Aintree Races
Aintree
19:30
Huyton Asphalt Franny Blennerhassett Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024
Distance: 3m1f
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £12.40
Place: £2.40 £1.80 £4.80
Exacta: £69.80
Tricast: £1611.53
Trifecta: £1035.90
Non-Runners: Cerendipity (unsuitable ground), Courtland (vet's certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Captain Morgs (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 159 lbs | 11/1 | Won | Held up in rear - headway home turn - pushed along and went third 3 out - ridden 2 out - went second approaching last - led just after last - soon clear (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Young Buster (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Fergal O'Brien | 157 lbs | 6/1 | 6 | Prominent - hit 8th - went second 14th - challenging 3 out - led 2 out - 2 lengths ahead when not fluent last - soon headed - no match for winner(op 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | Broken Quest (IRE) | N/A | AVG | David Dennis | 151 lbs | 25/1 | 5 | Raced in second - jumped left 1st - led 13th - faced challenge 3 out - headed 2 out - lost second approaching last - weakened run-in(op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Empire Steel (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 168 lbs | 11/2 | 7 | Prominent - lost position 6th - headway before straight - lost third 3 out - weakened 2 out(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Sail Away (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 166 lbs | 100/30 | - | Led - not fluent 9th - headed 13th - lost second 14th - weakened before straight - pulled up 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(op 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 7 | Erne River (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Nick Kent | 159 lbs | 10/1 | - | Towards rear - hit 10th - weakened 3 out - pulled up last(op 8/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Kinondo Kwetu (GB) | 8 G | Good | Sam England | 166 lbs | 15/8F | - | Midfield - lost position 11th - not fluent 12th - weakened 3 out - pulled up 2 out (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 7/4 and tchd 2/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Into Overdrive (GB) | 10 G | AVG | Mark Walford | 166 lbs | 18/1 | - | Slowly away - raced in last - lost touch and pulled up with one circuit to go - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 20/1) |