Aintree
16:05
Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m5f Type: Chase Going: Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £26.40 Place: £5.20 £2.30 £3.20 Exacta: £234.10 Tricast: £1339.72 Trifecta: £2798.60
Non-Runners: Lounge Lizard (vet's certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - disputed lead 14th - led 4 out - headed 2 out - ridden last - 2 lengths down Elbow - stayed on to lead towards finish(op 16/1)
9 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 150 lbs 20/1 Won
2nd
Prominent - mistake 4 out - led 2 out - 2 lengths ahead Elbow - headed towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 164 lbs 6/1 1
3rd
Prominent - mistake 13th - lost position 2 out - rallied last - stayed on run-in - went third post (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 9/1)
9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 155 lbs 10/1 1
4th
Midfield - not fluent 4th (Water) - headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - kept on run-in - lost third post(tchd 33/1)
13 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 150 lbs 28/1 0.1
5th
Midfield - hit 2nd - mistake 5th - headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - not clear run after 2 out - bumped rival last - no impression run-in(tchd 18/1)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 154 lbs 16/1 8
6th
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 3 out - weakened run-in(op 20/1)
9 M Poor Nicky Henderson 157 lbs 18/1 4.25
7th
Prominent - lost position when bad mistake and sprawled on landing 14th - no impression from 2 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at fifth last fence and was slow to recover)(tchd 33/1)
8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 149 lbs 25/1 5.5
8th
Towards rear - headway 14th - joined leaders after 2 out - bumped and weakened last(op 20/1)
9 G AVG Olly Murphy 147 lbs 18/1 .5
9th
Midfield - hit 5th - headway and prominent 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 25/1)
11 G AVG Sandy Thomson 158 lbs 28/1 8.5
10th
Towards rear - hit 2nd - headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - weakened last(op 33/1)
9 G AVG Donald McCain 156 lbs 50/1 0.1
11th
In rear - headway 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - weakened last(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
10 G AVG Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 66/1 5.5
12th
Midfield - lost position and towards rear 4th - headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 33/1)
9 G AVG Joe Tizzard 142 lbs 28/1 5
13th
Towards rear - headway 9th - joined leaders after 3 out - weakened last(op 40/1)
11 G Poor Nigel Twiston-Davies 148 lbs 66/1 4
14th
Disputed lead - lost position but prominent 8th - disputed lead 13th (Valentine's) - lost position 4 out - weakened before last(tchd 40/1)
9 G AVG Kim Bailey 149 lbs 33/1 4.75
15th
Towards rear - headway into midfield 7th - hampered after 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1)
9 G AVG Ben Haslam 143 lbs 33/1 6.5
16th
Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 50/1)
11 G AVG Peter Bowen 147 lbs 80/1 9
17th
Prominent - disputed lead 13th (Valentine's) - lost position 4 out - weakened quickly before 2 out (jockey gelding ran flat; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 9/2)
11 G AVG Ben Pauling 162 lbs 5/1F 26
99th
Midfield - dropped to rear 6th - tailed off when jumped right 11th - pulled up 12th (Canal Turn)(tchd 66/1)
10 G AVG Paul Nicholls 151 lbs 50/1 -
99th
In rear - hit 5th - tailed off when mistake 3 out - soon pulled up(op 28/1)
10 G AVG Dan Skelton 156 lbs 25/1 -
99th
In rear - tailed off 4 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 12/1)
9 G AVG Venetia Williams 144 lbs 14/1 -
99th
Always behind - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 14/1)
9 G AVG Ben Pauling 150 lbs 12/1 -
99th
Disputed lead - led clearly 8th - mistake and headed 13th (Valentine's) - weakened 14th - in rear when pulled up 3 out
9 G AVG W P Mullins 168 lbs 25/1 -
99th
In touch with leaders - lost position 6th - dropped to rear 9th - tailed off when pulled up 12th (Canal Turn) (jockey said gelding never travelled; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 5/1)
7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 153 lbs 11/2 -
99th
Prominent - bad mistake and unseated 3rd (Chair)(op 7/1)
8 G AVG Warren Greatrex 147 lbs 13/2 -