Aintree
15:30
My Pension Expert Melling Chase (GBB Race)
Aintree Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2025 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £1.67 Exacta: £3.70 Trifecta: £9.20
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Pressed leader - prominent after 2nd - led from 8th - went clear 2 out - comfortably(op 8/13)
9 G Elite Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 4/6F Won
2nd
Led narrowly - headed and raced in second 8th - lost second 9th - left in second 5 out - lost ground 2 out - kept on well run-in - not pace to challenge(op 8/1)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 164 lbs 7/1 3.25
3rd
Pressed leader - raced in third and prominent after 4th - went second 9th - bad mistake and lost second 5 out - lost ground 3 out - eased 2 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at 5th last fence)(op 18/1)
6 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 164 lbs 16/1 43
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in fourth - mistake and detached 1st - jumped right 2nd - joined main group with one circuit to go - fell heavily 11th(tchd 9/4)
8 G Elite W P Mullins 164 lbs 5/2 -