Aintree Races
Aintree
15:30
Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £5
Place: £2.60 £1.60
Exacta: £9.40
Trifecta: £127.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Pic D'orhy (FR) | 9 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 4/1 | Won | Pressed leader - hit 1st - made challenge 3 out - pushed along to lead after 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - ridden and kept on well run-in(op 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Fakir d'Oudairies (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 164 lbs | 15/8F | 4.25 | Prominent - pushed along 3 out - not fluent and outpaced 2 out - soon ridden - went second and 3 lengths down last - kept on but always held(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Minella Drama (IRE) | 9 G | Good | Donald McCain | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 2.75 | Led - joined 3 out - ridden 2 out - soon headed - lost second and mistake last - held run-in(op 20/1 tchd 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 2 | French Dynamite (FR) | 9 G | AVG | M F Morris | 164 lbs | 7/1 | 19 | Prominent - pushed along 3 out - hit 2 out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Fugitif (FR) | 10 G | AVG | Richard Hobson | 164 lbs | 11/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear - dropped to last 2nd - not fluent 7th - pushed along 10th - ridden when hit 5 out - lost touch 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 17/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Hitman (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 6/1 | 31 | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - ridden 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding ran flat; vet reported that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Millers Bank (GB) | N/A | Poor | Alex Hales | 164 lbs | 13/2 | - | Towards rear - pushed along 5 out - lost touch 4 out - behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 17/2) |