Aintree
16:05
Randox Topham Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £11.70 Place: £3.20 £11.30 £10.80 Exacta: £551 Tricast: £9225.09 Trifecta: £12561
Non-Runners: Romain De Senam (doubly declared)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Prominent - hampered 1st - bad mistake 2nd - dropped to rear 6th - switched right on outer and headway from 13th - went second going easily before 2 out - soon led - good jump last - pushed along and went clear run-in - ridden out final 110yds
9 G AVG Peter Bowen 140 lbs 8/1 Won
2nd
Towards rear on inner - slightly hampered 9th - good headway from 5 out - tracked leader going okay just after 2 out - went second then ridden just after last - kept on but no impression run-in
11 G Poor T M Walsh 140 lbs 25/1 4.25
3rd
Led - jumped left 1st - soon headed and prominent - hampered by faller 9th - pecked on landing 5 out - not fluent then pushed along 2 out - ridden and lost second just after last - kept on but no extra run-in(op 33/1)
12 G AVG W P Mullins 159 lbs 50/1 6
4th
Midfield - jumped left 7th - hampered by faller 9th - headway after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went fourth 1f out - stayed on(op 25/1)
11 G AVG Peter Bowen 140 lbs 28/1 3.75
5th
Held up in rear - jumped badly left 1st - not fluent 9th - headway from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - disputing fourth 1f out - stayed on
N/A Poor Dan Skelton 141 lbs 14/1 2.25
6th
Midfield - badly hampered 1st - mistake and pecked on landing 3rd (Chair) - headway when not fluent 8th - not fluent 9th - close up when ridden after 2 out - no extra run-in - lost two places from 1f out
14 G AVG David Brace 140 lbs 25/1 6
7th
Took keen hold - prominent - led 5th - went clear before 9th - 10 lengths ahead 10th (Becher's) - not fluent 12th (Canal Turn) - blundered and pecked on landing 5 out - much reduced lead 3 out - ridden and headed just after 2 out - weakened run-in (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 22/1)
12 G AVG Nicky Henderson 148 lbs 25/1 2
8th
Midfield - ridden after 3 out - well behind but stayed on run-in(op 12/1)
12 G Poor Alan King 148 lbs 11/1 6.5
9th
Midfield - slightly hampered 1st - hampered 2nd - ridden and some headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 16/1)
N/A Good Jonjo O'Neill 147 lbs 18/1 1.25
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10th
Held up in rear - some headway after 3 out - pushed along after 2 out - made no impression
11 G Poor Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 33/1 5
11th
Midfield - not fluent 4 out - headway on outer after 3 out - ridden and weakened from 2 out
9 G AVG Emma Lavelle 153 lbs 20/1 .75
12th
Never better than mid-division - badly hampered 1st - struggling in rear when mistake 3 out(op 50/1)
N/A Poor Anthony Honeyball 144 lbs 66/1 1.75
13th
Took keen hold - didn't jump with fluency - never better than mid-division - bad mistake 8th - dropped to rear when hampered by faller 5 out(op 40/1)
N/A Poor Richard Hobson 145 lbs 33/1 .5
14th
Never better than mid-division - dropped to rear 5th - ridden after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 12/1)
10 G AVG Christian Williams 140 lbs 11/1 5.5
15th
Always towards rear - badly hampered 9th - slightly hampered 5 out - weakened before 2 out(op 25/1)
11 G AVG
E Walsh (3)lbs
Liam P Cusack 144 lbs 33/1 9
16th
Never better than mid-division - dropped to rear 5th - bad mistake 10th (Becher's) - not fluent and pushed along 11th (Foinavon) - weakened after 3 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the gelding's apparent poor performance; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities other than the gelding had lost his right-fore shoe)
10 G AVG Nicky Henderson 146 lbs 5/1F 3
17th
Held up in rear - raced wide early - mistake 1st - good headway on outer and prominent 5th - mistake 10th (Becher's) - not fluent 3 out - ridden and weakened before 2 out(op 28/1)
11 G Poor David Pipe 142 lbs 33/1 13
18th
Prominent on inner - not fluent 2nd - not fluent 8th - bad mistake 9th - dropped to midfield 10th - weakened 4 out
10 G AVG Mrs John Harrington 160 lbs 28/1 7
99th
Midfield - mistake 1st - towards rear when brought down 9th
N/A Poor David Brace 140 lbs 40/1 -
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99th
Prominent - hampered 1st - dropped to midfield 5th - mistake 6th - brought down 9th(tchd 40/1)
N/A AVG Mrs John Harrington 148 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Midfield - mistake 9th - fell heavily 5 out(op 40/1)
N/A AVG Nicky Henderson 140 lbs 50/1 -
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99th
Midfield on outer - mistake 3rd (Chair) - hit 8th - prominent when fell heavily 9th
9 G AVG M F Morris 149 lbs 20/1 -
99th
Raced wide - always towards rear - slow jump 3rd (Chair) - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 7th - weakened 4 out - well behind when pulled up after 3 out(op 40/1)
N/A AVG Donald McCain 140 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Didn't jump with fluency - prominent - jumped right 1st - soon led - headed and prominent 5th - bad mistake and nearly lost jockey 7th - soon lost position - in rear when pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the seventh fence)
11 G Good W P Mullins 166 lbs 8/1 -
99th
Raced wide - jumped right on occasions - always towards rear - reminder after 3rd - blundered 9th - pulled up just before 10th (Becher's)(op 40/1)
N/A Poor Brian Ellison 155 lbs 50/1 -
99th
Towards rear - squeezed out after 1st - badly hampered by faller 9th - headway into midfield when hampered by faller 5 out - ridden after 4 out - in rear when pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
N/A AVG Paul Nicholls 147 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - hampered and unseated rider 9th(op 66/1)
N/A Poor Jonjo O'Neill 140 lbs 80/1 -
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99th
Unruly beforehand - prominent - jumped left 1st - slow jump 3 out - soon lost position - weakened quickly before 2 out - well behind when unseated rider 2 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor Henry De Bromhead 164 lbs 28/1 -
99th
Prominent - short of room and unseated rider 1st
9 M Poor Nicky Henderson 142 lbs 14/1 -