14:30 Aintree

Saturday 13 April 2024

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

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 210y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 6m 34.81s
1st
Horse silk
11
9/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Wore hood to post, made all, stumbled 14th, hit 4 out, went clear 2 out, ridden and battled on gamely run-in, reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
1
2
1212-0
20/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Freddie Gingell (5)
Held up in mid-division out wide, badly outpaced and towards rear 4 out, strong rally in inside under pressure before the last, stayed on well run-in, went 2nd final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner tchd 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
13/2
T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (3)
Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, steady headway on inside before next, chased leaders before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, switched right approaching last, ridden and stayed on same pace, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards op 6/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
25/1
T: S EnglandJ: Jonathan England
Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway out wide 12th, chased leaders next, went 2nd 4 out until soon after 2 out, ridden chasing leading pair, weakened into 4th run-in op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
911-7
8/1
T: B PaulingJ: Beau Morgan (5)
Chased leader until 3rd, chased leaders, went 2nd again before 12th until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden between last two, soon weakened op 17/2 tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
9/2
T: A J HoneyballJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Mid-division on inside, not fluent 5th, pushed along home turn, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, never dangerous after op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
2
5
9/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Held up in mid-division, headway before 4 out, chased leaders next, not fluent and weakened 2 out op 4/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
7/2f
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Held up well in rear, some headway when awkward 3 out, weakened soon after op 4/1
9th
Horse silk
sh
12
50/1
T: S R B CrawfordJ: J J Slevin
Held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms tchd 66/1
10th
Horse silk
23
7
25/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Off the pace in last trio, ridden and struggling when hit 3 out, never involved, tailed off op 20/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
912-0
33/1
T: R HobsonJ: G Sheehan
Never fluent, behind, bit closer 11th, not fluent and reminders out wide 12th, weakened before 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
8
20/1
T: N KentJ: Charlie Hammond
Soon chasing leaders on inside, not fluent 5th, bad mistake 4 out, not recover and soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before last op 25/1
PU
Horse silk
13
710-4
14/1
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 3rd until before 12th, lost place quickly, behind when hit 14th, soon pulled up tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.80, £4.50, £2.50EX:£221.30Trifecta:£2,113.70Tricast:£1,262.99SF:£173.59Swingers:£31.00, £10.50, £19.50

Forecasts

The King Of Ryhope (7/2), Kilbeg King (9/2), Crebilly (9/2), Forward Plan (13/2), Twig (8/1), Cruz Control (9/1), Demnat (14/1), Sam Brown (20/1), Erne River (20/1), Kinondo Kwetu (25/1), Falco Blitz (25/1), Fugitif (33/1), Now Where Or When (50/1)

Verdict

An ultra-competitive staying contest on paper in which the suggestion is THE KING OF RYHOPE, who travelled sweetly into contention before making a chance-ending blunder in an Ascot Grade 2 a couple of months ago and Dan Skelton's low-mileage 8-y-o should be bang there if translating that form back into handicap company. Forward Plan has taken his form up a notch this term, so he can provide most resistance, with Crebilly and Twig another couple fancied to feature.

  1. THE KING OF RYHOPE
  2. FORWARD PLAN (IRE)
  3. CREBILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Midnight River
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 8
15/2

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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