th: £1,330.007th: £660.008th: £340.00

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